A Complete Unknown Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

Biography Drama Music

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Complete Unknown.

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  Timothee Chalamet

  ... Bob Dylan

  Marty Supreme, Dune: Part Two

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  Monica Barbaro

  ... Joan Baez

  Top Gun: Maverick, Crime 101

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  Boyd Holbrook

  Gone Girl, The Bikeriders

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  Scoot McNairy

  Nightbitch, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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  Dan Fogler

  Verona’s Romeo & Juliet, Fanboys

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  Will Harrison

  Manhunt (limited series)

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  Charlie Tahan

  Charlie St. Cloud, The Pale Blue Eye

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  Elle Fanning

  Maleficent, The Neon Demon

Crew Behind the Film

The A Complete Unknown behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer James Mangold last wrote Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Walk the Line.

Director

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Screenwriter

James Mangold

Producers

Fred Berger
Bob Bookman
Alan Gasmer
Peter Jaysen
James Mangold

Production Details

What we know about the A Complete Unknown movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the true story and the book "Dylan Goes Electric" by Elijah Wald.

Production Updates for A Complete Unknown

Oct 2024

Completed

Changed A Complete Unknown movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2024

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2024

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Now filming in New Jersey.

May 2023

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Production begins this summer in New York.

Jan 2020

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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