A Complete Unknown
{{Short description|2024 film by James Mangold}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = A Complete Unknown poster.jpg
| alt = Bob Dylan (portrayed by Timothée Chalamet) performs with an electric guitar equipped with a harmonica holder.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = James Mangold
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
- James Mangold
- Jay Cocks
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|Dylan Goes Electric!|Elijah Wald}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Peter Jaysen
- James Mangold
- Alex Heineman
- Bob Bookman
- Alan Gasmer
- Jeff Rosen
- Timothée Chalamet
- Fred Berger
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Timothée Chalamet
- Edward Norton
- Elle Fanning
- Monica Barbaro
- Boyd Holbrook
- Scoot McNairy
}}
| cinematography = Phedon Papamichael
| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Andrew Buckland
- Scott Morris{{cite web|title=Oscar Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott's Read of the Race as September Comes to a Close|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Scott|last=Feinberg|date=September 30, 2024|access-date=October 9, 2024|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-oscar-nomination-predictions-feinberg-forecast-1235957278/|archive-date=October 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007094249/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-oscar-nomination-predictions-feinberg-forecast-1235957278/|url-status=live}}
}}
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Searchlight Pictures{{cite web |title=A Complete Unknown (2024) |url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/a-complete-unknown/oliwmnag08jV13f4wv7Dr/main/ |website=Moviefone |access-date=November 25, 2024}}
- Veritas Entertainment Group
- White Water
- Range Media Partners{{cite web|title=Prolific 'La La Land' Producer Automatik Merges With Range Media Partners|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=June 20, 2023|access-date=June 21, 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/producer-automatik-merges-with-range-media-partners-1235421125/|archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621073604/https://deadline.com/2023/06/producer-automatik-merges-with-range-media-partners-1235421125/|url-status=live}}
- The Picture Company
- Turnpike Films
}}
| distributor = Searchlight Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2024|12|10|Dolby Theatre|2024|12|25|United States}}
| runtime = 141 minutes{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2024|title=A Complete Unknown (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/a-complete-unknown-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdizmtg0|access-date=January 15, 2025 |website=British Board of Film Classification}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $50–70 million{{Cite web |title= The Mail Room: 'Nobody Wants This' Drama, Venu Plans & Timothée's Salarée |url= https://puck.news/the-mail-room-nobody-wants-this-drama-venu-plans-timothees-salaree/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |website=puck.news|date= November 2024 |language=en-US}}
| gross = $140.5 million{{Cite web |title= A Complete Unknown |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2843508737/?ref_=bo_da_table_5 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 21, 2025}}{{Cite web |title= A Complete Unknown – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Complete-Unknown-A-(2024)#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
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A Complete Unknown is a 2024 American biographical musical drama film directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, about American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Loosely based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments. Timothée Chalamet (who also produces) stars as Dylan, with Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Eriko Hatsune, Big Bill Morganfield, Will Harrison, and Scoot McNairy in supporting roles. The film's title is derived from the chorus of Dylan's 1965 single "Like a Rolling Stone".
A Complete Unknown premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on December 10, 2024, and was released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on December 25, 2024. The film has grossed $140 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was named one of the top-10 films of 2024 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review, the latter of which also awarded Fanning Best Supporting Actress.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=December 5, 2024 |title=AFI Awards: 'Anora,' 'Emilia Pérez' and 'Wicked' Among 10 Best Films, Top TV Shows Include 'The Penguin' and 'Shogun' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/afi-awards-top-10-wicked-anora-dune-2-1236236697/ |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
The film earned eight nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Chalamet), Best Supporting Actor (Norton), and Best Supporting Actress (Barbaro). It also received three nominations at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Drama), four at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards (winning Best Actor for Chalamet), and six at the British Academy Film Awards (including Best Film).
Plot
In 1961, Bob Dylan hitchhikes to New York City, seeking to meet his music idol, Woody Guthrie, who is dying slowly of Huntington's disease. Dylan meets Guthrie in the hospital along with Guthrie's close friend Pete Seeger. Dylan performs a song he wrote for Guthrie, impressing the two folk musicians. Pete invites Dylan to stay with his family, slowly introducing the newcomer to New York City's folk scene.
Following a performance by Joan Baez, Pete introduces Dylan at an open mic night attended by industry executives and recording industry manager Albert Grossman. Dylan flirts with Baez and impresses the crowd, prompting Grossman to take him on as a client on the spot. Dylan begins work on an album, but is forced by his label to record mostly covers. The record's sales are poor, frustrating Dylan.
Dylan meets Sylvie Russo at a concert, charming her with his contrarian opinions and tales of working at a carnival. The two begin a relationship and he moves into her apartment. Before leaving on a lengthy school trip to Europe, Sylvie has an argument with Dylan. She is upset by his aloof nature and deliberate attempt to conceal his past from her. Despite this, she encourages him to push for recording his original music. While she is away, Dylan capitalizes on political and social unrest to build a following for his socially conscious songwriting. This draws Baez's attention, and the two begin an affair and artistic collaboration. Sylvie becomes suspicious in seeing Dylan's professional closeness with Baez, and by 1965, Dylan and Sylvie have separated.
Having achieved stardom but not artistic freedom, Dylan laments that he is beholden to the expectations of the industry and the folk music community. A long-awaited tour with Baez ends in disaster; an argument over Dylan's ego, along with Baez's demands that they play his popular songs instead of new material, leads to Dylan walking off stage midperformance.
