Timothée Chalamet simply obtained Bob Dylan‘s public stamp of approval for his flip because the crooner.
Chalamet portrays Dylan in upcoming biopic “A Full Unknown.” Dylan wrote on X, previously often known as Twitter, that Chalamet is “utterly plausible” as a youthful model of himself.
“There’s a film about me opening quickly known as ‘A Full Unknown‘ (what a title!),” Dylan wrote. “Timothee Chalamet is starring within the lead function. Timmy’s an excellent actor so I’m positive he’s going to be utterly plausible as me. Or a youthful me. Or another me.”
Dylan continued, “The movie’s taken from Elijah Wald’s ‘Dylan Goes Electrical’ – a e-book that got here out in 2015. It’s a improbable 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 Full Unknown” is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the script with Jay Cocks as primarily based on Elijah Wald’s “Dylan Goes Electrical.” The characteristic was initially titled “Going Electrical.”
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 Full Unknown.”
“It was one thing I might fall asleep panicked about, shedding a second of discovery because the character — irrespective of how pretentious that sounds — as a result of I used to be on my cellphone or due to any distraction,” Chalamet stated. “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 remodeling himself for the function, “God forbid I missed a step as a result of I used to be being Timmy. I may very well be Timmy for the remainder of my life!”
Chalamet even made positive that “A Full Unknown” was a closed set to keep up 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 pals, no reps, no nothing,” Norton stated. “‘No one comes round us whereas we’re doing this.’ We’re making an attempt 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.”
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