A Complete Unknown: Last News

Bob Dylan some acting techniques while they worked together on the set of a film.The Big Lebowski star talked to The Guardian about his life and career, including his love of music – the Hollywood veteran won an Oscar in 2010 for his role in Crazy Heart, playing a country musician struggling with addiction.Dylan and Bridges worked together on the 2003 drama Masked And Anonymous, where the former played a fading star whose return for a benefit gig is investigated by a journalist, played by Bridges. The actor recalled the film’s director, Larry Charles, one day making an unusual request.“Why don’t you and Bob go off and you teach Bob some acting? Go and do some improvisation or something” Bridges recalled. Although reluctant, Bridges agreed and is enthusiastic about the experience.

Cate Blanchett has praised the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Timothée Chalamet’s “fantastic” performance in it, for which he received an Oscar nomination – check out her full interview with NME above.A Complete Unknown was released earlier this year and tells the story of Dylan’s rise to fame in the 1960s. Chalamet won the Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role trophy at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of the iconic musician as well as a Golden Globe.In a new interview with NME, Hollywood legend Blanchett – who previously played Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes’ experimental 2007 biopic I’m Not There – confirmed she has seen A Complete Unknown and said of Chalamet: “I thought he was fantastic.

Oscars viewers and fans of Timothée Chalamet have reacted angrily to the star losing out on the Best Actor award to Adrien Brody, whose performance was embroiled in an AI controversy.Chalamet played Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, for which he prepared extensively for several years. As well as learning to play and sing like the music legend, he gained weight and perfected the voice of Dylan for the critically acclaimed performance.Adrien Brody has been a front-runner in the category for his performance in The Brutalist, playing a Hungarian architect who struggles after emigrating to Post-War America.The film was embroiled in some controversy in January, however, when it was revealed that the film’s editor Dávid Jancsó used AI software Respeecher to correct a sequence where a letter written by Adrien Brody’s character, László Tóth, is read aloud.Soon after, director Brady Corbet clarified the details.

Bob Dylan was reportedly invited to perform and present at the 2025 Oscars, in which his biopic A Complete Unknown is nominated for eight categories.During the ceremony, both host Conan O’Brien and presenter Mick Jagger – who introduced the Best Original Song category in an unnannounced appearance – made jokes about Dylan’s planned involvement. The legendary singer-songwriter was not present at the event.“Dylan wanted to be here tonight, but not that badly,” O’Brien joked during his 13-minute opening monologue.Later, Jagger quipped: “The producers wanted Bob Dylan to do it, but Bob didn’t want to,” before putting on his own impression of Dylan: “‘The best songs this year are obviously in A Complete Unknown.

Oscars taking place this evening (March 2).The 97th Academy Awards are being hosted by Conan O’Brien for the first time, the comedian taking over duties from Jimmy Kimmel.Leading this year’s nominations is Netflix musical Emilia Pérez, which is up for 13 awards including Best Picture, while epic drama The Brutalist and Broadway adaptation Wicked follow behind with 10 nominations apiece.Other strong contenders include papal thriller Conclave and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown with eight nods each, while comedy drama Anora has six nominations.This year’s ceremony will get a bit of a change-up, with no performances for Best Original Song, while the show is expected to honour Los Angeles following the recent devastating wildfires.

Oscars is set to be a close race, but it’s unlikely to go Timothée Chalamet‘s way, the anonymous ballots suggest.Adrien Brody has long been considered the frontrunner for his performance in The Brutalist, having dominated the Best Actor category at the vast majority of this year’s ceremonies.However, in a major shock, Chalamet ended Brody’s winning streak when he took home the lead actor prize at the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards for his role as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, making him the youngest actor to win the category.Despite Chalamet’s surprise SAG win, the anonymous Oscar ballets suggest Brody is still the frontrunner, with Ralph Fiennes and Colman Domingo being the most likely to challenge.After speaking with anonymous Academy voters, Variety‘s Clayton Davis wrote: “An interesting conundrum is, I didn’t find as many Chalamet voters that would suggest he’s brewing for an upset, but voters would tell me, ‘I know a lot of people who voted for him.'”“Some suggested that those voting for Dune: Part Two in multiple categories are checking Chalamet’s name off. But I didn’t find as many that would convince me he’s about to pull it off.

