It’s always hard to believe that a biopic will do its subject justice, but when it comes to James Mangold’s upcoming film about Bob Dylan, we seem to be well taken care of.mangold told independent connection The iconic singer-songwriter provided director’s notes for his screenplay completely unknownTimothée Chalamet as Dylan.
“I spent several days in his company, very charming, talking one-on-one with him,” Mangold said of Dylan. “I have a script that he annotated himself that I treasure. He loves movies. The first thing Bob said to me the first time I sat down with him was, ‘I love police land’ (Mangold’s 1997 feature film). “
This also ensures completely unknown Will only describe a few years in Dylan’s life, rather than trying to cram his full story into a two-hour movie. “It’s not really a Bob Dylan biopic,” Mangold said.
“The reason Bob was so supportive of us making this film is that, like in all cases I think the best real-life films, it’s never going from cradle to grave, but they’re about a very specific moment,” the director explained. “In this case, it might sound Altman, but it’s an ensemble piece about this moment, New York in the early ’60s, this 17-year-old with $16 in his pocket, hitchhiking to New York Meet Woody Guthrie, he’s in the hospital, dying of a neurological disease.”
Mangold continued: “He sang a song for Woody that he wrote for him and became friends with Pete Seeger, who was like Woody’s son, and Pete arranged for him to play in the local area. The gig at the club where you met Joan Baez and all the others was part of the world, this drifter from Minnesota with a fresh name and a fresh outlook on life, a star, within a year Signed to the biggest record label in the world, three years later record sales rivaling The Beatles.”
In addition to Chalamet, completely unknown Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russell and Benedict Cumberbatch as Pete Seeger. What’s more, Chalamet sings himself when playing the artist with a unique voice. The film is expected to begin production in August this year.
mangold’s last film was in june Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Fortune.as for dylan, he released a live album shadow kingdom Back to April.