No Box He Won't Escape From: James Mangold on "A Complete Unknown" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

Story by Clint Worthington

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Iconic director James Mangold revisits the music biopic genre, diving into the pivotal early years of Bob Dylan's rise to fame with rising star Timothée Chalamet in the lead role.

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Mangold shines a light on Dylan's formative years, exploring the tension between his meteoric rise and the folk music establishment, including a poignant performance from Edward Norton as Pete Seeger.
The film features Dylan's own words, drawn from the personal letters he exchanged with Johnny Cash, who's portrayed by Boyd Holbrook as a devil-on-the-shoulder figure encouraging Dylan's defiance of the folk purists.

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James Mangold, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Edward Norton, Searchlight Pictures, A Complete Unknown, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, Ford v. Ferrari, Logan, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein

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