Dylan's desire to break free of expectations drives him to experiment with electric guitar and rock instruments, a controversial direction within the folk scene, who overwhelmingly prefer simple acoustic arrangements. Dylan pieces together his band and begins recording Highway 61 Revisited. Dylan's new direction is especially worrisome for the Newport Folk Festival planning committee, who have hired Dylan to headline the 1965 event, but fear he may debut his divisive new sound.
Dylan invites Sylvie along to the festival, hoping to rekindle his relationship with her in the process. She accepts, but upon watching a duet ("It Ain't Me Babe") between Baez and him, realizes she will never be comfortable in their relationship, becomes upset, and leaves. Dylan follows her, riding his Triumph to the dock from which she is leaving the island, but does not convince her to stay, and they say goodbye, sharing a last cigarette. The committee attempts to influence Dylan to not go electric, eventually resorting to an impassioned plea from Pete, who reminds Dylan that his own life's work is on the line. An intoxicated Johnny Cash encourages Dylan to play the electric show, and Dylan goes through with his plan. The crowd's reaction is vitriolic, throwing both invective and physical objects at the band. The committee, including Pete, attempts to cut the sound, but is thwarted by Grossman and Pete's wife Toshi. Dylan initially refuses a request from Pete and the festival organizers to perform a folk song as an encore, but relents when Cash offers him his acoustic guitar.
The next morning, on his way out from Newport, Baez catches Dylan and remarks that he "won", that he finally got the freedom from everyone else that he wanted. Dylan visits Guthrie one last time and listens to a recording of one of Woody's songs before leaving town on his motorcycle.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan
- Edward Norton as Pete Seeger
- Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/bob-dylan-biopic-james-mangold-exclusive-trailer-1235065964/|title=Inside 'A Complete Unknown': How Timothée Chalamet Became Bob Dylan|date=July 24, 2024|first=Brian|last=Hiatt|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 6, 2024|archive-date=July 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725083622/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/bob-dylan-biopic-james-mangold-exclusive-trailer-1235065964/|url-status=live}}
- Russo is based on Suze Rotolo, Dylan's girlfriend at the time.
- Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez
- Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash
- Dan Fogler as Albert Grossman
- Norbert Leo Butz as Alan Lomax
- Eriko Hatsune as Toshi Seeger{{Cite web |date=May 28, 2024 |title=Timothee Chalamet, Ed Norton In Hoboken For Filming Of Bob Dylan Biopic: NEW PHOTOS |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/timothy-chalamet-returns-hoboken-film-bob-dylan-biopic-photos |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Hoboken, NJ Patch |language=en |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529050841/https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/timothy-chalamet-returns-hoboken-film-bob-dylan-biopic-photos |url-status=live }}
- Big Bill Morganfield as Jesse Moffette
- Will Harrison as Bob Neuwirth
- Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie
- P. J. Byrne as Harold Leventhal
- Michael Chernus as Theodore Bikel
- Charlie Tahan as Al Kooper
- Ryan Harris Brown as Mark Spoelstra
- Eli Brown as Mike Bloomfield
- Nick Pupo as Peter Yarrow
- Laura Kariuki as Becka
- Stephen Carter Carlsen as Paul Stookey
- Eric Berryman as Tom Wilson
- David Alan Basche as John Hammond
- Joe Tippett as Dave Van Ronk
- James Austin Johnson as Gerdes M.C.
- Kayli Carter as Maria Muldaur
- Sarah King as Barbara Dane{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2024 |title=Timothee Chalamet's Bob Dylan Film Shoots In Hoboken Park (PHOTOS) |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/timothee-chalamet-s-bob-dylan-film-hoboken-park-now |access-date=April 23, 2024 |website=Hoboken, NJ Patch |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423012322/https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/timothee-chalamet-s-bob-dylan-film-hoboken-park-now |url-status=live }}
- Alaina Surgener as Gena Russo{{Cite web |last=Marquez |first=Lorenzo |date=May 29, 2024 |title=Timothée Chalamet on Set Filming A COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Hoboken |url=https://tomandlorenzo.com/2024/05/timothee-chalamet-on-set-filming-a-complete-unknown-in-hoboken/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Tom + Lorenzo |language=en-US |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529180825/https://tomandlorenzo.com/2024/05/timothee-chalamet-on-set-filming-a-complete-unknown-in-hoboken/ |url-status=live }}
- Will Price as Joe Boyd
- Joshua Henry as Brownie McGhee
- Molly Jobe as CBS Receptionist
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Production
=Pre-production=
In January 2020, James Mangold was announced to be writing and directing a biopic about Bob Dylan, specifically centered on the controversy surrounding his switch to electric guitars, with Timothée Chalamet cast as Dylan. At this time, the film was referred to as Going Electric. By October, cinematographer Phedon Papamichael stated that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had put the project into doubt.{{cite web |last1=Lattanzio |first1=Ryan |title=Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan Biopic Not Happening Anytime Soon, Says DP |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/timothee-chalamets-bob-dylan-biopic-not-happening-soon-1234595121/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=October 25, 2020 |date=October 25, 2020 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114210458/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/timothee-chalamets-bob-dylan-biopic-not-happening-soon-1234595121/ |url-status=live }} Nevertheless, Chalamet learned to play the guitar and harmonica, and spent time researching Dylan during the pandemic, visiting the former homes of Dylan in New York City and consulting director Joel Coen during this time. Mangold had also met with Dylan several times about the film, and stated that he annotated the script while also providing notes to Chalamet. The finished script was partly based on Elijah Wald's book Dylan Goes Electric! as well as on Mangold's talk with Dylan, and Dylan himself also added lines and a scene to the film. In an October 2023 interview, Chalamet stated he was working with the same team of vocal and movement coaches that worked with Austin Butler for his performance in Elvis (2022).
