Timothée Chalamet has yet to meet Bob Dylan, the singer he’s portraying in ‘A Complete Unknown,’ other than seeing him perform live: 'He’s sort of retreated from the public eye. Never met him. Would love to!

Off-kilter chocolatiers, desert messiahs, civil war-era heartthrobs, lone-wolf cannibals. Thus far, Timothée Chalamet’s career has been defined by being cast in thrilling roles by thrilling directors. His latest challenge is no different: playing Bob Dylan in the James Mangold-directed A Complete Unknown.

But he said the rejection prepared him for his latest role as the music legend Bob Dylan. Dylan had an unconventional music career, beginning as a folk singer before controversially transitioning to rock in the mid-1960s. In an interview with music ...

Your honor, may Timothée Chalamet approach the bench. Chalamet is guilty as charged, having committed one of the worst crimes an actor can do before starring in a biopic: He watched five minutes of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The results are unsurprising. The film scared the hell out of him.

The actor is adamant that he's interpreting Dylan in "A Complete Unknown" biopic, not providing "fact," but rather "fable."

Biopic are huge gambles, especially when the focus is a music heavyweight. So, when Timothée Chalamet signed onto the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, fans (and critics) had reservations.