A Complete Unknown director James Mangold tells IndieWire about recording songs live, working with Timothee Chalament, more for his Bob Dylan biopic.

EXCLUSIVE: A Complete Unknown DP Phedon Papamichael explains how Timothée Chalamet blended live-singing and pre-recorded tracks for the film.

The actor stars as a young Bob Dylan, who woos folk followers only to betray them later at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

James Mangold is entering the awards race at the perfect time with A Complete Unknown. The biopic, which follows the early stages of Bob Dylan's career, has

The filmmaker first tackled the life of Johnny Cash in 2005's Walk the Line, which garnered tons of acclaim, including an Oscar win for Reese Witherspoon and a nomination for Joaquin Phoenix. Now, Mangold returns to Cash in A Complete Unknown, another musical biopic, this time centered on the rise of a young Bob Dylan ( Timothée Chalamet ).

That exchange is one of the myriad wonderful little moments that comprises “A Complete Unknown,” the spellbinding film in which the lovely singing Monica Barbaro portrays Joan and an almost unbelievably sensational Timothée Chalamet stars as the then-cultural-icon-in-the-making Bob.

The new Bob Dylan biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” hits movie theaters on Christmas Day. It’s already considered a leading contender to land Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor, with Timothée Chalamet winning raves for his performance as a young Bob Dylan.

Dylan, a Nobel Prize winning poet, songwriter and performer, also ranks among the most enigmatic. Mangold chronicles Dylan’s Greenwich Village roots, performing in basement coffee houses, recording, forming a romantic and professional partnership with folk singer activist Joan Baez.

"Yeah, he was growing them," "A Complete Unknown" director James Mangold told Business Insider. "If you look earlier in the movie, there are some scenes where they aren't as long, but by the end, he had some full-on Nosferatu going on."

To become Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” Timothée Chalamet spent years practicing guitar and was even outfitted with cheek plumpers and nostril expanders.

Will Timothee Chalamet finally bag a Golden Globe trophy on January 5, 2025? The 28-year-old thespian, who has already been nominated four times for a Golden Globe award (“Call Me By Your Name,” “Beautiful Boy,