Timothée Chalamet said he was inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis during his SAG Awards speech last night (February 23).The star took home the Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role for his portrayal in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. It was his first gong in an awards race that has been led all season by The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody.At 29, he is the youngest person to win Best Actor at the SAG Awards which were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.As well as Brody, he prevailed over Ralph Fiennes, Colman Domingo and Daniel Craig for the award.“I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is, I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Chalamet said while accepting his award (via Variety).“I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats.

Timothée Chalamet has revealed he has never met or spoken to Bob Dylan, and has talked about what he would say if he did.The star has won praise and an Oscar nomination for playing Dylan in A Complete Unknown, which looks at the early days of the folk legend’s career. Speaking to Anderson Cooper in an interview for 60 Minutes, the host asked Chalamet if he thought it was strange they had never met.“It’s not” the actor replied. “He doesn’t seem like he wants to be bothered by, not me, but by everyone in the last 60, 70 years”.

Timothée Chalamet has spoken out about the similarities between the political messages of Bob Dylan and Dune.Speaking at a press conference for his Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, Chalamet was asked multiple times what he took from playing the iconic folk singer.Drawing comparisons between Dylan’s subtle political messages and those of Dune writer Frank Herbert, the actor said that both taught him to “be wary of cult-like figures,” adding that it is a sensible philosophy.“I won’t speak for him [Bob Dylan] because he’s alive and well in Malibu, but my interpretation is just be wary of any saviour-like figures,” Chalamet said (via Deadline).He added: “Frank Herbert’s Dune, which was written in the same period of American history, granted, Frank Herbert was on the West Coast, probably doing acid at a typewriter, and Bob Dylan was on the East Coast. But the messaging was still similar.”Also during the press conference, Chalamet was asked about his process for choosing roles, but the actor insisted that he doesn’t have a specific approach.“I’m just trying to find a fantastic director to work with,” he said.

Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet as the music legend, has passed the $100million mark at the worldwide box office.Variety reported that the film has grossed $70million in North America, and $30million internationally for a worldwide total of $100 million. It’s a big win for studio Searchlight Pictures, with the film expected to surpass 2006’s Sideways to enter the company’s top five grossing films ever.Directed by James Mangold, A Complete Unknown covers the period from Dylan’s early success in the folk scene, to the infamous 1965 Newport Folk Festival where he scandalised his peers and the audience by using electric instruments.The film opened on Christmas Day in the US and January 17 in the UK.

Timothée Chalamet’s guitar instructor – has opened up about teaching the actor how to play like Bob Dylan.Chalamet starred as the iconic singer-songwriter in the 2024 film A Complete Unknown, which portrays Dylan through his early days as a folk musician until his renowned switch to electrical instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.For the role, the Oscar-nominated actor – who earned his nod in the Best Actor category at this year’s ceremony – not only had to learn the folk legend’s voice and mannerisms, but also had to learn Dylan’s intricate, idiosyncratic guitar style.In an interview with MusicRadar, seasoned guitarist Larry Saltzman opened up about how he taught Chalamet how to play the guitar just like Dylan, breaking down his complex playing techniques.“It happened organically,” Saltzman told the outlet. “First, I had a script, which was essential.

Anora is currently odds on favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars.Sean Baker’s sex worker drama received six nominations ahead of the forthcoming 97th Academy Awards ceremony in LA on Sunday, March 2.It is up against the likes of musical thriller Emilia Pérez, Brady Corbet’s architectural epic The Brutalist, Wicked and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.Anora currently has booking odds of 4-9 closely followed by The Brutalist on 9-4. Papal drama Conclave is just behind with odds of 16 to 1 while Emilia Pérez and A Complete Unknown are further back on odds of 22-1, according to Oddschecker.

Bob Dylan gets the biopic treatment in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown.Starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic singer-songwriter, the film portrays Dylan through his early days as a folk musician until his renowned switch to electrical instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.Other cast members in the biopic include Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s then-girlfriend Sylvie Russo, who is based on Suze Rotolo.A Complete Unknown picked up eight nominations at the 2025 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Chalamet’s performance.At the time of writing, the film doesn’t have a release date on streaming services. We do know, however, that it will stream first on Disney+ in the UK and Hulu in the US.While Disney has yet to confirm a release date, films typically take around three months to land on streaming platforms after they arrive in cinemas.

