WATCH: First look at new Bob Dylan biopic released
'A Complete Unknown' will follow the iconic American singer-songwriter's rise to worldwide fame.
The first teaser trailer for the much-anticipated Bob Dylan biopic, 'A Complete Unknown', has just dropped.
In the goosebump-inducing teaser trailer, fans get their first glimpse of Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet as he transforms into the legendary singer.
'A Complete Unknown' is set to be released in the US in December and in the UK in January.
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According to The Guardian, the film comes from the mind of filmmaker James Mangold, who previously directed the Johnny Cash biopic, 'Walk the Line.'
The film is set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s and follows the 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan's rise to becoming a worldwide sensation.
The star-studded cast includes 'Top Gun: Maverick' star Monica Barbaro playing Joan Baez, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash.
American actress Elle Fanning will also grace our screens, playing the role of Suze Rotolo, the artist who had a major influence on Dylan during that period.
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"I'm much more interested in the wake that this person has left on others, as much as I’m interested in unpacking who he is in some kind of conventional movie-Freudian way," Mangold said to Rolling Stone.
The Guardian reported that Chalamet used actor Austin Butler's "entire Elvis team" to help transform himself.
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"I just saw the way [Butler] committed to it all – and realised I needed to step it up," Chalamet said to GQ.
Speaking about Chalamet's performance, Mangold said: "It's going to be impossible for people in trailers or teasers or photos to see, but the way he grows this character is a real act of acting brilliance, in my opinion."
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