Within the span of three months, Timothée Chalamet has appeared as each a velvet-clad Willy Wonka in a Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing unit prequel and the intergalactic aristo Paul Atreides in the second installment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune franchise. But it surely’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 mission has formally begun filming in New York. (This has all been a very long time coming: Way back to in 2020, Chalamet might be seen toting his Gibson backwards and forwards to guitar rehearsals in preparation.)

In line with Mangold, the Haider Ackermann poster boy will even be singing Dylan’s songs whereas embodying the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” musician—and he’s seemed to his Dune co-star Austin Butler for assist nailing Dylan’s distinctive sound. “I’ve principally been working along with his complete Elvis group for my Dylan prep,” Chalamet instructed GQ final 12 months. “There’s an exquisite dialect coach named Tim Monich. Vocal coach named Eric Vetro. Motion coach named Polly Bennett. I simply noticed the best way [Butler] dedicated to all of it—and realized I wanted to step it up.”

“It’s such a tremendous 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 instructed 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 folks 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 line with Deadline, the film will even dwelling in on Dylan’s controversial pivot in the direction of rock ‘n’ roll along with his 1965 album, Bringing It All Again Residence, on which he performed electrical guitar for the primary time. Followers’ reactions within the speedy aftermath of its launch have been notably intense. Not solely was Dylan heckled onstage on the Newport People Competition 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 might be met with nothing however adulation.