Nearly 20 years later, James Mangold is still finding inspiration in the musical biopic genre, despite previous jabs at his work. The 2x Oscar nominee, who co-wrote and directed the 2005 Johnny Cash pic Walk the Line, has not been scared off from paying cinematic tribute to other legendary musicians…

James Mangold has made a career out of versatility in tackling the kinds of movies he wants to do as a filmmaker. In fact. I compared him to Howard Hawks who seemingly could do it all. That versatility ranges from indie breakouts like his first success H…

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival gala will be lauding Wicked star Cynthia Erivo and A Complete Unknown filmmaker James Mangold at their Jan. 24 fundraiser dinner at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah. Erivo will be honored with the Visionary Award for her uncompromising work and notable contributions…

In A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet and co-star Edward Norton made an effort to include as many nods to their real-life characters as possible. At Tuesday’s Los Angeles premiere of the James Mangold-directed Bob Dylan biopic, which debuts Dec. 25 in theaters, Chalamet told Deadline his and…

“How does it feel? To be without a home? Like a complete unknown? Like a rolling stone?” I don’t know how many times I have heard that lyric and that song but never really gave it a whole lot of thought until I saw James Mangold’s very rich story of…

In a recent post on X, Bob Dylan made clear his support of Timothée Chalamet playing him in James Mangold’s upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown. The iconic singer-songwriter wrote that Chalamet is “a brilliant actor so I'm sure he's going to be completely believable as me.” And on Monday, the eve of the…

With Timothée Chalamet's next big film A Complete Unknown arriving in theaters Christmas Day, many may be curious about the actors work and preparation for portraying musician Bob Dylan in the film as well as the film's story parameters. An ensemble cast will accompany Chalamet and portray musicians…

EXCLUSIVE: James Mangold is sitting comfortably in a posh London hotel sipping tea. Actually, the seats are disagreeably sunken and the filmmaker jokes that we're like "six-year-olds" because we're sitting so low to the ground. "Yes, daddy, I'll have tea," he jokes. The filmmaker has been scooting…

An emotional Timothée Chalamet called the last five years studying and immersing himself in the iconic Bob Dylan "the greatest education a young artist could receive." "I promised myself I’d keep it short and sweet, because Bob Dylan was a man of few words," he said taking the mic at the Gotham…

Unlike Bob Dylan‘s decision to go electric, Timothée Chalamet‘s portrayal of the folk music legend appears to be a hit. Following an early screening of the James Mangold-helmed biopic A Complete Unknown, which premieres Dec. 25 in US theaters and Jan. 17 in the UK, Chalamet is earning Oscar buzz as…

Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold will be honored with a Visionary Tribute at the upcoming Gotham Awards for their work on A Complete Unknown, the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic from Searchlight Pictures — a distinction recognizing “groundbreaking collaborations that push the boundaries of storytelling in…

Searchlight Pictures on Friday unveiled a new poster for its Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic singer-songwriter, which you can view below. Slated for release on Christmas Day, A Complete Unknown is set in New York in the early 1960s. Against the backdrop…