Bob Dylan is the latest music legend getting his Hollywood biopic, and director James Mangold has a very clear vision for this project. Timothée Chalamet will play the young Bob Dylan in this biopic, and Mangold revealed he’ll do his own singing.
Mangold briefly discussed his upcoming film with Collider during the Star Wars Celebration in London. When asked if the Oscar-nominated actor will do his own singing as the young Bob Dylan, the director simply answered with an, “Of course!”
Mangold’s film is based on Elijah Wald’s book Dylan Goes Electric, and he can’t wait to dive into this story when the production kicks off this August.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of Bob — a young 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within three years,” said Mangold.
Mangold has been developing his Bob Dylan biopic under the working title A Complete Unknown since 2020, but this project faced several delays over the years. Chalamet revealed that he never stopped preparing for the role, and said it’s been a wonderful experience getting to dive into Dylan’s world.
