A Complete Unknown, a biopic of Bob Dylan, officially started filming with Timothée Chalamet as Bob.
A Complete Unknown will be directed by James Mangold and chart Dylan’s rise to becoming one of the top singer-songwriters.
On Sunday, March 17, Chalamet was seen at the biopic’s shoot in NYC. Chalamet looked exactly like Bob Dylan in his younger days during the filming.
To transform into Dylan, Chalamet was seen in jeans, a brown jacket, and a chunky scarf.
His signature curls were hidden under a Chalamet cap, completing the young Dylan look.
While filming, Timothée Chalamet carried a guitar case and notebook, just like a young musician. He even strolled down the street lost in thought, just like Bob Dylan might have.
Filming for the movie was initially planned for April 2023 in New York and Montreal, but because of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, it got delayed to July 2023.
They finally started filming this month (March 2024) in New Jersey.
Other cast members will include Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Nick Offerman as Alan Lomax, and P. J. Byrne as Harold Leventhal.
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A Complete Unknown Update (2026)
Updated August 2026. Timothée Chalamet’s transformation into Bob Dylan for James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” paid off: the film released in December 2024 to strong reviews, and Chalamet earned an Academy Award nomination for the role, having done his own singing and learned guitar and harmonica for the part. He’s since kept up the awards momentum, and is considered a strong contender for another Oscar nomination at the 2026 ceremony for “Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie’s sports comedy in which Chalamet plays a competitive table-tennis player, released in late 2025.
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