After playing a young Willy Wonka, Timothée Chalamet once again portrays the pre-fame youth version of another world-famous pop culture icon: Bob Dylan.
The actor is tasked with bringing the music legend's life story to the screen in the new biopic. A complete strangerand new photos have surfaced giving fans a look at Chalamet dressed up as a young Dylan.
The 28-year-old actor was spotted on the film's set in New York on March 17 in a photo obtained by ET.
Chalamet looked perfect as a 1960s Dylan, sporting a retro jacket, jeans, a well-worn newsboy cap, a large scarf and a mustard yellow backpack while carrying a guitar case through the streets of Grand Apple.
Since then, he has been spotted around midtown Manhattan filming several scenes over the past month.
ET first learned in January 2020 that Chalamet was in talks to play the folk-rock icon in a biographical film directed by James Mangold.
Variety previously reported that the project was unofficially referred to as Going electric before the official title, A complete stranger, It was announced. The film will reportedly detail a particularly important moment in Dylan's life when he moved away from folk music and toward rock and roll, causing outrage among many of his biggest fans while also cementing his status. as a timeless figure of American style. music.
Apart from Chalamet, A complete stranger Also stars Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Dylan's '60s love interest, Monica Barbaro as music icon Joan Baez, Hal Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Nick Offerman as folk music historian Alan Lomax, PJ Byrne as music manager Harold Leventhal and Edward Norton as folk singer Pete. Seeger.
Production started in April 2023, but was stopped and postponed due to dual strikes by the SAG and WGA. In March, filming resumed in New York and New Jersey. There is still no planned release date for the long-awaited biopic.
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