Within the span of three months, Timothée Chalamet has appeared as each a velvet-clad Willy Wonka in a Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility prequel and the intergalactic aristo Paul Atreides within the second installment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune franchise. However it’s his forthcoming outing in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic that has “Oscar frontrunner” written throughout it. Tentatively titled A Full Unknown, the Ford v Ferrari auteur’s newest undertaking has officially begun filming in New York. (This has all been a very long time coming: Way back to in 2020, Chalamet could possibly be seen toting his Gibson back and forth to guitar rehearsals in preparation.)
In accordance with Mangold, the Haider Ackermann poster boy may also be singing Dylan’s songs whereas embodying the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” musician—and he’s appeared to his Dune co-star Austin Butler for assist nailing Dylan’s distinctive sound. “I’ve mainly been working together with his whole Elvis group for my Dylan prep,” Chalamet told GQ last year. “There’s a beautiful dialect coach named Tim Monich. Vocal coach named Eric Vetro. Motion coach named Polly Bennett. I simply noticed the way in which [Butler] dedicated to all of it—and realized I wanted to step it up.”
“It’s such an incredible time in American tradition and the story of… a younger 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two {dollars} in his pocket and changing into a worldwide sensation inside three years,” Mangold informed Collider of A Full Unknown’s early-’60s timeframe throughout a red-carpet interview in April 2023. “First being embraced into the household of folks music in New York, and form of outrunning them at a sure level as his star rises so past perception.” Among the many different people artists represented within the biopic? Johnny Money (performed by Boyd Holbrook), Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton). Elle Fanning additionally joined the movie final 12 months as Sylvie Russo, an artist and early love curiosity of Dylan’s.
In accordance with Deadline, the film may also residence in on Dylan’s controversial pivot in the direction of rock ‘n’ roll together with his 1965 album, Bringing It All Again Dwelling, on which he performed electrical guitar for the primary time. Followers’ reactions within the rapid aftermath of its launch had been notably intense. Not solely was Dylan heckled onstage on the Newport People Pageant that 12 months, however in 1966, an viewers member at a Manchester gig screamed out “Judas!” as he performed, producing a frenzy of media protection. Fortunately, one thing tells us Chalamet’s personal efficiency can be met with nothing however adulation.