In November 2022, Chalamet stated he was still attached to the film and actively preparing for it, the project having gained momentum again after stalling. In February 2023, the film was officially titled A Complete Unknown and Mangold was to begin work on the project following his obligations to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). Monica Barbaro would enter final negotiations to portray Joan Baez in April. In May, Elle Fanning was cast to play Sylvie Russo, a character based on Suze Rotolo,{{cite web |last1=Ross|first1=Charley|title=Elle Fanning: 'I've grown into myself and found my voice'|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/elle-fanning-interview-2024|website=Glamour |access-date=July 4, 2024 |date=July 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704182136/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/elle-fanning-interview-2024|archive-date=July 4, 2024}} with Mangold announcing Benedict Cumberbatch would be portraying Pete Seeger in the film. Barbaro would also be confirmed for her role, beginning singing and guitar lessons to prepare. Mangold stated in July that the film was not necessarily focused on being a Dylan biopic, but an ensemble drama in the vein of Robert Altman. Boyd Holbrook and Nick Offerman would also join the cast at that time, though Offerman was later replaced by Norbert Leo Butz. In October, P. J. Byrne was noted as being cast. Holbrook appeared as Johnny Cash, whose life story had previously been told by Mangold in Walk the Line (2005) with Joaquin Phoenix in the role; Mangold admitted to casting Holbrook due to their past collaborations and feeling the film could reveal another side of Cash's life, as his previous biopic focused on his origin story.{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Simon |title='A Complete Unknown' Director James Mangold Says Bob Dylan Is A Cinephile |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2024/12/23/a-complete-unknown-director-james-mangold-says-bob-dylan-is-a-cinephile/ |website=Forbes |access-date=December 26, 2024 |date=December 23, 2024 |archive-date= |archive-url= |url-status=}} In January 2024, Edward Norton was revealed to portray the role of Seeger, replacing Cumberbatch, who left due to scheduling issues. Additional casting was announced in March.{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Searchlight's A Complete Unknown Adds Boyd Holbrook, Scoot McNairy, Dan Fogler, Will Harrison & Charlie Tahan |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/a-complete-unknown-movie-adds-boyd-holbrook-scoot-mcnairy-dan-fogler-more-1235867516/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 25, 2024 |date=March 25, 2024 |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529020545/https://deadline.com/2024/03/a-complete-unknown-movie-adds-boyd-holbrook-scoot-mcnairy-dan-fogler-more-1235867516/ |url-status=live }}
= Filming =
In April 2023, Mangold stated that principal photography would likely begin in August 2023 in New York City and Montreal, but filming was postponed in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. By early 2024, filming was scheduled to begin in late March 2024, and was expected to occur throughout New Jersey, with scenes set in New York City being filmed in Jersey City and Hoboken.{{cite web|last=City of Jersey City|title=Jersey Ave., Near Van Vorst Park, was transformed into 1960s Greenwich Village|website=Twitter|url=https://x.com/JerseyCity/status/1782126278813851771|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823161143/https://x.com/JerseyCity/status/1782126278813851771|url-status=live}} Filming began on March 16. Production wrapped by late June 2024.{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |title=Telluride 2024: Literary Adaptations 'Conclave,' 'Piano Lesson' and Musicals 'Better Man,' 'The End' Expected for World Premieres |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/telluride-film-festival-lineup-conclave-emilia-perez-1236086788/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 27, 2024 |date=July 27, 2024 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727170707/https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/telluride-film-festival-lineup-conclave-emilia-perez-1236086788/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |title=Timothée Chalamet to Star in Josh Safdie, A24 Movie About Ping Pong Pro Marty Reisman (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/timothee-chalamet-ping-pong-movie-josh-safdie-a24-1236072390/ |website=Variety |language=en-US |access-date=July 15, 2024 |date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715194707/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/timothee-chalamet-ping-pong-movie-josh-safdie-a24-1236072390/ |archive-date=July 15, 2024}}
Norton said that during the three months of principal photography, Chalamet was "relentless" in staying immersed in his role as Dylan, not having contact with friends or visitors on set.{{cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=November 18, 2024 |title=How Timothée Chalamet 'Pushed the Bounds' to Play Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-bob-dylan-cover-story-interview-1235157596/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120001605/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-bob-dylan-cover-story-interview-1235157596/ |url-status=live }} Chalamet was often referred to as "Bob" on set by Mangold and was listed as "Bob Dylan" on the set call sheet.{{cite web |last1=Abramovitch |first1=Seth |title=A Freewheelin' Conversation With Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/timothee-chalamet-james-mangold-interview-a-complete-unknown-1236085227/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213161211/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/timothee-chalamet-james-mangold-interview-a-complete-unknown-1236085227/ |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |date=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live}} Chalamet abstained from cell phone use allowing him to fully engage in the character without modern distraction.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title='A Complete Unknown' isn't a Bob Dylan musical. The sound team took extreme measures to keep it sonically authentic. |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/entertainment/a-complete-unknown-isnt-a-bob-dylan-musical-the-sound-team-took-extreme-measures-to-keep-it-sonically-authentic-190819502.html |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}
=Music=
{{main|A Complete Unknown (soundtrack)}}
