Bob Dylan endorsed Timothée Chalamet's lead casting in the folk singer's biopic 'A Complete Unknown,' calling him a 'brilliant actor.'

Bob Dylan called Timothée Chalamet a 'brilliant actor,' throwing his full support behind Chalamet as he plays Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown,' out Dec. 25

Bob Dylan apparently has yet to see "A Complete Unknown" – can someone over at Searchlight get this man a screener please? – but he expressed faith in the film's star, whom he affectionately calls "Timmy.

The typically private musician is confident that the “brilliant” Chalamet is “going to be completely believable as me” in the biopic, which documents Dylan’s rise to fame.

“There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!),” Dylan said. “Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me.”

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Bob Dylan has written a song or two, but lately, he’s been generating attention for writing tweets (like this one about Nick Cave ). Well, he hopped back on X (formerly Twitter) today (December 4), and this time, he shared some thoughts about Timothée Chalamet, who’s portraying him in the upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown.

Legendary musician Bob Dylan is an enigmatic figure, so what would he make of a biopic about his life and career? Well, a recent tweet from the singer-songwriter reveals that while he hasn’t seen “A Complete Unknown,

Bob Dylan gives ‘brilliant actor’ Timothée Chalamet his seal of approval in forthcoming biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown’