Mickey Rourke He appears to have criticized the portrayal Bob Dylan Just days ago Timothée Chalamet His take on a rock legend.
“Bob Dylan was one of the most interesting people I have ever met,” Rourke, 72, wrote. Instagram on Monday, December 23 with a photo of the music icon. “But whoever played Bob Dylan in Portrain Bob Dylan was a really bad actor. Mickey and Dima and the kids wuffwuffwuff.”
While Chalamet was not mentioned by name, Rourke's candid post comes days before the young actor's new film, Completely anonymouswas released on Christmas Day.
In the film, Chalamet (28 years old) plays the role of Dylan (83 years old) from the beginning of his career in New York in the 1960s until his famous electric guitar performance of the song “Like a Rolling Stone” at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
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Dylan himself was the one who seemed most excited about acting and the film.
“There's a movie about me opening soon Completely anonymous (What a title!). Dylan wrote that Timothée Chalamet plays the title role via X On December 4th. “Timmy is a great actor, so I'm sure he'll be just as believable as me. Or younger than me. Or the other me.”
Dylan explained that the film was taken from Elijah's father's Dylan goes electric – A book published in 2015.
He added: “It is a fascinating account of the events that occurred in the early 1960s that led to the Newport fiasco.” “After you watch the movie, read the book.”
Chalamet later He expressed his gratitude To Dylan's post he responded: “Subtracted. I'm so grateful. Thank you Bob.”
As part of the role, Chalamet enlisted the help of A.J Vocal coach before singing and playing guitar live on set. When talking to Apple music In November, the actor described the role as “the most unique challenge I've ever done.”
While it's unclear what Dylan thought of Rourke's latest Instagram post, he has previously expressed his admiration for his work on the big screen.
In his memoirs entitled Chronicles, Volume IDylan remembers seeing Rourke perform at Homeboy He shared with us how he made this impact on his album Oh mercy.
“He can break your heart with one look.” Dylan books. “The movie was traveling to the moon every time he appeared on screen. No one could hold a candle to him. He was just there, he didn't have to say hello or goodbye. Just seeing him act gave me the inspiration to cut the last two songs for this album.”
we I have reached out to Rourke's team for comment.
Completely anonymous It hits theaters on Wednesday, December 25.