According to producer Fred Berger, Chalamet sang 40 Dylan songs in the film while also playing guitars and harmonicas. All performances were recorded live while filming; Barbaro, Norton, and Holbrook sang and played their own instruments.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/timothee-chalamet-performs-40-bob-dylan-songs-live-a-complete-unknown-8751777|title=Timothée Chalamet performs 40 Bob Dylan songs live in A Complete Unknown: 'On guitar, on harmonica, and singing'|date=November 26, 2024|first=Maureen Lee|last=Lenker|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 6, 2024}} Sound engineer Tod Maitland revealed that recording was done with period-appropriate microphones and instruments and without the use of earpieces.{{Cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-bob-dylan-bruce-springsteen-1236294542/|title=Oscar Nominee Tod Maitland Recalls "Pleasant Surprise" Of Timothée Chalamet Channeling Bob Dylan, Teases Bruce Springsteen-Based 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'|date=February 19, 2025|first=Dade|last=Hayes|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219210609/https://deadline.com/2025/02/timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-bob-dylan-bruce-springsteen-1236294542/|archive-date=February 19, 2025}} Recording for the film occurred at The Village and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles.{{cite news|last=Chris|first=Vinnicombe|url=https://gazette.gibson.com/gear/a-complete-unknown-bob-dylan-nick-baxter-interview/|title=Interview: Nick Baxter on recreating Dylan for A Complete Unknown|date= December 11, 2024|accessdate= December 20, 2024|work = Gibson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220160649/https://gazette.gibson.com/gear/a-complete-unknown-bob-dylan-nick-baxter-interview/|archive-date=December 20, 2024}} The music production team had access to almost 16 hours of unreleased Dylan recordings and old Columbia Records notes, which included lists of vintage microphones the artist used. The team collaborated with Gibson, which lent them archival guitars and made recreations, including two custom J-50's.
The soundtrack album for A Complete Unknown was released on December 20, 2024, through Columbia Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/listen-to-two-tracks-from-a-complete-unknown-original-motion-picture-soundtrack|title=Listen to two tracks from A Complete Unknown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|date=December 6, 2024|first=Tyler Damara|last=Kelly|work=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=December 6, 2024}} It is scheduled for release on physical formats in 2025; a vinyl edition featuring 16 tracks was released on January 24, while the CD with 23 tracks is scheduled for February 28.{{Cite web|url=https://acompleteunknownsoundtrack.com/products/a-complete-unknown-original-motion-picture-soundtrack|title=A Complete Unknown Vinyl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|publisher=A Complete Unknown Soundtrack Store|access-date=December 6, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207060545/https://acompleteunknownsoundtrack.com/products/a-complete-unknown-original-motion-picture-soundtrack|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://acompleteunknownsoundtrackuk.com/products/a-complete-unknown-cd-original-motion-picture-soundtrack|title=A Complete Unknown CD (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|publisher=Ceremony of Roses UK Webstore|access-date=December 6, 2024}} Two songs from the soundtrack were released on December 4, 2024: "Like a Rolling Stone" by Chalamet and "Girl from the North Country" by Chalamet and Barbaro.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/timothee-chalamet-sings-bob-dylan-in-new-songs-from-a-complete-unknown-soundtrack-listen/|title=Timothée Chalamet Sings Bob Dylan in New Songs From A Complete Unknown Soundtrack: Listen|date=December 6, 2024|first=Jazz|last=Monroe|work=Pitchfork|access-date=December 6, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207024042/https://pitchfork.com/news/timothee-chalamet-sings-bob-dylan-in-new-songs-from-a-complete-unknown-soundtrack-listen/|url-status=live}} "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" has been confirmed as a track on the album, which also includes performances from Norton and Holbrook. The album's track listing also includes "Highway 61 Revisited", "Mr. Tambourine Man", "I Was Young When I Left Home", "Subterranean Homesick Blues", and "The Times They Are a-Changin'{{-"}}. The film additionally features a performance of "Song to Woody".{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/james-mangold-on-how-he-helped-timothee-chalamet-give-magnificent-voice-to-bob-dylan-1236194822/|title=Breaking Baz: 'A Complete Unknown' Writer-Director James Mangold Reveals His Process With Timothée Chalamet & What Dylan Himself Thinks Of It All|date=December 6, 2024|first=Baz|last=Bamigboye|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=December 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219121238/https://deadline.com/2024/12/james-mangold-on-how-he-helped-timothee-chalamet-give-magnificent-voice-to-bob-dylan-1236194822/|url-status=live}}
Biographical accuracy
A Complete Unknown is a fictionalized account of Bob Dylan's life covering the period from the time of his arrival in New York in 1961 to the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. In the film, the timeline of events has been compressed or altered, and events have been transposed, amalgamated or simply invented. Individuals known to have been important to Dylan in this period including his future wife Sara Lownds have been omitted, while some characters are fictitious.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/complete-unknown-fact-fiction-bob-dylan-biopic-experts-weigh-in-1236260141/ |title='A Complete Unknown' Fact vs. Fiction: Bob Dylan Experts Go Deep on What's True or Fanciful in the Celebrated Biopic |date=December 26, 2024|work=Variety|first=Chris |last=Willman }}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/james-mangold-reveals-fact-vs-fiction-a-complete-unknown-8763645 |title=A Complete Unknown director James Mangold breaks down what's fact vs. fiction in Bob Dylan biopic|first= Maureen |last=Lee Lenker |date= December 26, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly }}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-dylan-movie-a-complete-unknown-fact-check-1235194229/ |title=What the Bob Dylan Biopic 'A Complete Unknown' Gets Wrong|first= Andy|last= Greene |magazine=Rolling Stone |date= December 11, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/arts/music/bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-dylanologists.html |title=What Do Dylanologists Think of 'A Complete Unknown'? |first=Marc |last=Tracy|date=January 2, 2025 |work=The New York Times }} Dylan himself was revealed to have added at least one unspecified "totally inaccurate" scene into the film.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-dylan-inaccurate-scene-a-complete-unknown-timothee-chalamet-1235170932/ |title=Bob Dylan Slipped a Totally Inaccurate Scene Into His Own Biopic |first= Brian |last=Hiatt|date=November 18, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone }}{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/bob-dylan-insisted-on-putting-one-totally-made-up-fact-into-biopic-a-complete-unknown-hes-such-a-troublemaker-3813783 |title=Bob Dylan insisted on putting one totally made-up fact into biopic 'A Complete Unknown': "He's such a troublemaker"|first=Emma |last=Wilkes |date=November 18, 2024 |work= NME }}
