Summary
- Timothée Chalamet shines as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, capturing the rise of the legendary musician.
- Stellar supporting cast includes Edward Norton and Elle Fanning portraying iconic musicians in the biopic.
- Searchlight Pictures aims for Oscars with the film’s release in December 2024, building buzz around Chalamet’s potential nomination.
As a hardcore film enthusiast and avid gamer of biopics, I have seen my fair share of musical icon portrayals. Timothée Chalamet’s transformation into Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” is nothing short of extraordinary. The first trailer alone left me speechless.
The first glimpse of Timothée Chalamet portraying the iconic musician Bob Dylan has been revealed in the trailer for “A Complete Unknown,” a biopic by Searchlight Pictures. Directed by James Mangold, known for “Logan,” this film chronicles Dylan’s extraordinary journey from an obscure folk singer to performing in large concert halls and dominating music charts. The movie concludes with his influential yet contentious performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. Mangold not only helms the project but also co-writes it alongside Jay Cocks, a frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese who penned the scripts for “Gangs of New York” and “Silence.”
You can check out the newly released trailer for A Complete Unknown below.
As a gamer, I’d say: In this game, the secondary characters are brought to life by talented actors portraying real-life musical legends. I’m Edward Norton, the singer of “Turn! Turn! Turn!” (from “Moby Dick” or “Fight Club”), also known as Pete Seeger. Monica Barbaro takes on the role of Joan Baez, the voice behind “Diamonds & Rust.” Elle Fanning breathes life into artist Suze Rotolo. And Boyd Holbrook becomes Johnny Cash himself, making his appearance all the more fitting since Mangold previously directed the biopic “Walk the Line,” where Joaquin Phoenix was nominated for an Academy Award and Reese Witherspoon took home an Oscar for their portrayals of Cash and his wife.
A Complete Unknown’s Oscar Chances
As a movie enthusiast with a soft spot for Oscar-worthy films, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news about “A Complete Unknown,” a highly anticipated project set to be released by Searchlight Pictures. Though an official release date beyond December 2024 has yet to be announced, it’s clear that this film is gunning for the prestigious award.
The journey to releasing “A Complete Unknown” hasn’t been straightforward. Mangold and Chalamet came aboard in January 2020, but production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which also postponed Mangold’s next project, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Initially planned for August 2023, filming began much later, in April 2024, after a SAG-AFTRA strike disrupted the schedule. Now that filming has wrapped up this month, Searchlight Pictures is already working on a trailer to generate Oscar buzz.
Searchlight Pictures is now releasing the promotion for “A Complete Unknown,” making it timely as the trailer can be screened before films like “Deadpool” and “Wolverine.” This alignment is significant because Mangold, the film’s director, previously helmed both “The Wolverine” and “Logan.” With this increased visibility, Searchlight Pictures aims to turn “A Complete Unknown” into a commercial success on par with films such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Straight Outta Compton,” or “Elvis,” rather than a flop like the recent Amy Winehouse biopic, “Back to Black.”
A Complete Unknown
opens in theaters this December.
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