Timothee Chalamet to Play Bob Dylan in Biopic From James Mangold
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Fox Searchlight is behind the movie and has secured the rights to Dylan's music.
Like a rolling stone, James Mangold is moving from one biopic to another.
After tackling the world of racing in Ford v Ferrari, the director is teaming with Timothee Chalamet for an untitled musical biopic centering on Bob Dylan.
The Fox Searchlight feature, based on the book Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah Wald, will track the legendary singer-songwriters switch from folk to rock music. Jay Cocks penned the screenplay.
Dylan, who will exec produce, is working on the film with Mangold and Searchlight, which has secured music rights.
Dylan’s longtime manager Jeff Rosen will produce with Mangold, Veritas Entertainment Group’s Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer and Peter Jaysen, as well as Automatik’s Fred Berger and The Picture Company’s Alex Heineman and Mangold. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Andrew Rona will exec produce.
Chalamet is currently in theaters with Greta Gerwig's Little Women, and is set for Denis Villeneuve's Dune remake and Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch. He is repped by UTA and Ginsburg Daniels. Mangold is repped by WME.
Searchlight's Dylan movie is the latest is a line of studio biopics about music icons. Fox's Bohemian Rhapsody earned over $900 million at the global box office, with star Rami Malek receiving the Oscar for his performance as frontman Freddie Mercury, while Taron Egerton earned a Golden Globe for his role as Elton John in Paramount's Rocketman.
In November it was announced that a movie about the life and career of Michael Jackson is in the works from Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King and his GK Films. A studio is not yet attached to the project.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.
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Mia Galuppo, Khareem Sudlow, DMTDaily
