Elle Fanning Says She 'Teared Up' Watching Timothée Chalamet Sing as Bob Dylan for First Time in “A Complete Unknown”
Fanning recalled seeing her friend embody "this character in such a beautiful way" on the set of their upcoming film
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Elle Fanning at The Wrap's 2024 WrapWomen Power Women Summit in Beverly Hills, California, on Dec. 3, 2024; Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown (2024)Elle Fanning said she remembers "tearing up" hearing friend Timothée Chalamet sing as Bob Dylan for the first time while they were making A Complete Unknown
The actress was joined by sister Dakota Fanning during the discussion, held during the Power Women Summit in Beverly Hills, California, on Tuesday, Dec. 3
Elle plays Sylvie Russo — a character based on the real-life Suze Rotolo, Dylan's girlfriend and muse during the early 1960s — in A Complete Unknown
Elle Fanning was moved to tears seeing Timothée Chalamet sing as Bob Dylan for the first time on the set of their upcoming film A Complete Unknown.
The 26-year-old actress was joined by older sister Dakota Fanning for a spotlight conversation on Tuesday, Dec. 3, held during The Wrap's 2024 WrapWomen Power Women Summit at the Maybourne Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where she opened up about seeing her friend embody Dylan.
"Timothée's so extraordinary in the movie," Elle said, recalling of her first day on set, ''I was an audience member and he sang 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall.' But he came out and he actually gave us a full-on concert, like as Bob Dylan."
"I remember tearing up ... he's a friend of mine [and we've] worked together before," she continued, likely referencing their costarring time in Woody Allen's 2019 film A Rainy Day in New York.
"And so seeing him accomplish this and this character in such a beautiful way [was moving]," added Elle, who plays Sylvie Russo — a character based on the real-life Suze Rotolo, Dylan's girlfriend and muse during the early 1960s — in A Complete Unknown.
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Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo and Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown (2024)Elle also noted that Chalamet, 28, doesn't give a performance as "a caricature of Bob Dylan" — which is saying something, considering she is "a real big Bob Dylan fan, and I have been for a long time."
"I really was. I wasn't allowed to have posters on my wall because of the wallpaper in my room, but I had a cork board and it was all Bob Dylan," she explained. "And so, I was a harsh critic. I was like, 'What is Timmy gonna do?' And he just blew me away ... it's a real blend of him and Bob."
A Complete Unknown features Chalamet as a young Dylan, now 83, at the start of his professional music career, and covers the iconic folk rocker's revolutionary impact in the '60s.
In addition to Chalamet and Fanning, the movie also stars Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Eriko Hatsune, Big Bill Morgenfield, Scoot McNairy and Will Harrison. The film is directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line) who co-wrote the script with Jay Cocks.
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From L: Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown (2024); Bob Dylan in the late 1960sOn Monday, Dec. 2, Chalamet received The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Visionary Tribute honor at this year’s Gotham Awards for his work in A Complete Unknown, alongside Mangold, 60.
"I promised myself I’d keep it short and sweet because Bob Dylan was a man of few words," began Chalamet, who went on to thank his collaborators in his acceptance speech. "I'm looking out here and I see a lot of people that have helped shape the man I'm becoming, the artist I'm becoming, all sitting right here."
"I'm grateful to everyone who poured themselves into this project," the Oscar nominee continued. "Getting to study and immerse myself in the world of Bob Dylan has been the greatest education a young artist could receive."
"If you're already a fan of Bob Dylan, this will make perfect sense to you. And if you're not familiar with his work, perhaps our film can serve as a humble gateway to one of the great poets and chroniclers of our times," Chalamet added.
A Complete Unknown is in theaters Dec. 25.
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