The Bob Dylan biography A Complete Unknown, directed by James Mangold, will open in theatres on December 25.
The film chronicles the musician’s journey from Minnesota to West Village balladeer to revolutionary folk singer, with Timothée Chalamet playing Dylan. He develops his closest ties throughout his ascent to prominence, but as he becomes dissatisfied with the folk movement and refuses to fit in, he makes a difficult decision that has an impact on culture all around the world. Mangold and Jay Cocks co-wrote the screenplay.
Mangold is skilled at creating a widely watched biopic about a musical icon. His Walk the Line film from 2005, which tells the story of Johnny Cash and June Carter, brought in over $186 million worldwide and nearly $120 million in domestic box office revenue. Reese Witherspoon won the Best Actress Oscar out of five nominations, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix.
In addition, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, and Scoot McNairy appear in A Complete Unknown. The producers are Chalamet, Mangold, Alan Gasmer, Jeff Rosen, Bob Bookman, Alex Heineman, Fred Berger, and Peter Jaysen.
Searchlight is no slouch for Disney when it comes to thriving at the post-Covid arthouse box office: last year, the spicy film Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, brought in $117.6 million worldwide ($34.5 million from the U.S. and Canada), and it won four Oscars, including Best Actress for Emma Stone.
Chalamet had previously received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Call Me By Your Name, starring Luca Guadagnino. Mangold has received two Oscar nominations: one for Adapted Screenplay for co-writing Logan, and the other for Best Picture for Ford v. Ferrari.
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