A major character is introduced as Sylvie Russo, but who is actually based on Suze Rotolo as Dylan had requested that the film not use her real identity. Angie Martoccio of Rolling Stone described the Russo character as "Rotolo in all but name."{{cite magazine|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-dylan-suze-rotolo-elle-fanning-complete-unknown-1235200995/|title=Who Was Suze Rotolo, the Inspiration for Elle Fanning's Character in 'A Complete Unknown'?|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 25, 2024|access-date=December 25, 2024}} A number of scenes with her are not based on facts, for example Rotolo did not attend the 1965 Newport Folk Festival with Dylan as she had already long broken up with him.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/a-complete-unknown-fact-fiction-bob-dylan-biopic |title=A Complete Unknown: What's Fact and What's Fiction in the Bob Dylan Biopic | first=Jordan |last=Hoffman|date=December 18, 2024|magazine=Vanity Fair }} Similarly, a number of scenes depicting Dylan's relationship with Joan Baez are not factual; for example their relationship did not begin during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, but a year later. They also broke up before the 1965 Newport Festival.{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/a-complete-unknown-true-story-bob-dylan-real-n80tgvm0h |title=How accurate is A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic? |first=Phyllis |last=Akalin|date= January 8, 2025|work=The Times }}
Early in the film, Dylan is shown to have first met Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie in a hospital in New Jersey. This did not happen; Dylan first met Guthrie at a house in New Jersey (but he did later visit Guthrie many times at the hospital) and only wrote "Song to Woody" after meeting him, while Seeger first met Dylan in Greenwich Village. Dylan also did not appear on Pete Seeger's TV show, and the bluesman Jesse Moffette is an invention.{{cite web |url=https://www.supertalk.fm/who-is-jesse-moffette-mississippi-bluesman-appears-in-new-bob-dylan-biopic/ |title=Who is Jesse Moffette? Mississippi bluesman appears in new Bob Dylan biopic |first=J.T. |last=Mitchell|date=January 3, 2025 |work=SuperTalk}} It is true that Johnny Cash and Dylan were long-time pen pals, although Cash was not present at the 1965 festival as depicted in the film, but he did give Dylan his guitar the previous year. The climactic scene of his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival where someone in the audience shouted "Judas!" actually came from a concert in Manchester, England in 1966. The scene where Seeger became so angry over Dylan's performance that he considered using an ax to cut the microphone cables is a recognition of a legend and not an actual fact.
The director Mangold said that the film is "not a Wikipedia entry", indicating that he did not "feel a fealty to a documentary level of facts". Mangold also said: "It's not really a Bob Dylan biopic. It's a kind of ensemble piece about this moment in time in the early '60s in New York ... and this wanderer who comes in from Minnesota with a fresh name and a fresh outlook on life [and] becomes a star."{{cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-a-complete-unknown-and-bob-dylans-early-career-from-his-arrival-in-new-york-city-to-when-he-went-electric-180985672/ |title=The Real Story Behind 'A Complete Unknown' and Bob Dylan's Early Career, From His Arrival in New York City to When He 'Went Electric' |first=Grant |last=Wong |date=December 24, 2024 |work=Smithsonian Magazine }}
Release
The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on December 10, 2024.{{cite news|url = https://deadline.com/gallery/a-complete-unknown-world-premiere-gallery/|title = 'A Complete Unknown' World Premiere Red Carpet Photos: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning & Monica Barbaro|last = Lang|first = Robert|date = December 10, 2024|accessdate = December 10, 2024|work = Deadline Hollywood|archive-date = December 11, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241211043921/https://deadline.com/gallery/a-complete-unknown-world-premiere-gallery/|url-status = live}} It was released by Searchlight Pictures in the United States on December 25, 2024, and was then released in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2025.{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 6, 2024 |title=Timothée Chalamet Bob Dylan Searchlight Movie 'A Complete Unknown' Gets Christmas Release |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/timothee-chalamet-bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-release-date-1236032675/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806170535/https://deadline.com/2024/08/timothee-chalamet-bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-release-date-1236032675/ |archive-date=August 6, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Surej |date=August 7, 2024 |title=Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown' lands release date |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/bob-dylan-biopic-a-complete-unknown-lands-release-date-3781569 |website=NME |language=en-GB |access-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120093556/https://www.nme.com/news/film/bob-dylan-biopic-a-complete-unknown-lands-release-date-3781569 |url-status=live }} During its first weekend in UK and Ireland, the film would top the box office.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/timothee-chalamet-bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-uk-ireland-box-office-1236280086/|title=Timothée Chalamet Bob Dylan Film 'A Complete Unknown' Tops U.K., Ireland Box Office|first=Naman|last=Ramachandzan|publisher=Variety|date=January 21, 2025|accessdate=January 22, 2025}} The film would also have a limited IMAX engagement beginning January 3, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1899123-a-complete-unknown-imax-release-date-new-trailer-poster|title=A Complete Unknown IMAX Release Date Set in New Trailer, Poster|first=Maggie Dela|last=Paz|date=December 30, 2024}}
It was featured in the Limelight section of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam to be screened in February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2025/films/a-complete-unknown |title=Limelight: A Complete Unknown|work=International Film Festival Rotterdam|access-date=January 7, 2025}}
