Timothée Chalamet’s journey to becoming Bob Dylan has officially begun.
The actor, 28, was spotted on the set of James Mangold’s upcoming biopic about the famous songwriter, Complete unknownin New York on Sunday.
In photos obtained by PEOPLE, Chalamet channeled Dylan, 82, in classic ’60s attire while clutching a battered guitar case as he strolled the city’s streets wearing jeans, a green jacket, an orange scarf, a newsboy hat and he had a big yellow backpack on his back.
A retro-looking car drove past, setting the scene for the biopic, which will reportedly focus on Dylan’s controversial switch to the electric guitar in the ’60s and his journey to becoming a folk music legend, according to Deadline.
Timothée Chalamet portrays a young Bob Dylan on the set of an upcoming biopic about the singer-songwriter in New York on March 17, 2024.
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Not much is known about the biopic, although Mangold has previously confirmed that Chalamet will sing as Dylan in the film – his latest musical feat following Wonka.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of Bob — a young, 19-year-old Bob Dylan comes to New York with two dollars in his pocket and becomes a global sensation within three years,” Mangold, 60, told Collider last year . “He was first accepted into the folk music family in New York and of course at a certain point he was surpassed as his star rose incredibly.”
The biopic will also include some other notable figures from the era, including Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, who all “have a role in this movie,” Mangold told the news outlet.
“It’s such an interesting true story and about such an interesting moment on the American scene,” he added.
Deadline reported that Edward Norton has joined the film’s cast as folk singer Seeger, replacing Benedict Cumberbatch, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Elle Fanning will also star, playing Dylan’s love interest, Sylvie Russo.
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Timothée Chalamet was spotted on the set of the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic in New York for the first time on March 17, 2024.
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Back in January, Chalamet visited Dylan’s high school in Hibbing, Minnesota while preparing for the role. During the visit, he spent some time with the Hibbing High School drama department, which they detailed in a Facebook post the next day,
“The HHS drama accidentally blew up the internet: We spent about 45 minutes with Timothée Chalamet in the historic Hibbing Auditorium yesterday,” the school’s drama department wrote in a post. “He was a complete gem. While in town researching everything about Bob Dylan for an upcoming biopic, he asked his tour guide if he could meet the drama students who were working on their one-act competition.”
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Chalamet posed with several students rehearsing for the production The girl in the white pinafore, and he “sat down with them one on one, and talked about acting and theater.”
“After our guest left, our students had a final dress rehearsal. And they succeeded. Something must have inspired them,” the post added.
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