Timothée Chalamet sings Dylan and grumbles like him in the new official trailer for James Mangold's A Complete Unknown. Charting the West Village era of the great Dylan's rise to international fame, the clip hits all the high points of the near-mythological story: the Minnesota arrival, the early romance (real-life Suze Rotolo, here called Sylvie Russo and played by Elle Fanning), the flirtation with Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), the confrontation with Newport Folkies who are upset about his electric move.
A Complete Unknown (Bob Dylan Biopic) – Official Trailer #2 (2024) Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton
And we get some snippets, with Chalamet putting in a proper Dylan performance, first on the mellow “Girl From The North Country” and then on the upbeat “Like A Rolling Stone.”
The synopsis: “New York City, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old Minnesotan arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he becomes unsettled by the folk movement and refuses to be defined, making a controversial choice that has cultural resonance around the world.”
A Complete Unknown is directed by Mangold, written by Mangold and Jay Cocks, and produced by Fred Berger, Alex Heineman, Bob Bookman, Peter Jaysen, Alan Gasmer, Jeff Rosen, Timothée Chalamet, and James Mangold.
