2020 is already becoming the best year yet for Timothée Chalamet (and his fans). After melting hearts in Little Women , the actor is suiting up for another period film: a Bob Dylan biopic inspired by the icon's transition from folk music to electric — and the book Dylan Goes Electric, as The Hollywood Reporter notes.
This casting makes so much sense, tbh. Not only does Timothée already have Dylan's aloof cool down, he could also almost be mistaken for a young Dylan.
Coincidentally (or not), Timmy's character in Little Women, Laurie, wore outfits inspired by Bob Dylan, as the costume designer, Jacqueline Durran, has said.
There's also the fact that Timmy was bumping Bob Dylan's "Tombstone Blues" when he recently did a cover photoshoot with Saoirse Ronan for Entertainment Weekly.
Interestingly, Timmy was first rumored to be suiting up as Dylan in a film helmed by Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino, back last May. That project was a different one, though, inspired by Dylan's 1975 album Blood on the Tracks.
It turns out, there's a big intersection between Timothée Chalamet and Bob Dylan fans.
timothee chalamet playing bob dylan in a bob dylan biopic is the best news ive heard this decade
People are really excited about this...
Timothée Chalamet playing Bob Dylan going from acoustic to electric
... with very high hopes.
saying it right now, timothée chalamet is gonna be an academy award winner for his role as bob dylan in the future biopic, I can SENSE this from a mile away!! it’s confirmed!!
And, for anyone worried about the musical component to the film:
not a massive fan of timothee chalamet playing bob dylan but people asking ‘can he sing?’ bitch can bob dylan??