The weight ofBob Dylan’s legacy is not lost onTimothee Chalamet.
So while I was in it, that was my eternal focus.
He deserved that and then more."
Timothée Chalamet; Bob Dylan in 1966.Noam Galai/Getty; Cummings Archives/Redferns
He added, “God forbid I missed a step because I was being Timmy.
I could be Timmy for the rest of my life!”
Though he wasn’t totally Method, he took care to protect his mindset.
Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unknown’.Macall Polay/Searchlight Pictures
Or, asEdward Nortonput it, he was relentless.
‘Nobody comes around us while we’re doing this.’
We’re trying to do the best we can with something thats so totemic and sacrosanct to many people.
And I agreed totally it was like, we cannot have a f—ing audience for this.
Weve got to believe to the greatest degree we can.
And he was right to be that protective."
“Particularly for something that’s really like a tightrope walk.”
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Fanning’s character is based on the late artist Suze Rotolo, who wasrenamedfor the film.
But what unites them all is their relationship to Bob."
He continued, “All of these characters have an absolutely tremendous effect on each other at this moment.
Each of them are talents blossoming in this turbulent moment in the country and rising together to stardom.
A Complete Unknownhits theaters on Dec. 25.
