The trailer for A Complete Unknown features a first look at Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash

The Man in Black pays the Bard a very special visit A complete unknown.

The latest trailer for James Mangolds (Indiana Jones, Logan) The upcoming Bob Dylan biography doesn't just feature Timothée Chalamet – the dune Star, signed up to be the legendary singer-songwriter's channel – which also includes a wider cast of '60s musicians who crossed paths with the artist on his meteoric rise to fame.

New footage shows Chalamet showing off his singing talent with a rendition of “Girl From the North Country” as he arrives in New York from Minnesota. There, Dylan forms a connection with Sylvie Russo (Elle Fanning), impresses record producers and charms hundreds with his music, and sparks a love triangle when he befriends fellow folk singer Joan Baez (played by Monica Barbaro).

In addition to Barbaro as Baez and more footage of Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, the trailer also reveals our first look at Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, who offers some important advice to the man eventually dubbed the “Voice of a Generation.”

“I’m not sure they want to hear what I want to play, Johnny,” Chalamet’s Dylan worries aloud.

“I want to hear it,” Cash says simply, adding, “Make some noise, Big D.”

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Mangold examined Cash's own rise to fame back in 2005 Walk the linein which he details his rise to fame and his relationship with his muse and singing partner June Carter. The film starred Joaquin Phoenix, with Reese Witherspoon as his romantic counterpart.

Mangold said in July Rolling Stone that despite their similarities – musical biographies about American icons – he intentionally approached the two films very differently.

“I didn't want to turn Bob Dylan into a simple character who unlocks one simple thing that then makes you say, 'Ah, I understand him now.' I don’t think that’s possible after meeting him,” Mangold said. “There is a difference. Johnny Cash is characterized by his upbringing, the loss of his brother, the shame he carries with him in life, and an addiction fueled by his childhood worries. It clearly fits together… It wouldn't be so easy with Bob.”

He called the 2024 film a “strong ensemble piece” and explained: “It certainly follows Bob, but I'm much more interested in the mark this person left on others, just as I'm interested in finding out who. ” he’s conventionally cinematic Freudian in a way. That's why Elle's character and Pete Seeger, Edward's character and of course Joan Baez and many others are more than just passing through in some sort of Hall of Presidents pageant. They are important players who come in and out of the film.”

A complete unknownWritten by Mangold and Jay Cocks, the film is set in the early 1960s and follows 19-year-old musician Bob Dylan from the beginning of his career to his unforgettable rock performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. The film will be released on December 25th.

You can watch the latest trailer for A complete unknown above.