Rock Cellar Magazine – Bob Dylan Had Approval Over the Script, According to A Complete Unknown Producer Biopic in Theaters Now [Video]

Current playing in theaters worldwide is A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic from director James Mangold starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role.

The highly anticipated film was released to critical acclaim, meticulous care going into every aspect of the story, which recalls Dylan’s early days and burgeoning success leading into the “Dylan goes electric” moment at the Newport Folk Festival, among other key moments.

Those who watch the movie may leave the theater wondering how accurate — or not — some of the on-screen depictions are, and in a new episode of the Ringer podcast The Town, the film’s producer Peter Jaysen revealed that Dylan himself was rather involved in bringing the project to its final form.

Namely, that the legendary singer/songwriter “had approval over the script,” as Jaysen says in the interview.

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” … He had meaningful input. He met with [director] Jim Mangold multiple times. At one point they sat there and they …