The film had its theatrical preview in Paris on January 15, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/cinema-un-parfait-inconnu-en-avant-premiere-a-paris_7017824.html|title=Cinéma : "Un parfait inconnu" en avant-première à Paris|date=January 16, 2025|website=Franceinfo}} It was released in the rest of France on January 29, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/musicaline/musicaline-du-lundi-06-janvier-2025-7434820|title=Un parfait inconnu nommé Bob Dylan|date=January 6, 2025|website=France Inter}}
=Marketing=
To promote the film, Levi's announced a capsule collection inspired by Dylan, who often wore the brand's garments during the period reflected in the film.{{cite news|url=https://www.levistrauss.com/2024/12/13/levis-vintage-a-complete-unknown/ |title =Remaking Bob Dylan's Favorite Garments for Levi's® Vintage Clothing x A Complete Unknown|date = December 13, 2024|accessdate = December 20, 2024|work = Levi Strauss & Co.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220154021/https://www.levistrauss.com/2024/12/13/levis-vintage-a-complete-unknown/|archive-date=December 20, 2024}} Costume designer Arianne Phillips worked with design director Paul O'Neill on the research, and sourcing of Levi's pieces, to recreate the original outfits worn by Dylan.{{cite news|last=Mineo|first=Alfredo|url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/new-fashion-releases/gallery/levis-a-complete-unknown-collection-photos-1236768588/levis-bob-dylan-collection-0/|title=Levi's Captures Romantic Themes in Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan-inspired Movie 'A Complete Unknown' in Collection Campaign [PHOTOS]|date = December 17, 2024|accessdate = December 20, 2024|work = Women's Wear Daily|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241220160319/https://wwd.com/pop-culture/new-fashion-releases/gallery/levis-a-complete-unknown-collection-photos-1236768588/levis-bob-dylan-collection-0/|archive-date=December 20, 2024}} The guitar company Gibson, from which Dylan sourced most of his instruments, also announced a collection inspired by guitars placed in the movie.{{cite news|url=https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Collection/a-complete-unknown|title=A Complete Unknown: The Collection|date= December 12, 2024|accessdate= December 20, 2024|work = Gibson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220164541/https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Collection/a-complete-unknown|archive-date=December 20, 2024}}
=Home media=
The film was released on VOD platforms on February 25, 2025, and on Hulu on March 27, 2025. It was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on April 1, 2025 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.{{cite web | url=https://screen-connections.com/2025/02/11/a-complete-unknown-4k-uhd-blu-ray-digital-release-details/ | title=A Complete Unknown; Arrives on Digital February 25 & on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray April 1, 2025 from Searchlight | Screen-Connections | date=February 11, 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/a-complete-unknown-disney-plus-streaming-release-date-1236315688/ | title='A Complete Unknown' Gets Hulu Streaming Release Date | date=March 18, 2025 }}
Reception
= Box office =
{{As of|2025|5|8|df=US}}, A Complete Unknown has grossed $75 million in the United States and Canada, and $65 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $140 million.
In the United States and Canada, A Complete Unknown was released alongside Nosferatu, Babygirl, and The Fire Inside, and was projected to gross around $15 million from 2,835 theaters in its five-day opening weekend.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/12/box-office-christmas-nosferatu-a-complete-unknown-sonic-1236241765/ |title= Christmas Box Office Getting Richer With 'Nosferatu', 'A Complete Unknown' & More Joining 'Sonic'-Charged Marketplace; 2024 Domestic Eyes $8.75 Billion Final |date=December 24, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224204700/https://deadline.com/2024/12/box-office-christmas-nosferatu-a-complete-unknown-sonic-1236241765/|archive-date=December 24, 2024}} The film made $7.2 million on its first day (including $1.4 million from Christmas Eve previews), and then $4.4 million on its second. It went on to debut to a total of $23.2 million over the five days (including $11.7 million in its three-day opening weekend), beating projections and finishing in sixth.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/12/box-office-christmas-sonic-the-hedgehog-3-a-complete-unknown-nosferatu-1236242200/ |title= 'Mufasa' & 'Nosferatu' Bite Back At 'Sonic' On Christmas; Lion King Prequel Poised To Win Holiday Stretch – Box Office Update |date=December 26, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 26, 2024}} In its second weekend, the film made $8.2 million, bringing its box office total to $41.8 million to surpass The Menu as the highest-grossing Searchlight title domestically after Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W01/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 1|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 8, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/box-office-mufasa-sonic-first-weekend-2025-1236246038/|title=First Weekend Of 2025 Heads To $105M+; Mufasa Reigns With $23M+ – Box Office Update|date=January 5, 2025|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 8, 2025}} The film made a respective $5.1 million, $3.7 million, and $3.1 million in its third, fourth, and fifth weekends.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W02/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 2|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 14, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/box-office-wolf-man-one-of-them-days-1236259743/|title=Mufasa Leads One Of The Lowest MLK Weekends In A Decade With $15M+ – Sunday Box Office Update|date=January 19, 2025|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 19, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/box-office-flight-risk-mel-gibson-mark-wahlberg-mufasa-1236266398/|title='Flight Risk' Lifts Lionsgate To Second No. 1 Opening Of 2025 With $12M+ – Sunday Box Office Update |date=January 26, 2025|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 26, 2025}}
= Critical response =
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{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|82|7.4|336|Charged up by Timothée Chalamet's electric performance, this ballad of Bob Dylan might not get under the enigmatic artist's skin, but will make you feel like you've spent time in his company.|ref=yes|access-date=May 16, 2025}} {{MC film|70|59|ref=yes|access-date=January 20, 2025}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it a 93% overall positive score, with 76% saying they would "definitely recommend" it.
