Rob London is a writer at Collider who focuses on horror, science fiction, and obscure and classic movies. He has written for Marvel Comics.
The Big Picture Weird Al Yankovic, fresh off the success of his biopic Weird, is set to hit the screen in a new indie comedy from writer-director Kestrin Pantera. Jackie Tohn, David Wain, Tia Carrere, and Randy and Jason Sklar will also star in the as-yet untitled film. Deadline reports that the film is currently in production in Los Angeles.
The film will center around a one-hit wonder rock star who moves with her family to a small town and sublimates her career and personal frustrations into the local fifth-grade science fair. Mayhem ensues as the locals are whipped into a frenzy. In addition to Yankovic, Tohn , Wain , Carerre , and the Sklar Brothers , the film will also star Breeda Wool and Sam Littlefield ; it will also feature cameos from Tiffany Haddish , Rob Corddry and Sherry Cola .
What Other Movies Has Weird Al Yankovic Been In? Close Parodist and musician Yankovic's most prominent on-screen role was as the lead in 1989's UHF, in which he plays a slacker who turns around a local TV station's fortunes with a slate of oddball programming. Although the film was a financial disappointment, it found its audience on home video and has become a cult classic.
Pantera will both write and direct the new film, which is being produced by her newly-formed production company, Pantera Pictures. She previously helmed the indie dramedy Pretty Problems, and is slated to adapt her short Dr. No Means No into a feature-length comedy. Kestrin Pantera's untitled indie comedy is currently in production. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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