Timothée Chalamet Reacts to Bob Dylan’s Praise Ahead of Biopic Premiere

Bob’s compliment didn’t go unnoticed by Timothée, “Floored. I am so grateful,” the Dune star wrote over a repost of Bob’s tweet. “Thank you Bob.”

The Wonka star plays the Grammy-winning musician in the film that focuses on Bob's early days as a musician in New York City, including the Minnesota native's iconic performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. There, the mostly acoustic singer-songwriter rocked out on electric guitar and shook up the folk music scene.

Timothée spoke about his transition playing the “Like a Rolling Stone” singer, and how he was encouraged to create his own interpretation of the veteran musician.  

“Harry Shifman, one of my earliest mentors,” Timothée said in November on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe, “when I was taking on this role, he said, ‘Don't worry about being Bob Dylan because people can go see Bob Dylan, they can watch the early footage or go see him now because he still tours.’”

And he couldn’t help but gush over his costars in the film, which releases Christmas Day, including Elle Fanning, who plays Sylvie Russo, and Monica Barbaro.

“This is about not only myself interpreting Bob,” Timmy continued, “but Edward Norton interpreting Pete Seeger, Monica interpreting Joan Baez and Boyd Holbrook interpreting Johnny Cash in this moment in the '60s where American culture was a kaleidoscope and Greenwich Village was a kaleidoscope, the way culture still is now too, but without being a history teacher, that was the beginning, personalized music, stuff with intention, stuff with poetry, it all started there in the movie.”

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