In a review for RogerEbert.com, Brian Tallerico awarded the film 3-1/2 out of 4 stars.{{Cite web |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |date=December 10, 2024 |title=A Complete Unknown movie review (2024) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-complete-unknown-movie-review-2024 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=RogerEbert.com |language=en-US |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219051335/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-complete-unknown-movie-review-2024 |url-status=live }} He praised the "solid performances, unshowy direction, and organic editing". Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian similarly praised the performances and gave the film 5 out of 5 stars, calling Chalamet "hypnotic" as Dylan.{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=December 10, 2024 |title=A Complete Unknown review – Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan is an electric revelation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/10/a-complete-unknown-review-timothee-chalamets-bob-dylan-is-an-electric-revelation |access-date=December 23, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Kyle Smith also applauded Chalamet's ability to capture different facets of Dylan's personality, including the songwriter's "supercilious air" and his creative genius. Smith especially liked the duet of the song "It Ain't Me Babe" between Monica Barbaro (as Joan Baez) and Chalamet, describing it "as spectacular".{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Kyle |title='A Complete Unknown' Review: Timothée Chalamet's Audacious Portrait of Bob Dylan |url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/a-complete-unknown-review-timothee-chalamets-audacious-portrait-of-bob-dylan-277bb87e |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}} Filmmakers Oliver Stone, William Goldenberg, and Paul Schrader also praised the film.{{cite news |last1=O'Flat |first1=Chris |title=65 Directors Pick Their Favorite Films of 2024 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/directors-pick-best-films-2024/ |access-date=December 30, 2024 |work=IndieWire |date=December 30, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/oliver-stone-weighs-in-on-some-2024s-top-movies-wicked-a-complete-unknown-the-brutalist-and-more/|title=Oliver Stone weighs in on some 2024's top movies: Wicked, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, and more|website=JoBlo.com|first=Matthew|last=Plale|date=January 2, 2025|access-date=January 3, 2025}}
In a mixed review, John Nugent of Empire gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. While he praised the performances, Nugent disliked that the movie "plays it safe" and "struggles to find something fresh to say".{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=John |date=December 10, 2024 |title=A Complete Unknown |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/a-complete-unknown/ |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=Empire |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220033552/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/a-complete-unknown/ |url-status=live }} A negative review from Richard Brody of The New Yorker viewed the movie as a hollow representation of Dylan's career, writing: "The movie offers answers that range from empty to artificial, leaving out the practicalities and manipulating dates and names in order to center the drama on a small number of personalities".{{Cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |date=December 19, 2024 |title="A Complete Unknown" Shears Off Vital Details in the Life of a Colossal, Complicated Artist |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/a-complete-unknown-shears-off-vital-details-in-the-life-of-a-colossal-complicated-artist |access-date=December 23, 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X |archive-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221015950/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/a-complete-unknown-shears-off-vital-details-in-the-life-of-a-colossal-complicated-artist |url-status=live }} In another negative review for The Forward, Seth Rogovoy expresses dislike for the film as a "conventional Hollywood biopic", criticizing the direction as a "mainstream route", "offering a superficial, simplified gloss on this remarkable story", as well as criticizing the historical inaccuracy and contrasting the film's approach with documentary films such as Dont Look Back in capturing Dylan's persona.{{Cite web |url=https://forward.com/culture/685288/the-crucial-bob-dylan-question-that-a-complete-unknown-fails-to-answer/ |title= The crucial Bob Dylan question that 'A Complete Unknown' fails to answer |last=Rogovoy |first=Seth |date=December 25, 2024 |website= The Forward |access-date=December 25, 2024}}
= Accolades =
Notes
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See also
- No Direction Home, a 2005 documentary film about Bob Dylan, his emergence in the Greenwich Village folk scene, and his transition to electric music, directed by Martin Scorsese.
- I'm Not There, a 2007 experimental biopic inspired by the life of Bob Dylan, directed by Todd Haynes.
- Inside Llewyn Davis, a 2013 Coen brothers film inspired by Dave Van Ronk's memoir, The Mayor of MacDougal Street. The film follows a fictional week in the life of a struggling New York City folk singer in 1961, leading up to Dylan's historic debut at The Gaslight Cafe.
