Legendary singer Bob Dylan has no doubts that Timothée Chalamet will play him brilliantly in the upcoming James Mangold film “A Complete Unknown.”
The film’s events unfold in the summer of 1961 when a 19-year-old Dylan arrived in New York from Minnesota with only a guitar. The film is based on the 2015 book that explores the controversies around Dylan’s transition to electric instruments. Here’s what the musician himself writes about the film and Chalamet in it:
There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me. The film’s taken from Elijah…
— Bob Dylan (@bobdylan) December 4, 2024
Recently, Timothée Chalamet shared his own feelings of connection with Dylan’s story:
“I’ve had life experiences, I won’t say they were strange, but I can relate to some of the things [Bob Dylan] went through. Bob wanted to be a rock-n-roll star—Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Elvis Presley—it was, depending on your point of view, a kind of rice crispy pop music, rock-n-roll that was amplified and sold to kids in the late ’50s. Plus, I myself wanted to become a big movie actor. … For [Dylan], it was folk music. He couldn’t keep a rock-n-roll band because all the other kids who had more money hired them.”
James Mangold met with Bob Dylan five times to discuss the story and script of “A Complete Unknown.” Despite his reaction, the musician has yet to see the final version of the film, so he might still be surprised. The film also stars Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, and Scoot McNairy. “A Complete Unknown” will be released in Ukrainian theaters on December 23.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, World of Reel
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