The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards
Disney will release the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, to digital outlets and home video this spring. Certified-Fresh and Certified-Hot on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences can get Searchlight Pictures’ A Complete Unknown with never-before-seen bonus extras when the film arrives on digital platforms on February 25th. Additionally, fans can bring home the film in breathtaking 4K Ultra HD Dolby Vision along with Atmos audio delivering an unforgettable home theater experience with jaw-dropping visuals and immersive, cinematic sound on April 1st.
Directed by Academy Award nominee James Mangold, A Complete Unknown offers an intimate portrayal of Bob Dylan’s transformative years in the early 1960s. Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet delivers a captivating performance as Dylan, capturing his evolution from a burgeoning folk artist to a cultural icon. The film delves into Dylan’s relationships with contemporaries like Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton), whose influence shaped his early sound and whose reaction to Dylan’s electric set at Newport became the stuff of legend.
Bonus features include a four-part making of documentary and audio commentary by Mangold.
The 4K Ultra HD will be delivered in English Dolby Atmos, 2.0 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks with English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.
New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history. The film also stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie.
A Complete Unknown has been nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director James Mangold and Best Actor Timothée Chalamet as well as six BAFTA Awards including Best Actor Timothée Chalamet, Best Supporting Actor Edward Norton and Best Picture, and three Golden Globe Awards nominations, including Best Actor Timothée Chalamet, Best Supporting Actor Edward Norton and Best Drama Picture. The film also received four SAG Awards nominations including for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and a PGA and WGA Awards nomination. Mangold was nominated for the DGA Awards, his first DGA nod.
