“A Complete Unknown,” the musical biopic about Bob Dylan that garnered eight Academy Award nominations, including best picture, and $127 million worldwide at the box office, will begin streaming March 27 on Hulu.
The film takes place in the early ’60s as Dylan, played by “Call Me by Your Name” star Timothée Chalamet, takes on New York City and causes a rift in the musical community after he challenges the lines between folk and electric music. Edward Norton plays Pete Seeger, who becomes a mentor figure to Dylan, while Monica Barbaro plays Joan Baez, the singer-songwriter with whom Dylan falls in love.
In his positive review for Variety, Owen Gleiberman described the film as an “entrancingly offbeat drama,” claiming that Chalamet “becomes Bob Dylan” when he sings “Song to Woody” to the sick Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy). The film features the songwriting origins of Dylan’s most iconic songs, including “Masters of War,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “The Times They Are A-Changin'” and “Like a Rolling Stone.”
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The R-rated film is Searchlight’s sixth-highest domestic grosser of all-time at $74 million and the company’s 13th-highest worldwide grosser, currently ahead of both “Birdman” and “Little Miss Sunshine.” The film reportedly cost between $60 million to $70 million to produce.
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James Mangold received his first best director nomination at the Oscars for “A Complete Unknown” while his previous films “Logan,” “Ford v Ferrari” and “Walk the Line” also received Oscar nominations. Chalamet, Norton and Barbaro were all nominated for acting awards.
