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Searchlight Pictures has dropped a new featurette for A Complete Unknown, which Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in the new biopic.
In an exclusive new featurette, producer Fred Berger reveals that Chalamet learned and performed live 40 of the folk hero turned rock star’s songs. “There are 40 songs in the movie that he performs,” Berger notes. “On guitar, on harmonica, and singing live take after take after take.” “It was important for me to sing and play live,” Chalamet adds. “Because if I can actually do it, why should there be an element of artifice here? And I’m proud that we took that leap.”
The films synopsis describes, New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.
Besides Chalamet, the film also stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie.
The film is directed by James Mangold, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Produced by Fred Berger, James Mangold, Alex Heineman, Bob Bookman, Peter Jaysen, Alan Gasmer, Jeff Rosen, and Timothée Chalamet.
A Complete Unknown hits theaters Dec. 25.
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