EXCLUSIVE: Timothee Chalamet channels Bob Dylan in satin shirt and leather slacks while carrying book about the singer as he prepares to play the icon in a biopic
Timothee Chalamet showed up in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The actor carried an early copy of an upcoming book about Bob Dylan.
The enormous tome, titled Bob Dylan: Mixing Up The Medicine, is a collection of archival material from the singer’s career, such as photos and draft lyrics.
Although the book will not be officially published until next Tuesday, Timothee has apparently already managed to obtain a copy.
The 27-year-old movie star is preparing to star in a biopic about the folk singer, focusing on his explosively controversial decision to go electric in 1965.
When spotted this week, Timothee’s resemblance to Bob was clearly visible, including his wiry physique and mop of dark curly hair.
On the road: Timothee Chalamet showed up in Los Angeles on Thursday with an early copy of an upcoming book about Bob Dylan
Details: Although the book will not be officially published until next Tuesday, Timothee has apparently already managed to obtain a copy
Uncanny: The 27-year-old movie star (left) prepares to star in a biopic about the folk singer (right), focusing on his explosively controversial decision to go electric in 1965
He showed off his slender legs in tight leather pants and exuded sixties chic in a cream-colored floral tunic with the top buttons open to reveal a beaded necklace.
In a brand new interview with GQTimothee revealed that he prepared for the biopic with help from the team that coached Austin Butler for Elvis.
“I actually worked with his entire Elvis team for my Dylan prep,” Timothee said.
“There’s a great dialect coach named Tim Monich. Vocal coach named Erich Vetro. Exercise coach named Polly Bennett.”
Previewing Austin’s performance as Elvis, he added, “I just saw the way he committed to it – and realized I had to take it a step further.”
Austin achieved new star status last year with his Oscar-nominated role in Baz Lurhmann’s biopic of Elvis Presley.
He then traveled to Europe to star alongside Timothee in Dune: Part Two – and while he did so, he left Timothee thoroughly impressed with his acting skills.
Dune: Part Two features Austin as a bloodthirsty warrior who also happens to be the nephew of a baron, played by Stellan Skarsgard.
Timothee told GQ that during the very first cast reading, which was held via Zoom, Austin was “already talking like Stellan Skarsgard.”
There he is, showing off his slender legs in tight leather pants and exuding 60s chic in a cream-colored floral tunic with the top buttons undone to reveal a beaded necklace
Looking ahead: In a new interview with GQ, Timothee revealed that he prepared for the biopic with help from the team that coached Austin Butler for Elvis
Making it happen: In a tip of the hat to Austin’s performance as Elvis, he added, “I just saw the way he committed to it – and realized I had to take it a step further.”
Pedigree: His upcoming Bob Dylan film, titled A Complete Unknown, will be directed by James Mangold, whose filmography includes the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line
When I heard Timothee tell it, ‘everyone’ was touched by the transformation, and ‘I can’t emphasize enough how inspiring it was for me personally.’
The Call Me By Your Name star explained, “Because here was someone who’s a little bit older than me, but for generations we’ve been alike, and I don’t know how he would put it, but his journey was different than mine. But he takes the job very seriously.”
Timothee gushed: ‘And I feel like I haven’t seen that in anyone my age, whether it was at drama school or on set, who took the work so seriously, but after ‘cut’ they didn’t, you know , in some testament to how seriously they took it – and in its place is this hugely likable, wonderful man.”
His upcoming Bob Dylan film, titled A Complete Unknown, will be directed by James Mangold, whose filmography includes the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Stalinist folk singer Pete Seeger, with Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez.
Elle Fanning will star as Timothee’s love interest, with PJ Byrne in a supporting role as legendary music manager Harold Leventhal.