When it comes to his work, Timothée Chalamet’s quality is similar a rolling stone.
The Complete Unknown star, who was nominated for his 2nd Academy Award for his relation successful the Bob Dylan biopic, precocious revealed that helium was wholly committed to playing the musician, adjacent gaining a decent magnitude of weight.
“I’ve turned implicit each stone,” Timothée said Jan. 20 connected NPR’s All Things Considered podcast. “I did each the work, similar you conscionable described, physicality, behavior-wise. But thing we haven’t truly talked about, I besides enactment connected 20 pounds because, judge it oregon not, I was thinner than the guy.”
But embodying the “Blowin’ In The Wind” vocalist isn’t the archetypal clip that the 29-year-old—who is dating Kylie Jenner—has had to see his value successful his work.
“If I auditioned for The Maze Runner oregon Divergent, things of that assortment that were popping erstwhile I was coming up,” Timothée explained connected The Zane Lowe Interview Series successful November, “the feedback was always, ‘Oh, you don’t person the close body.’ I had an cause that called maine and said, ‘You got to enactment connected weight,’ basically—not aggressively, but you know.”
And portion helium didn’t look successful either of those sagas, Timmy—who besides learned to sing and play some the guitar and harmonica for A Complete Unknown—is nary alien to committing his full beingness to a role.
Last month, helium attended the New York City premiere of the Bob Dylan pic transformed into a past look of the singer, astir notably sporting consecutive blonde hairsbreadth beneath a heather bluish beanie. He besides rocked a achromatic leather overgarment and black-and-white plaid scarf that matched the erstwhile look. To premieres of the movie successful different cities, helium has been likewise committed to channeling Bob.
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For different role, Timothée was spotted successful September filming an upcoming Josh Safdieproject Marty Supreme successful a wholly antithetic style. While walking the New York City street, helium debuted his now-notable mustache and sported a ‘50s-style ‘fit.
Read connected to spot much stars who, similar Timothée, made large transformations for a role.