Timothée Chalamet Just Earned Bob Dylan's Stamp of Approval for Biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’

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You don't need us to tell you that Timothée Chalamet is a bonafide capital-M Movie Star (his roles in Little Women, Wonka, and Dune can do that for us), but what we will tell you is that his upcoming role in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has earned a stamp of approval from the music legend himself. Dylan took to social media to write a message about the flick, particularly giving Timmy high praise.

"There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothée Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me," the "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" singer wrote on December 4. He added, "The film’s taken from Elijah Wald’s Dylan Goes Electric – a book that came out in 2015. It’s a fantastic retelling of events from the early ‘60s that led up to the fiasco at Newport. After you’ve seen the movie read the book."

Amid a trip to Dylan's homeland of Minnesota for a screening and Q&A of the film, Timmy reacted to the compliment. "Floored. I am so grateful. Thank you Bob," the Oscar-nominated star wrote.

Of course, Timmy's ~premiere~ fan page ClubChalamet (who we happen to be huge fans of, FYI) also weighed in on the sweet moment. The admin responded to Dylan's original post with a snap of Elijah Wald’s Dylan Goes Electric, writing, "Thanks Bob! We're all really excited to watch Timothée in A Complete Unknown! And I recently started to read Wald's book!"

Ditto, ClubChalamet. Ditto. 🥹

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