Legendary musician and Minnesota native Bob Dylan weighed in publicly this week for the first time on the decision to cast Timothée Chalamet as him in the upcoming biopic “A Complete Unknown.”
Dylan gave his blessings in a post Wednesday afternoon on X. “Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me,” the post read. “Or a younger me. Or some other me.”
After seeing Dylan’s praise, Chalamet posted an Instagram story with a stream of verbs to convey how excited he was, including “screaming,” “crying,” and “pooping.” “Thank you Bob!!!! Dream come true!!!!” Chalamet wrote in his post.
News swirled locally of Chalamet playing Dylan in January, when he made a surprise visit with students in the drama department at Hibbing High School, where Dylan attended. He was visiting to conduct research for his Dylan role.
✏️ Louis Krauss
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