Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in director James Mangold's 'A Complete Unknown.'

Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in director James Mangold's 'A Complete Unknown.' Photo: James Mangold's Twitter .

Preview:

  • The first official image of Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unknown’ has landed.
  • Director James Mangold posted the picture in response to a flood of paparazzi set images.
  • This new movie will chronicle a key early part of Bob Dylan’s career.

Thanks to the recent one-two punch of ‘Bob Dylan.

To head off more, filmmaker James Mangold, who is directing the new movie, has released his own image of Chalamet, plus one of the clapper board from the movie, via social media.

What’s the story of ‘A Complete Unknown’?

Bob Dylan in director D. A. Pennebaker's documentary 'Don't Look Back.'

(Left) Bob Dylan in director D. A. Pennebaker's documentary 'Don't Look Back.' Photo: Leacock-Pennebaker, Inc.

Co-written by Mangold and Jay Cocks, ‘A Complete Unknown’ is set in the influential New York music scene of the early ’60s.

It follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts — his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation — culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

A Complete Unknown

"The ballad of a true original."
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R2 hr 20 min Dec 25th, 2024
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Who else is in ‘A Complete Unknown’?

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Edward Norton as Miles in 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.' Photo: Courtesy Netflix.

In the new movie, Joan Baez.

The cast also includes James Austin Johnson.

One person not in the movie? Chalamet’s ‘Dune’ co-star Elvis’.

Here’s how Chalamet joked to Butler about him appearing, as reported by NME:

“I wish you were in it! There’s an Elvis character in the Johnny Cash biopic ‘Walk the Line’. It’s really brief, it’s very brief, but I was kind of wishing we could create a musical cinematic universe.”

What else is Chalamet working on?

Timothee Chalamet at a fan event for 'Wonka.' Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Timothee Chalamet at a fan event for 'Wonka.' Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

While the actor doesn’t have any roles officially lined up after the Dylan pic, he’ll likely return for ‘Denis Villeneuve is ready to make the next chapter in the successful sci-fi saga.

But Warners, pleased with the box office hauls of both ‘Wonka’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’, has now signed a deal with the star, which will see the studio collaborating with him on movies he’ll lead and produce, much as it recently did with ‘Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap company.

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When will ‘A Complete Unknown’ be in theaters?

Chala-maniacs will have to be patient for this one, as Searchlight Pictures has yet to set a release date for the movie.

Director James Mangold's 'A Complete Unknown.'

Director James Mangold's 'A Complete Unknown.' Photo: James Mangold's Twitter .

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