A Complete Unknown teaser: Timothee Chalamet channels a young Bob Dylan. Watch

Directed by James Mangold, A Complete Unknown also stars Edward Norton and Elle Fanning. The film will release in December.

Published on: Jul 24, 2024, 19:15:19 IST

By Santanu Das

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The highly anticipated first teaser trailer of Timothee Chalamet's next film A Complete Unknown has been released! On Wednesday, Searchlight Pictures dropped the two-minutes long teaser of the biographical drama, which stars Timothee as a young Bob Dylan. What's more! Fans now have a glimpse of Timothee's singing voice as Dylan! In the teaser, he croons A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall during a pivotal moment. (Also read: Timothee Chalamet to sing in Bob Dylan biopic, confirms director James Mangold)

Timothee Chalamet in a still from the teaser of A Complete Unknown.

About the trailer

The teaser begins with Edward Norton's character addressing a crowd that he is going to tell a story that started a few months ago, when he met a young man who dropped out of nowhere and started to play a song. In that moment, he knew that there lies a glimpse of a future. The scene cuts to Timotee singing A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall to a stunned audience. What follows is a montage of scenes as this young man meets Elle Fanning's character, discovers his footing in a big city, and finds his voice.

Fan reactions

The biopic follows the early years of the American singer-songwriter who goes on to become a global sensation. The official synopsis reads: “Set in the influential New York music scene of the early ’60s, ‘A Complete Unknown’ follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s (Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts — his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation — culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.” It stars Edward Norton, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro.

Reacting to the trailer, a fan commented: “Oh my god, Timothee will rock this. Can't wait to watch this!” A second fan said, “You can see Timothy’s puts his emotion into the meaning of the words he’s singing even, I think it’ll be a great movie!” A comment read: “This made me more emotional than I expected.”

A Complete Unknown will be released later this year, in December.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Santanu Das
Santanu Das is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over 5 years of experience, writing on films, pop culture and film festivals. He has a keen interest in writing about South Asian independent films and has covered several film festivals, including Sundance and CPH: Docx. He also brings a sharp perspective to the monthly column called The Fault in Our Stars, where he writes about a recent film/series and what stops the ‘good’ from becoming ‘great’. A gold medalist from Banaras Hindu University, Santanu completed his postgraduate studies in English from Jadavpur University. He is also a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic. When not watching films or speaking to celebrities, Santanu can be found reading a book. Some of his favourite films are Aparajito, Ponyo and The Double Life of Veronique. His favourite books include The Corrections, The God of Small Things and A Room of One's Own. Santanu continues to write passionately about films and celebrity culture. He brings a relatable, as well as critically informed, lens to entertainment and culture for a wide audience. Find him on LinkedIn: santanudasfilm Instagram: @santupechaRead More

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