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Although Timothée Chalamet opted for a sensible mode of transportation for his latest red carpet, apparently no good deed goes unpunished.

Timothee Chalamet has been making unique appearances at his A Complete Unknown premieres around the world, often showing up in replicas of Bob Dylan‘s previous looks.

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In partnership with Searchlight PicturesNME is thrilled to announce plans for a special print edition magazine celebrating new film A Complete Unknown and the legacy of legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.The 26-page one-shot will be available for free on January 9 ahead of the film’s UK release on January 17 and stars Timothée Chalamet as Dylan. A Complete Unknown tells the rock icon’s story from his sudden breakout in the early 1960s until his controversial 1965 performance at Newport Folk Festival – when he performed live with electric instruments for the first time.During the film, we meet an array of pivotal figures in Dylan’s life – from the folk-poet Pete Seeger (played by acclaimed actor Edward Norton) to influential singer and one-time romantic interest Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro).

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of Content One of the chief pleasures of James Mangold’s acclaimed new Bob Dylan film biography “A Complete Unknown” comes from the assistance it provides to old-timers often trying, usually failing, to explain why the cultural landscape shift from folk to rock back in 1965 was such a big deal. In “Unknown,” of course, it’s a very big deal and the journey from aspiring teenage folkie arriving in New York City in 1961 to rock star blazing onstage at the Newport Folk Festival vividly demonstrates the gravitational pull away from folk and toward increasingly loud electric rock and roll that was hugely lucrative as well as pop culture-defining.

Monica Barbaro, who portrays Joan Baez in James Mangold’s powerful awards-season contender A Complete Unknown, about how Bob Dylan — as played by Timothée Chalamet — put his colossal stamp on our rock ‘n’ roll culture, hails costume designer Arianne Phillips as a “detective” for her ability to track down the source of the thousands of costumes featured in the movie.

A Complete Unknown,” in which Golden Globes-nominated Timothée Chalamet plays a spot-on Dylan, Hollywood liberties are taken. He didn’t first meet his hero Woody Guthrie, for the first time, at a New Jersey hospital and sing “Song to Woody” for him in the room.

Here’s the thing. James Mangold completely understands why Bob Dylan has not seen “A Complete Unknown” and may never see it.

A Complete Unknown actress Monica Barbaro has revealed that Joan Baez was “not fussed” about her portrayal in the film.The film, a Bob Dylan biopic that stars Timothee Chalamet in the main role, was released in US theatres on Christmas Day, with a UK release due January 17, 2025.A Complete Unknown covers the early years of Dylan’s career, during which he meets a young Joan Baez, portrayed in the film by Barbaro. In an interview with The Guardian, Barbaro spoke about her experience playing the role – especially when she got to speak to Baez on the phone the night before she was due on set to film a performance of ‘Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right’ as Baez.“[It was] the first song I sang and played in front of an audience and the hardest song to play, guitar-wise,” Barbaro revealed.“I struggled with this feeling of just so much gratitude for everything she’s done and for being willing to speak to me and how much I admire her – I tried to let that get out of the way and just have a conversation, but that’s hard.”Barbaro continued, sharing the research she did in preparation for the role: “Having studied her voice so closely – her speaking voice, every interview in the 60s – and then hearing Joan’s voice now in her 80s, in real time, speaking to me, was an incredibly emotional experience: really cool and kind of mind-blowing.”She added that Baez “was really not fussed” about her portrayal in the film.

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.

While James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown spotlights mainly the life of Bob Dylan (portrayed by Timothée Chalamet), the lives of several other musicians intertwined with the iconic troubador’s. His visit to Woody Guthri (Scott McNairy) and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) proved formative in his career and rise as a folk musician.

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

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, which provides services and financial assistance for career musicians and professionals, will pay tribute to legendary singer Joan Baez with a benefit concert at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco on Feb. 8.

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.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Timothée Chalamet may be earning rave reviews for his guitar-playing and singing as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” but the Oscar nominee insists he’s not itching to release an album of his own. “Never,” he told me, laughing, at the film’s premiere Tuesday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Chalamet credited co-star Edward Norton for pushing him to sing live during filming.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In one of the many incandescent, finely layered scenes that make up “A Complete Unknown,” James Mangold’s entrancingly offbeat drama about the early years of Bob Dylan, we watch Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) and Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), who’ve been involved musically and romantically, perform a duet at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964. They’re singing Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe,” and the way their voices blend (their smiles too) creates a sound so pure it feels sunlit. Mangold lets the song roll on in its entirety, as he does with many of the songs in “A Complete Unknown,” so that they literally become the story the movie is telling.

With Timothée Chalamet’s next big film A Complete Unknown arriving in theaters Christmas Day, many may be curious about the actors work and preparation for portraying musician Bob Dylan in the film as well as the film’s story parameters.

Timothée Chalamet play Bob Dylan’s ‘Girl From The North Country’ and ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ ahead of the release of A Complete Unknown.Chalamet (Dune, Wonka) will portray the legendary singer-songwriter in the James Mangold-directed film, which charts Dylan’s controversial switch from acoustic to electric guitar in the mid-’60s.It is set for release in US cinemas on Christmas Day (December 25), with a UK release to follow on January 17.Chalamet learned to play 30 songs in preparation for the role, taking lessons with a vocal coach, a guitar teacher, a dialect coach, a movement coach and even a harmonica tutor.Now, the first two singles from the film’s soundtrack have been released and see Chalamet taking on Dylan’s ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ and ‘Girl From The North Country’, which he performs with Monica Barbaro who plays Joan Baez in the film.You can listen to both tracks below and pre-save the soundtrack, which will arrive in December, here.Speaking about the soundtrack, director Mangold said: “To me, there was only one way to make this film — to cast actors that are profoundly talented, ambitious (and brave enough!) to inhabit the whole of the artists they would portray. And in order to inhabit that world those artists had to be able to sing the songs..

EXCLUSIVE: James Mangold is sitting comfortably in a posh London hotel sipping tea. Actually, the seats are disagreeably sunken and the filmmaker jokes that we’re like “six-year-olds” because we’re sitting so low to the ground. “Yes, daddy, I’ll have tea,” he jokes.

Ethan Shanfeld For the first time, Bob Dylan has publicly acknowledged the upcoming biopic about his early years in New York, “A Complete Unknown,” which stars Timothée Chalamet as the young folk music legend. “There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role.

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