The latest music icon to get the biopic treatment is none other than Bob Dylan, who is the focus of the 2024 new movie A Complete Unknown. Strapping on the guitar and filling the big shoes of Dylan is one of Hollywood's most prolific young talents, Timothée Chalamet, which only adds to the potential excitement for this one.
This is not the first time that Dylan's career has been depicted on screen. Director Todd Haynes gave a unique look into the life and work of Dylan with his 2007 movie I'm Not There, which saw many actors play a version of Dylan, including Cate Blanchett. A Complete Unknown looks to be more of a traditional biopic, from a director who knows a thing or two about making good ones.
Find out more about A Complete Unknown right here.
A Complete Unknown how to watch
A Complete Unknown is now playing exclusively in movie theaters worldwide. Here's more info on how to watch A Complete Unknown.
A Complete Unknown cast
Timothée Chalamet continues his climb up Hollywood's A-list, as the young actor is set to play Dylan in A Complete Unknown. Chalamet showed he had some singing chops having starred in Wonka in 2023, but he also appears to do a very good job of mimicking Dylan's signature voice in the first trailer for the movie (check it out below). In an already big year for Chalamet (having starred in Dune: Part Two), could he snag his second Oscar nomination (the first came for Call Me By Your Name)?
Chalamet is not alone in the movie, as Elle Fanning (The Great, The Girl from Plainville) co-stars as Slyvie Russo, Edward Norton (Glass Onion, Fight Club) plays Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro (Top Gun: Maverick, FUBAR) portrays Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook (The Bikeriders, Justified: City Primeval) stars as Johnny Cash, Dan Fogler (Eric, The Offer) plays Albert Grossman, Norbet Leo Butz (The Exorcist: Believer, Justified: City Primeval) portrays Alan Lomax and Scoot McNairy (Speak No Evil, Argo) stars as Woody Guthrie.
A Complete Unknown plot
James Mangold and Jay Cocks wrote the screenplay for A Complete Unknown, here is the official synopsis for the movie:
"Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan's meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts — his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation — culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.”
A Complete Unknown trailer
Watch the official teaser trailer for A Complete Unknown right here:
And now the official trailer for A Complete Unknown is online, featuring Chalamet singing a number of Dylan's classic tunes:
A Complete Unknown reviews
Read What to Watch's A Complete Unknown review to find out why we are so high on Chalament's performance and James Mangold's crafting of this biopic. As for overall sentiment on the movie, A Complete Unknown has a "Certified Fresh" rating of 77% on Rotten Tomatoes.
A Complete Unknown awards
Here's a look at the major awards and nominations that A Complete Unknown has earned:
Oscars
- Best Picture (nominee)
- Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
- Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)
- Best Supporting Actress — Monica Barbaro (nominee)
- Best Director — James Mangold (nominee)
- Best Adapted Screenplay — James Mangold & Jay Cocks (nominee)
- Best Costume Design (nominee)
- Best Sound (nominee)
BAFTAs
- Best Film (nominee)
- Best Leading Actor — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
- Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)
- Best Adapted Screenplay — James Mangold & Jay Cocks (nominee)
- Best Casting (nominee)
- Best Costume Design (nominee)
Golden Globes
- Best Motion Picture Drama (nominee)
- Best Actor Drama — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
- Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)
Boston Society of Film Critics
- Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet (winner)
- Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (winner)
Critics Choice Awards
- Best Picture (nominee)
- Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
- Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)
Directors Guild of America
- DGA Award for Directorial Achievement in Feature Film — James Mangold (nominee)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
- Actor of the Year — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
- Technical Achievement Award — Costumes (nominee)
National Board of Review
- Best Supporting Actress — Elle Fanning (winner)
- Top 10 Film
Producers Guild of America
- Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (nominee)
SAG Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominee)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role — Monica Barbaro (nominee)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role — Edward Norton (nominee)
Writers Guild of America
- Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)
James Mangold movies
A Hollywood veteran of 30 years, James Mangold is directing A Complete Unknown (in addition to co-writing the screenplay). He has experience with the music biopic genre, having directed 2005's Walk the Line about Johnny Cash, but he has a number of other well-known credits to his name. Take a look at his feature-directing resume right here:
- Heavy (1995)
- Cop Land (1997)
- Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- Kate & Leopold (2001)
- Identity (2003)
- Walk the Line (2005)
- 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
- Knight and Day (2010)
- The Wolverine (2013)
- Logan (2017)
- Ford v Ferrari (2019)
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
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