Weird Al Yankovic refused permission for Harry Potter parody - Entertainment News

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Says Warner Bros. Once Denied His Request to Parody the Harry Potter Theme

Fresh off his movie collab with Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird Al" Yankovic says Warner Bros once denied his "Harry Potter" parody request.

’Weird Al’ Yankovic Wasn’t Allowed To Do ’Harry Potter’ Parody

Warner Bros. either shut him down or ignored his request. But at least he was later played on film by Daniel Radcliffe.

Weird Al Yankovic refused permission for Harry Potter parody - Entertainment News

Weird Al Yankovic claims Warner Bros. refused to let him parody the 'Harry Potter' theme. The 63-year-old musician - who is played by Daniel Radcliffe, the titular star in the wizarding series, in his new biopic 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' - has offered his own twist on songs inc...

Warner Bros. prevented 'Weird Al' Yankovic from parodying 'Harry Potter'

Years later he was able to work with Daniel Radcliffe, the protagonist, on a biopic about his life.

That Time Weird Al Yankovic Was Blocked From Doing A Harry Potter Parody Song

Out of all the things Weird Al Yankovic has parodied, one of the few rejections he's gotten was from someone inside J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.