See Timothée Chalamet Sing Live on Set in a Behind-the-Scenes Look atA Complete Unknown(Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Timothée Chalametput his heart and soul into playingBob Dylan.

PEOPLE has an exclusive video showing behind the scenes ofA Complete Unknown, which covers Dylan’s life in the 1960s as he began performing in New York City and eventually makes the then-controversial decision to incorporate electric guitars and rock ‘n’ roll music into the acoustic folk genre.

“It was important for me to play and sing on set because it was in the spirit of the movie to do it live,” Chalamet, 28, says in the video, which features glimpses of the Oscar nominee singing Dylan’s songs “The Times They Are a Changin'” and “Like a Rolling Stone.”

The film’s music supervisor Steven Gizicki says Chalamet performed live guitar, vocals and harmonica solos for performances seen in the movie.

Edward Norton and Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown.Macall Polay/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

Macall Polay/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

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“Many of the artists through American pop culture that had the balls to turn their back on what was expected of them, that moment started with Bob,” Chalamet adds in the video. “His words are relevant; ‘Times They are A Changing’ ' is relevant, ‘Blowin’ in the Wind' is relevant.”

A synopsis of the film teases, “Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.”

“As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide.”

Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown.Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

Back in January, Chalametvisited Dylan’s high schoolin Hibbing, Minnesota, and spent time with the school’s drama students while staying in Dylan’s hometown.

Edward Nortoncostars in the movie as musician Pete Seeger, whileElle Fanningportrays Sylvie Russo, Dylan’s girlfriend in the early 1960s who can be seen on the album cover for Dylan’s 1963 debut albumThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.

A Complete Unknownis in theaters Dec. 25.

source: people.com