Timothée Chalamet gushes over latest project as he takes on Bob Dylan biopic

Timothée Chalamet has opened up about playing legendary musician Bob Dylan who he will portray in the biopic, A Complete Unknown and revealed an insight into his career

Timothée Chalamet has revealed the film he's most proud of.

The American actor who is best known for his roles in the coming of age film, Call Me By Your Name, Dune and Little Women, will swap fiction and focus on real life in his project. Timothée, 28, bagged the role of playing a young Bob Dylan in his upcoming biopic which will document his astronomic rise to stardom.

A Complete Unknown will delve into Dylan's career, including his iconic 1965 performance at the Newport Folk Festival. But while Timothée admits he had no idea just how much of an impact Bob had on the industry until he accepted the job, he now admits that despite his previous achievements, he's most proud of this role.

"I didn't know much about Dylan but now, having worked on it for so long, I really worship at the church of Bob," he said during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show. The New York native went on to add: "I am deeply passionate about this man and his work. My friends are tired of hearing me talk about him ad nauseam.

"This man has been so impactful on culture, and this film and this role are the ones I am most proud of." However, Timothée is yet to meet Bob who is described as an "elusive mysterious figure," as well as a "man of few words." Chalamet commented: "I am very respectful that it is true to his character that I would never get to meet him."

But while they have never met, Timothée has been given Bob's seal of approval. In a social media post, the musician who has been dubbed one of the greatest songwriters of all time, said: "There's a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). 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. 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."

Most recently, while attending various premieres for the film, Timothée has been channelling Bob's looks over the years, including blonde hair at the New York premiere – a tribute to Bob's appearance at the Sundance Film Festival back in 2003. Initially, the biopic was due to commence in 2019 but was halted due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and later the actor's strike.

But this appeared to work in Timothée's favour. Reflecting on this, he said: "I was confident about singing and by the time we got to do the film I wanted to sing and play the songs live."

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