Timothee Chalamet and Austin Butler star in the new blockbuster Dune: Part Two, though Chalamet wants to keep working with him on his Bob Dylan biopic.
Chalamet, 28, was first announced to play the iconic Bob Dylan back in January 2020, with James Mangold was attached to direct the film called A Complete Unknown.
While it’s unclear when filming will begin, Chalamet has been seen carrying a guitar around Los Angeles as he heads to rehearsals for the project.
During a new joint interview with Butler, 32, Chalamet told NME that he really wants Butler to reprise his Oscar-nominated Elvis Presley role for his biopic.
Butler enthused, ‘I can’t wait for that film. I wish I could be on set every day to just watch the magic happen.’
Timothee Chalamet and Austin Butler star in the new blockbuster Dune: Part Two, though Chalamet wants to keep working with him on his Bob Dylan biopic
During a new joint interview with Butler, 32, Chalamet told NME that he really wants Butler to reprise his Oscar-nominated Elvis Presley role for his biopic
During a new joint interview with Butler, 32, Chalamet told NME that he really wants Butler to reprise his Oscar-nominated Elvis Presley role for his biopic
Chalamet responded, ‘I wish you were in it! There’s an Elvis character in the Johnny Cash biopic,’ referring to 2005’s Walk the Line, where Tyler Hilton played a young Elvis Presley in a minor role.
Chalamet’s A Complete Unknown director James Mangold also directed Walk the Line, which earned Reese Witherspoon an Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash.
Chalamet added, ‘It’s really brief, it’s very brief, but I was kind of wishing we could create a musical cinematic universe.’
Chalamet also added that he was, ‘picking’ Butler’s brain for tips on playing a music icon.
The film will focus on Dylan’s decision to use an electric guitar at the 1965 Newport Folk Music Festival, which would change the folk music scene forever.
In a recent interview with GQ, the boyfriend of Kylie Jenner revealed that he has been readying himself for the biopic with help from the team who coached Austin Butler for Elvis.
‘I’ve basically been working with his entire Elvis team for my Dylan prep,’ Timothee dished.
‘There’s a wonderful dialect coach named Tim Monich. Vocal coach named Erich Vetro. Movement coach named Polly Bennett.’
Chalamet responded, ‘I wish you were in it! There’s an Elvis character in the Johnny Cash biopic,’ referring to 2005’s Walk the Line, where Tyler Hilton played a young Elvis Presley in a minor role.
Chalamet’s A Complete Unknown director James Mangold also directed Walk the Line, which earned Reese Witherspoon an Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash
In a tip of the hat to Austin’s performance as Elvis, he added: ‘I just saw the way he committed to it all – and realized I needed to step it up.’
A Complete Unknown also stars Benedict Cumberbatch features as the Stalinist folk singer Pete Seeger, with Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez.
Elle Fanning will be delivering a turn as Timothee’s love interest, with PJ Byrne in a supporting role as the legendary music manager Harold Leventhal.
In 2022, the actor told Variety that he hasn’t ‘stopped preparing’ since landing the role, which he called ‘one of the greatest gifts’ of his career.
‘It’s been a wonderful experience getting to dive into that world, whether we get to make it or not,’ he continued. ‘But without giving anything away — because I don’t want to beat anyone to the punch, and obviously things have to come together officially — the winds that are blowing are blowing in a very positive direction.’
