Biopic are huge gambles, especially when the focus is a music heavyweight. So, when Timothée Chalamet signed onto the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, fans (and critics) had reservations.

Off-kilter chocolatiers, desert messiahs, civil war-era heartthrobs, lone-wolf cannibals. Thus far, Timothée Chalamet’s career has been defined by being cast in thrilling roles by thrilling directors. His latest challenge is no different: playing Bob Dylan in the James Mangold-directed A Complete Unknown.

The actor is adamant that he's interpreting Dylan in "A Complete Unknown" biopic, not providing "fact," but rather "fable."

Timothée Chalamet has yet to meet Bob Dylan, the singer he’s portraying in ‘A Complete Unknown,’ other than seeing him perform live: 'He’s sort of retreated from the public eye. Never met him. Would love to!

Looking back on his first experience of performing on set, Chalamet explained how emotional he got after singing “Song to Woody,” which he called one of his “favorite Bob Dylan songs ever.” “I went home and I wept that night, not to be dramatic ...

Timothée Chalamet said that casting directors rejected him for major movies early in his career, including "The Maze Runner" and "Divergent," because he was too thin. But he said the rejection prepared him for his latest role as the music legend Bob Dylan.