Going Electric (Bob Dylan biopic)
 

That could be a really interesting movie and the actor/director combo fits just fine.

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Yikes, this I gotta see.

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This has serious potential. Brilliant news!

I can see this nabbing a whole bunch of Oscar nominations next year. Best Picture. Chalamet for Best Actor. Mangold for Best Director.

I hope you're right. I'm actually so excited that I wish I hadn't known about it.

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I'm guessing it's going to end up being waaay more conventional than I'm Not There, which might be a problem. Mangold tends to turn out consistently competent work, but I don't get the impression this is going to blow me away or anything.

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It’s gonna be very challenging for Chalamet to portray an American icon. Especially an icon who’s still living. It would be like portraying McCartney.

I'm sure Chalamet will be spending a lot of time with Dylan to study the man. I think he's a good choice to play him.

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⬆️ LOL. You seriously think that reclusive Mr. Dylan is going to let Chalamet anywhere near him?

You never know. He might be a fan of Little Women :D

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⬆️ The book, definitely. I’ll bet anything he has zero interest in the new movie version.

I bet Chalamet can do it. It depends upon the writing, especially the dialogue. Dylan has a certain flakiness to him, which I think Chalamet could be convincing at. He had a very good performance in A Rainy Day in New York. Surely any of Dylan's singing will be lip-synched, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Impersonating the character is one thing, but so many of these biopics miss the mark. We'll have to wait and see.

~Doc

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Considering how Dylan's singing voice actually sounds, I don't think you need to bother with lip-syncing.