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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Something is happening here and, given the hoopla over “A Complete Unknown,” probably even Mr. Jones has an idea what it is: Bob Dylan mania.

Bob Dylan acted out the part of himself in A Complete Unknown before he gave his backing to the biopic’s script.Although the lead role eventually went to Timothée Chalamet, the singer-songwriter’s input into the film was so great that he went right through the script with director James Mangold, according to producer Peter Jaysen.Speaking on The Town podcast, he said: “He met with Jim Mangold multiple times. At one point they sat there and they read the entire script out loud, with Jim Mangold reading every part and stage direction, and Bob Dylan only reading lines of dialogue for himself.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Monica Barbaro is ready for her big spotlight. From flying high as a pilot in “Top Gun: Maverick” to embodying the iconic Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro is making her mark in Hollywood. With her latest role in the James Mangold-directed Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” Barbaro demonstrates her acting range and untethered ability to channel the essence of one of music’s most revered activists.

Refresh for more…Mufasa continued to get from the count on Thursday, beating Sonic The Hedgehog 3, $12M to $11.55M. The 3-day and 5-days on these two family movies are expected to be close. Mufasa is currently looking to be the stronger at $58M. Running total through yesterday on Mufasa is $76.4M while Sonic 3 stands at $99.55M.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “How does it feel?” is one way by which to measure a movie. But if you’ve seen “A Complete Unknown,” the Bob Dylan biopic that opened on Christmas Day, you may have left the theater singing to yourself (to the tune of “Like a Rolling Stone”): How much is reeeaaallll? The short response is: A lot.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Christmas moviegoers visited the Pride Lands, propelling Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to the top of the box office. The family friendly adventure was the holiday’s highest-grossing release, earning $14.7 million. That pushed its domestic tally to $64.3 million.

Timothee Chalamet has long fingernails in the movie A Complete Unknown to portray iconic musician Bob Dylan and he has confirmed those are really his nails.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” outpaced the box office competition on Christmas Eve. The film unwrapped $7.5 million on Tuesday from 3,700 North American theaters. “Sonic 3” is projected to bring in $50 million between Wednesday and Sunday.

The Christmas Eve box office at $25M was off 19% from Monday’s $30.9M gross, but the good news is that the moviegoing off-day was ahead of last year’s — which fell on a Sunday, the worst scenario possible for the industry — by 34% at $18.6M. Turnstiles are about to spin out of control starting tonight for the next week and a half.

lauded transformation into rock icon Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” was so complete, it went all the way down to his cuticles. The “Dune 2” actor, 28, ended rampant speculation about whether the surprisingly long fingernails he has in the new biopic (out Dec. 25) are actually his own during an interview with Fandango.

Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, production designer François Audouy was tasked with meticulously re-creating the rock legend’s Greenwich Village haunts from more than 60 years ago. But he faced a challenge. Even though some of those spots are still alive and kicking, downtown Manhattan looks nothing like it did then.

Following his latest nominated performance, Timothée Chalamet is opening up about the unfortunate reality of awards season.

More counterprogramming for next year’s Christmas Day as A24 is opening their ping pong ball champ movie Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” follows the rise of Bob Dylan, played by Timothée Chalamet, as a young musician who moves to New York in 1961, and it culminates with the 1965 Newport Folk Festival and his move to electric guitar. Mangold is no stranger to the period (his “Ford v Ferrari” was mostly set in that same era), and he wanted to take a snapshot of Dylan’s career. He chose this window because not only was there change happening in culture, but it also marked the arrival of a new post-war generation.

Ladybird (2017) and Little Women (2019) co-stars Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan reunited at the BFI Southbank in London on December 18 for a conversation about their careers, collaborations with each other and new films.

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival gala will be lauding Wicked star Cynthia Erivo and A Complete Unknown filmmaker James Mangold at their Jan. 24 fundraiser dinner at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah.

If 2024 will be remembered for anything, it will be the absolute return of Disney at the box office.

Timothee Chalamet emulated Bob Dylan at the latest premiere of A Complete Unknown held at SVA Theatre on Friday night (December 13) in New York City.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The early word on James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” has rightly centered around a tremendous Timothée Chalamet performance, and an exciting discovery in Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez. But there’s a dark horse hiding in this story of Dylan’s overnight success and controversial decision to use electric guitars in the mid-‘60s: an unrecognizable Boyd Holbrook playing Johnny Cash as you’ve never seen him. The star of “Narcos,” “Logan” and “The Bikeriders” portrays a young Cash arriving in Dylan’s life as a fan and, perhaps, an older brother figure — a salty dog who isn’t afraid to express his adoration for Dylan’s resonant poetry and unusual sound.

Timothee Chalamet is hard at work promoting his Bob Dylan biopic.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Conclave” and “Wicked” lead the tally for all movies for this year’s Critics Choice Awards nominations with 11 nods each. The CCA, celebrating its 30th year, announced three of the top categories live on NBC’s Today which included the 10 movies in the running for best picture: “A Complete Unknown,” “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Nickel Boys,” “Sing Sing,” “The Substance” and “Wicked.” Among Hollywood’s biggest stars recognized for acting are Timothée Chalamet in best actor for his transformational turn as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic “A Complete Unknown” and Mikey Madison’s breakout performance as a stripper who gets mixed with a Russian oligarch’s son in Sean Baker’s poignant dramedy “Anora.” The supporting actor and actress categories include Kieran Culkin from the heartwarming “A Real Pain” and Zoe Saldaña from the Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez.” The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement.