Timothée Chalamet drops ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ cover in new Bob Dylan biopic teaser clip

29 October, 2024

Timothée Chalamet has shared a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’, ahead of the release of biopic A Complete Unknown.

The Dune star is set to play the music legend in the upcoming film, which will chart Dylan’s controversial switch from acoustic to electric guitar in the mid-’60s. The film will be released in US cinemas on December 25, with a UK release to follow on January 17.

Now, Chalamet has given a preview of the film by dropping his version of one of Dylan’s most iconic tracks, ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’, originally released on the 1965 album ‘Bringing It All Back Home’.

Chalamet shows off an impressive Dylan impression on the song, and the accompanying video shows the actor replicating Dylan’s famous promo in which he tosses away cue cards with lyrics from the song. The clip also includes footage of Chalamet in character on set, and a few behind-the-scenes glimpses too. Check it out below, alongside the original video.

Earlier this month, the first full trailer for the film was released, including a scene from Dylan’s infamous appearance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, where he was booed for veering in a rock-influenced direction.

Edward Norton co-stars in A Complete Unknown as folk singer Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning plays Dylan’s girlfriend Sylvie Russo and Monica Barbaro portrays Joan Baez.

The film is directed by James Mangold, who also helmed the acclaimed Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line. Mangold also co-wrote the film alongside Jay Cocks (Gangs of New York, The Age of Innocence).

In a recent interview with NME alongside his Dune: Part Two co-star Austin Butler, Chalamet said he would have liked Butler’s version of Elvis Presley, from the Baz Luhrmann hit Elvis, to appear in A Complete Unknown.

In other news, Chalamet recently showed up at his own lookalike competition in New York City, among around 900 other wannabe Chalamets. A top prize of $50 (£39) in cash and a trophy was on offer for the winner – although it is unclear whether Chalamet himself was eligible.

Elsewhere, the first images of Chalamet in character as a 1950s ping pong prodigy in the film Marty Supreme have emerged. The film wis written and directed by Josh Safdie and will be distributed by A24.

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