Announced more than 4 years ago, before the pandemic, the Bob Dylan biopic is finally coming to life! This is a new film project about the life of the famous singer called A Complete Unknown (formerly called Going Electric).
The first trailer has just been released and the metamorphosis is stunning. In addition to the physical resemblance, Timothée Chalamet worked on her voice and singing to sing herself, as we see in the first sequences.
After playing Henry V in David Michaud’s The King (Fury), Timothée Chalamet becomes Bob Dylan in this musical biopic directed by James Mangold (Le Mans 66).
Complete Unknown should return to the transition between folk music and rock, an important moment in the singer’s career and immortalize it with an album. Bring everything Back homeReleased in 1965.
Chalamet is surrounded by Edward Norton, Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning (as Sylvie Russo) and Monica Barbaro (as Joan Baez). The script is written by Jay Cox.
The names of several actors participating in the project became known. They are Boyd Holbrook (The Bikeriders), Scoot McNair (Argo), Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six) and Charlie Tahan (Ozark).
PJ Byrne (Babylon), Eli Brown (Gossip Girl), Nick Pupo (Stop and Catch Fire), Big Bill Morganfield, Laura Kariuk, Eric Berryman (Atlanta), David Alan Bashe (The Egg), Joe Tippett (Monarch) and James Austin Johnson (Saturday Night Live) completed the cast.
Bob Dylan, from folk to rock…
The film marks the return of director James Mangold to the musical biopic Walk The Line after almost 20 years. The drama, which brought together Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon (Oscar winner for this role), looked back on Johnny Cash’s younger years.
In the role, Timothee Chalamet replaces Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw and Marcus Carl Franklin, all of whom played Bob Dylan’s variation on Todd Haynes’ “I’m Not There” in 2007.
The release date of the film is not yet known.
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