Timothée Chalamet is all set to portray the lead role in an upcoming biopic based on the life of the popular American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The film is being directed by James Mangold who is fresh of the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
According to reports, the movie, titled A Complete Unknown is scheduled to begin production in August this year.
Recently, during an appearance on a podcast, the director revealed a significant update regarding the film’s storyline.
He revealed that the film is not entirely based on Bob Dylan’s life and is not entirely a biopic but is based on a major event in Bob’s life that happened in the ’60s in New York. He said, “This 17-year-old kid with $16 in his pockets hitchhikes his way to New York to meet Woody Guthrie who is in the hospital and is dying of a nerve disease.”
He further said, “He sings Woody a song that he wrote for him and befriends Pete Seeger, who is like a son to Woody. Pete sets him up with gigs at local clubs and there you meet Joan Baez and all these other people who are part of this world.”
Moreover, James mentioned that he holds dear a copy of the script, which has been annotated by Dylan himself. “He loves films. The first time I sat down with Bob, one of the first things he said to me was, ‘I love Cop Land’,” James added.