Bob Dylan Praises Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Brilliant’ Performance in ‘A Complete Unknown’: He’s ‘Completely Believable as Me’

Timothée Chalamet just got Bob Dylan‘s public stamp of approval for his turn as the crooner.

Chalamet portrays Dylan in upcoming biopic “A Complete Unknown.” Dylan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Chalamet is “completely believable” as a younger version of himself.

“There’s a movie about me opening soon called ‘A Complete Unknown‘ (what a title!),” Dylan wrote. “Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me.”

Dylan continued, “The film’s taken from Elijah Wald’s ‘Dylan Goes Electric’ – a book that came out in 2015. It’s a fantastic retelling of events from the early ‘60s that led up to the fiasco at Newport. After you’ve seen the movie, read the book.”

“A Complete Unknown” is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the script with Jay Cocks as based on Elijah Wald’s “Dylan Goes Electric.” The feature was originally titled “Going Electric.”

Chalamet prepared for the role for five years and sings in the film, which has already been getting Oscar buzz.

Chalamet previously told Rolling Stone that at times he “panicked” about authentically portraying Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”

“It was something I would go to sleep panicked about, losing a moment of discovery as the character — no matter how pretentious that sounds — because I was on my phone or because of any distraction,” Chalamet said. “I had three months of my life to play Bob Dylan, after five years of preparing to play him. So while I was in it, that was my eternal focus. He deserved that and then more.”

He added about transforming himself for the role, “God forbid I missed a step because I was being Timmy. I could be Timmy for the rest of my life!”

Chalamet even made sure that “A Complete Unknown” was a closed set to maintain full immersion. His co-star Edward Norton, who portrays Pete Seeger in the film, explained that Chalamet was “relentless” in his vision.

“No visitors, no friends, no reps, no nothing,” Norton said. “‘Nobody comes around us while we’re doing this.’ We’re trying to do the best we can with something that’s so totemic and sacrosanct to many people. […] He was right to be that protective.”