Considered one of Timothée Chalamet’s upcoming tasks, a biopic about Bob Dylan, “is not occurring proper now” – because the movie trade is hit arduous by the coronavirus pandemic.
Younger actor Timothée was set to star because the legendary singer in Going Electrical, with James Mangold slated to direct.
However now a high-up on the preliminary mission has instructed that for now it is on the backburner, and should by no means get made.
Phedon Papamichael instructed Collider that the mission is not on for now, however might be resurrected additional down the road.
Phedon has not too long ago been engaged on The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Ford Vs Ferrari, each of that are set within the 1960s.
He mentioned: “They’re each ’60s films. I can not bear in mind what I did earlier than this.
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“Oh, we had been going to do Bob Dylan with Mangold. That did not occur, with Timothée Chalamet about going electrical within the ’60s, and it could have been my third ’60s film in a row.”
When requested if the mission could be going forward, Phedon replied “not proper now.”
“I do not suppose it is useless, however it’s a troublesome one to drag off in a COVID-era as a result of it is all in small golf equipment with plenty of extras in interval costumes, so you have obtained plenty of hair and make-up,” he defined.
“So our subsequent mission is Indiana Jones 5, truly. Mangold’s doing that.”
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The movie trade was hit globally amid the pandemic as filming was pressured to a grinding halt and cinema-going audiences dried up.
Many movies have been delayed, together with Daniel Craig’s 007 swan-song No Time To Die.
Marvel’s Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh and Rachel Weisz, has additionally been out on ice till the pandemic passes.
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Robert Pattinson’s tackle Batman has additionally been shifted again to 2022, although filming continues in Liverpool.
Timothée grew to become a family identify after starring throughout from Armie Hammer in Name Me By Your Title.
He is since gone on to star within the likes of Little Girls and Netflix’s The King.
A trailer not too long ago dropped for upcoming science fiction epic, Dune, during which he performs the lead position.
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