Chalamet Channels Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’
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After playing the iconic Willy Wonka in the 2023 “Wonka” movie and winning new fantasy fans as Paul Atreides, the Fremen Messiah in the “Dune” movies, Timothée Chalamet is all set to charm viewers as legendary musician Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic on the singer titled “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.”
Searchlight Pictures shares a teaser for the film, which introduces Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) as a 19-year-old Minnesota musician and his stellar rise from an unknown singer to becoming a chart-busting musician who became a global sensation in the music industry. Elle Fanning plays one of his romantic interests in the film. Other stars in “A Complete Unknown” include Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, and Scoot McNairy.
Timothée Chalamet sports Dylan’s signature curls and comes quite close to imitating the musician’s style in the trailer. The only other actor one can imagine playing Bob Dylan accurately is perhaps Finn Wolfhard from “Stranger Things,” who bears a slightly more physical resemblance to a younger Dylan, including the hair, and is also a musician in real life and used to be the lead vocalist for Vancouver-based rock band Calpurnia. But given Timothée’s proven versatility in different roles, he is likely to pull off the part with aplomb, and he sounds quite fantastic while singing the 1962 song “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” in the teaser.
Director James Mangold had previously directed the 2005 hit biopic “Walk the Line,” a film on Johnny Cash that was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Given Mangold’s deft handling of musical biopics, viewers can expect “A Complete Unknown” to reach similar heights, offering a compelling and authentic portrayal of Bob Dylan’s life and career.
The film is set for a December release in theaters. Watch the teaser on YouTube, it’s also embedded below.
