A Full Unknown may be most simply described as “the Bob Dylan biopic” — besides that making a conventional biopic about Bob Dylan could be an unimaginable job, given the artist’s famously mysterious nature. That’s why Timothée Chalamet, sondramedia’s Movie Performer of the Yr, dove into taking part in the famed musician with no expectation of getting a deeper perception into Dylan’s soul. As an alternative, he merely did his greatest to seize the ability of Dylan’s expertise, and his affect on these round him.
Within the above video interview (or watch through YouTube), Chalamet explains why he was grateful for the period of time he needed to put together to play Dylan: Versus many movie tasks, the place an actor may be capable to spend just a few months engaged on their efficiency, he had literal years to dive into the legacy of the musical icon.
He wanted that point, he says, as a result of “there have been the literal, perhaps extra technical sides just like the guitar-playing or the harmonica-playing or physicality stuff that I might grind my tooth in, however extra impactfully, if that’s a phrase to, to me, was simply getting to seek out my reference to the music and with the determine that’s Bob Dylan.”
Watch the interview above, and take a look at the complete cowl story, that includes further insights from co-stars Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro. Chalamet’s interview can also be accessible to listen to on our new sondramedia UNCUT: Annual Report podcast, completely on Amazon Music, alongside discussions with TV Performer of the Yr Anna Sawai, Composers of the Yr Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (plus their Challengers [MIXED] collaborator Boys Noize), Comic of the Yr Nikki Glaser, and extra!
Make sure that to peep our full 2024 Annual Report for extra unique interviews and best-of lists (just like the 25 Finest Movies of the Yr).
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