Bob Dylan Praises Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unknown’

Timothée Chalamet simply received Bob Dylan‘s public stamp of approval for his flip because the crooner.

Chalamet portrays Dylan in upcoming biopic “A Complete Unknown.” Dylan wrote on X, previously generally known as Twitter, that Chalamet is “fully plausible” as a youthful model of himself.

“There’s a film about me opening quickly known as ‘A Complete Unknown‘ (what a title!),” Dylan wrote. “Timothee Chalamet is starring within the lead function. Timmy’s an excellent actor so I’m certain he’s going to be fully plausible as me. Or a youthful me. Or another me.”

Dylan continued, “The movie’s taken from Elijah Wald’s ‘Dylan Goes Electric’ – a e-book that got here out in 2015. It’s a unbelievable retelling of occasions from the early ‘60s that led as much as the fiasco at Newport. After you’ve seen the film, learn the e-book.”

“A Complete Unknown” is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the script with Jay Cocks as based mostly on Elijah Wald’s “Dylan Goes Electric.” The characteristic was initially titled “Going Electric.”

Chalamet ready for the function for 5 years and sings within the movie, which has already been getting Oscar buzz.

Chalamet beforehand advised Rolling Stone that at occasions he “panicked” about authentically portraying Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”

“It was one thing I’d fall asleep panicked about, dropping a second of discovery because the character — regardless of how pretentious that sounds — as a result of I used to be on my cellphone or due to any distraction,” Chalamet mentioned. “I had three months of my life to play Bob Dylan, after 5 years of getting ready to play him. So whereas I used to be in it, that was my everlasting focus. He deserved that after which extra.”

He added about reworking himself for the function, “God forbid I missed a step as a result of I used to be being Timmy. I might be Timmy for the remainder of my life!”

Chalamet even made certain that “A Complete Unknown” was a closed set to take care of full immersion. His co-star Edward Norton, who portrays Pete Seeger within the movie, defined that Chalamet was “relentless” in his imaginative and prescient.

“No guests, no associates, no reps, no nothing,” Norton mentioned. “‘Nobody comes round us whereas we’re doing this.’ We’re attempting to do one of the best we will with one thing that’s so totemic and sacrosanct to many individuals. […] He was proper to be that protecting.”