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{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=Timothée Chalamet Is Channeling His Viral High School Rap Persona for A Complete Unknown Bob Dylan Biopic |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/timothee-chalamet-rap-alter-ego-bob-dylan-biopic-1234863023/ |website=Indiewire |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516160125/https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/timothee-chalamet-rap-alter-ego-bob-dylan-biopic-1234863023/ |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |last=Riley |first=Daniel |date=October 17, 2023 |title=Timothée Chalamet Goes Electric |url=https://www.gq.com/story/timothee-chalamet-gq-profile-2023 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017120701/https://www.gq.com/story/timothee-chalamet-gq-profile-2023 |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=GQ}}
{{cite web |last1=Vivarelli |first1=Nick |title=Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell Will Eat You Alive: How Bones and All Became the Year's Sexiest Cannibal Love Story |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/bones-and-all-timothee-chalamet-taylor-russell-cannibal-movie-1235432910/ |website=Variety |access-date=November 18, 2022 |date=November 15, 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116150905/https://variety.com/2022/film/features/bones-and-all-timothee-chalamet-taylor-russell-cannibal-movie-1235432910/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Kroll |first2=Justin |title=James Mangold Circling Swamp Thing Film; Bob Dylan Pic Still Focus Following Indiana Jones Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/james-mangold-swamp-thing-bob-dylan-dc-1235246621/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=February 2, 2023 |date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202054701/https://deadline.com/2023/02/james-mangold-swamp-thing-bob-dylan-dc-1235246621/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Monica Barbaro in Final Talks to Join Timothée Chalamet in Bob Dylan Biopic A Complete Unknown (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/monica-barbaro-timothee-chalamet-bob-dylan-biopic-1235404534/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 27, 2023 |date=April 27, 2023 |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427200745/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/monica-barbaro-timothee-chalamet-bob-dylan-biopic-1235404534/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Elle Fanning Joins Timothée Chalamet In Searchlight Pictures' A Complete Unknown |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/elle-fanning-joins-timothee-chalamet-in-a-complete-unknown-1235367141/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 15, 2023 |date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519011322/https://deadline.com/2023/05/elle-fanning-joins-timothee-chalamet-in-a-complete-unknown-1235367141/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title=Inside The Party As Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Bob Iger And Others Celebrate Launch Of Final Indy Late Into The Night At Cannes Film Festival |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/inside-the-party-harrison-ford-phoebe-waller-bridge-bob-iger-celebrate-launch-of-final-indy-cannes-1235372660/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 19, 2023 |date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519181003/https://deadline.com/2023/05/inside-the-party-harrison-ford-phoebe-waller-bridge-bob-iger-celebrate-launch-of-final-indy-cannes-1235372660/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Scorizello |first1=Sophia |title=Monica Barbaro on Fubar and Her Father-Daughter Dynamic With Co-Star Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'We'd Argue With Smiles on Our Faces' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/actors/monica-barbaro-fubar-arnold-schwarzenegger-1235623617/ |website=Variety |access-date=June 2, 2023 |date=May 25, 2023 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602044627/https://variety.com/2023/tv/actors/monica-barbaro-fubar-arnold-schwarzenegger-1235623617/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=James Mangold Confirms Bob Dylan Gave Timothée Chalamet Notes on A Complete Unknown |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-script-notes-timothee-chalamet-1234881201/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=July 5, 2023 |date=July 5, 2023 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705223536/https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-script-notes-timothee-chalamet-1234881201/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Melissa |first1=Billie |title=Timothée Chalamet Reveals He's Working With Elvis Prep Team for Bob Dylan Portrayal |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/streaming/timoth%C3%A9e-chalamet-reveals-hes-working-with-elvis-prep-team |website=Men's Journal |access-date=December 1, 2023 |date=October 17, 2023 |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018130119/https://www.mensjournal.com/streaming/timoth%C3%A9e-chalamet-reveals-hes-working-with-elvis-prep-team |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |last2=Fleming Jr |first2=Mike |title=Edward Norton To Play Pete Seeger In James Mangold's Bob Dylan Pic A Complete Unknown As Benedict Cumberbatch Departs Project Due To Scheduling |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/edward-norton-pete-seeger-bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-1235804813/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 25, 2024 |date=January 25, 2024 |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125184456/https://deadline.com/2024/01/edward-norton-pete-seeger-bob-dylan-a-complete-unknown-1235804813/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Christopher |title=Timothée Chalamet Will Do His Own Singing in Bob Dylan Biopic |url=https://collider.com/timothee-chalamet-singing-bob-dylan-biopic/?newsletter_popup=1 |website=Collider |access-date=April 7, 2023 |date=April 7, 2023 |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407211604/https://collider.com/timothee-chalamet-singing-bob-dylan-biopic/?newsletter_popup=1 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Kuperinsky |first1=Amy |title=Bob Dylan movie starring Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown, filming in N.J. |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/03/bob-dylan-movie-starring-timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-filming-in-nj.html#:~:text=Searchlight%20Pictures'%20%E2%80%9CA%20Complete%20Unknown,the%20Screen%20Actors%20Guild%20strike. |website=NJ.com |access-date=March 8, 2024 |date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308003304/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/03/bob-dylan-movie-starring-timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-filming-in-nj.html#:~:text=Searchlight%20Pictures'%20%E2%80%9CA%20Complete%20Unknown,the%20Screen%20Actors%20Guild%20strike. |url-status=live }}
{{cite web|last=McPherson|first=Chris|url=https://collider.com/bob-dylan-biopic-timothee-chalamet-set-images/|title=Timothée Chalamet Is 'A Complete Unknown in Bob Dylan Biopic Set Images|website=Collider|date=March 17, 2024|access-date=March 17, 2024|archive-date=August 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806171042/https://collider.com/bob-dylan-biopic-timothee-chalamet-set-images/|url-status=live}}
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