Timothee Chalamet is coming for his Oscar playing Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”
The James Mangold directed biopic is getting raves in advance of its December 18th IMAX opening. Yesterday it was named one of the 10 best movies of 2024 by the American Film Institute.
Chalamet is sensational as young Bob Dylan. He sang all the songs in the film and played guitar and harmonica. It’s a bravura performance that works much better than even fans hoped for.
The famed singer songwriter endorsed the movie this week on Twitter as well.
Sony is releasing the movie’s soundtrack on Christmas Day to streaming services. CDs and LPs will come next. In the meantime, here are two preview songs, “Girl from the North Country” and “Like a Rolling Stone.” The latter is from the big 1965 Newport Folk Music Festival scene in the movie. On Twitter yesterday, Dylan himself called the Newport episode a “debacle.” That moment in rock history — of Dylan “plugging in” and going electric — is canon. I don’t know that Dylan has ever addressed it as a debacle before.
Hold on, because “A Complete Unknown” is going to be big!
