James Mangold “Thrilled” At ‘A Complete Unknown’ Oscar Nominations; Says Awards Process Is Needed To Support Movies That “Aren’t Just Bubblegum Films”
deadline.comOn Thursday morning, James Mangold was celebrating eight Oscar nominations for his film A Complete Unknown. He watched the announcement at 5.30am L.A.
time on his cellphone “with one bar of data” because he was without power due to the L.A. fires. “We were evacuated a couple weeks ago,” he said. “Our house is fine, but we have been without power and even gas for extended periods.” Mangold, who directed and co-wrote the Bob Dylan biopic with Jay Cocks, spoke to Deadline while sitting in traffic on the 101 freeway after taking his children to school.
He had spent the early morning texting with his cast and was “thrilled” at the announcement, he said. “[Timothée Chalamet] is in rehearsals for Saturday Night Live.
We’re all in separate parts of the world, but we’re all ecstatic.” (Chalamet is set to host and perform as a musical guest on SNL this coming Saturday January 25th.) “This project’s really unique in that we’ve all been together working on this film for almost six years,” Mangold continued. “This movie hasn’t been gestating as a development project.
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