Timothee Chalamet and Austin Butler star in the new blockbuster Dune: Part Two, although Chalamet wants to continue working with him on his Bob Dylan biopic.
It was first announced that Chalamet, 28, would play the iconic Bob Dylan in January 2020, and James Mangold was tapped 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 said NME who really wants Butler to reprise his Oscar-nominated role as Elvis Presley for his biopic.
Butler enthused, “I can’t wait to see that movie.” “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, although Chalamet wants to continue 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 role as Elvis Presley for his biopic.
During a new joint interview with Butler, 32, Chalamet told NME that he really wants Butler to reprise his Oscar-nominated role as Elvis Presley for his biopic.
Chalamet responded: ‘I wish you were in this! There is 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 short, it’s very short, but I wanted us to create a musical cinematic universe.”
Chalamet also added that he was “picking” Butler’s brain for advice on how to play 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, Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend revealed that he has been preparing for the biopic with the help of the team that trained Austin Butler for Elvis.
“I’ve basically been working with his entire Elvis team for my preparation for Dylan,” Timothee explained.
‘There’s a wonderful dialect teacher called Tim Monich. Vocal coach named Erich Vetro. Movement coach named Polly Bennett.
Chalamet responded: ‘I wish you were in this! There is 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.
Paying tribute to Austin’s performance as Elvis, he added: “I just saw the way he committed to everything and realized he needed to step up.”
A Complete Unknown also stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stalinist folk singer Pete Seeger, with Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez.
Elle Fanning will play Timothee’s love interest, with PJ Byrne in a supporting role as legendary music director 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 to immerse ourselves in that world, whether we make it or not,” he continued. “But without revealing anything, because I don’t want to get ahead of anyone and obviously things have to be settled officially, the winds that are blowing are blowing in a very positive direction.”