The first images of Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, a young singer on the eve of glory

In the shoes of Bob Dylan. On Sunday, the American magazine People revealed exclusive photos of Timothé Chalamet in New York, on the set of A Complete Unknown, a film that traces the youth of Bob Dylan, from his beginnings as a folk singer to his status as an icon rock'n'roll. Planned since 2020 and delayed due to the pandemic, filming finally resumed in August 2023. It is undoubtedly the most anticipated biopic since Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, with Austin Butler, critically acclaimed in 2022.

After Willy in Wonka and Paul Atréides in the two parts of Dune, Timothée Chalamet plays Bob Dylan for a biopic by James Mangold (Indiana Jones and the Clock of Destiny, Logan, Walk the Line). Guitar case in hand, cap on his head and mustard yellow scarf around his neck... The 28-year-old actor, multi-awarded for his poignant interpretation of Elio in Call Me By Your Name, was seen in the streets of New York, transformed into Bob Dylan from the 1960s. The production plans for Timothé Chalamet to perform the American singer's hits himself.

A Complete Unknown does not retrace the entire life of Bob Dylan, but focuses on his youth and his transformation from folk singer to rock icon. Unlike films about Amy Winehouse, Yves Saint-Laurent or Céline Dion which failed to seduce those close to the stars, James Mangold seems to have convinced Bob Dylan. “If Bob supported us so much, it's because I think that the best biographical films never tell everything from cradle to grave, but focus on a very specific moment,” explained the director on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. , in June.

“It’s such an incredible time in American culture, the story of Bob, a 19-year-old Bob Dylan arriving in New York with $2 in his pocket and becoming a global sensation in three years,” the director explained to the site. Collider, in April 2023. It's so incredible, a true story [...] about such an interesting moment in the American scene, with different characters, from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan, via Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, who all have a role to play in this film.