Oscar-nominated director James Mangold directs Timothée Chalamet as the Nobel-Prize winning Musician Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'. Starring Chalamet with Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo,

Bob Dylan's rich legacy of more than 50 albums is a counterpoint to "narcissistic" modern music focused on "me, me, me", the director of the recently released biopic about the singer told AFP.

Angelina Jolie became the star that she is today thanks to her work in Mangold’s 1999 drama Girl, Interrupted, which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Mangold also made his first attempt at a musician biopic with the Johnny Cash film Walk the Line,

Trailblazer honoree James Mangold says now is the time for storytellers to lean into "sincerity and earnestness" more than ever: "We shouldn’t be embarrassed to feel shit and show it."

Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar and sing like Bob Dylan for “A Complete Unknown.” He also gained 20 pounds to look more like the folk music legend, he revealed an interview with NPR. “I’ve turned over every stone.

A look at James Mangolds's Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown', starring Timothée Chalamet, which has left us wanting to listen to albums and not watch movies.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LIKE A ROLLING STONE") CHALAMET: (As Bob Dylan, singing) Once upon a time, you dressed so fine. You threw the bums a dime in your prime. Didn't you? CHANG: When I spoke to Chalamet and the film's director, James Mangold, I asked if it ...

Actor Timothée Chalamet and director James Mangold share their love of Bob Dylan.

Timothee Chalamet said he gained 20 pounds to play Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown.' 'Believe it or not, I was thinner than the guy,' he said.

With hits like Logan & Walk the Line, and the currently playing A Complete Unknown, James Mangold is climbing the list of highest-grossing directors.

James Mangold, who just received an Oscar nomination for directing the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” (itself a best picture nominee) has said that, although his film drew from interviews, historical documents and a book about Dylan’s appearance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, he “ didn’t feel a fealty to a documentary level of facts. ”