Joan Baez has given actress Monica Barbaro props for her portrayal of the musician in A Complete Unknown – see what Baez had to say below.Speaking to the Marin Independent Journal, Baez spoke about Barbaro’s portrayal of herself in the acclaimed Bob Dylan biopic. Baez revealed she was a fan of Barbaro’s take on the role: “I loved what she did in the film.”She continued: “If I didn’t think she was good at it, I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it in general.

Saturday Night, the behind-the-scenes story of the premiere episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975. Directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up In The Air), it stars Gabriel LaBelle as SNL founder Lorne Michaels, as well as Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner and Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd.Also new in cinemas is the critically acclaimed Hard Truths, the latest drama from legendary auteur Mike Leigh (Mr Turner, Abigail’s Party, Naked).

Timothée Chalamet has said that he put on 20 pounds in order to play Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.In a recent interview with NPR, Chalamet described the lengths he went for the role: “I’ve turned over every stone. I did all the work, like you just described, physicality, behavior-wise.”This included gaining weight.

Timothée Chalamet hosted Saturday Night Live last night (January 25) and played a trio of Bob Dylan songs on the show – see footage below.Fresh off picking up an Oscar nomination this week for his portrayal of the songwriting legend in A Complete Unknown, the actor treated viewers on NBC to three deep cuts from the Dylan archives.From behind dark sunglasses, he fronted a full-band version of ‘Outlaw Blues’ from 1965’s classic ‘Bringing It All Back Home’, which then transitioned into ‘Three Angels’ from 1970’s ‘New Morning’, for which Chalamet took a seat at the front of the stage for the spoken word vocals.Chalamet, who performed dozens of Dylan tracks himself in the biopic, was not in full Dylan voice mode on SNL, but he did return later in the show for an acoustic version of ‘Tomorrow Is A Long Time’, a track first included on 1971’s ‘Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II’.A Complete Unknown charts Dylan’s controversial switch from acoustic to electric guitar in the mid-’60s.

READ MORE: Oscars 2025 nominations – see the full listAnnounced earlier today, the ten films in the running for Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars include Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and science-fiction sequel Dune: Part Two, both of which star Chalamet in the leading role.He also received a Best Actor nomination himself for his portrayal of Dylan. It’s his second Oscar nod, after also receiving a Best Actor nomination for his role in Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 romantic drama Call Me By Your Name.A Complete Unknown bagged eight nominations overall, including Best Director for James Mangold, Best Supporting Actor for Edward Norton, and Best Supporting Actress for Monica Barbaro, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Costume Design.NME gave the film a four-star review, with Alex Flood writing: “The most important (and often trickiest) job of any music movie is to get the music right.

Oscar nominations are being announced today (January 23).Those in the running for awards at the 2025 Oscars ceremony – which takes place on March 2 – will be confirmed today at 1.30pm (8.30am ET/5.30am PT). Watch the nominations via the live stream below.The nominations come ahead of the 97th Academy Awards, and will be announced by Wicked and Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Bowen Yang and Bottoms and Shiva Baby’s Rachel Sennott.

Timothée Chalamet has spoken about the viral popcorn bucket’s from last year’s blockbuster Dune: Part Two, revealing that he keeps one under his bed.In an interview posted by social media account triple_j, the promotional popcorn bucket – featuring a lid shaped like a sandworm – was shown to Chalamet during promotion for his film, Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.Co-star Elle Fanning said to Chalamet: “You told me you have one of those, right?”, to which he replied: “Yeah, I keep mine under my bed”, adding that: “They’re going to blur that out when you pull that up, that’s like an explicit thing”, jokingly alluding to online comments that the popcorn bucket looked rude.The interview ended with a question about what a promotional popcorn bucket would look like for A Complete Unknown. “It’d be the guitar hole” the actor replied with a grin.Last year, the Dune: Part Two promotional popcorn bucket drew a wide range of reactions online, from jokes to outright disgust.

A Complete Unknown is in cinemas now, but what really happened between Bob Dylan and Joan Baez? Read on for the real-life version of their relationship.The two folk icons are portrayed by Timothée Chalamet and Monica Barbaro in the film, which finally hit UK cinemas on Friday (January 17). It tells the story of Dylan’s rise as a breakout star of Greenwich Village’s folk scene in the early 1960s to his controversial performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, where he performed live with electric instruments for the first time.NME has launched a special print edition magazine celebrating the film and the legacy of Dylan.