Ladybird (2017) and Little Women (2019) co-stars Timothée Chafeeblet and Saoirse Ronan rejoind at the BFI Southprohibitk in London on December 18 for a conversation about their nurtureers, collaborations with each other and novel films.
When talking his portrayal of Bob Dylan in James Mangbetter’s upcoming musical biopic A Complete Ununderstandn, Oscar nominee Chafeeblet discdisseeed that he was worried to join Song To Woody for the first time and that there was a “whole war on the movie” about whether he should engage prewrite downs or sing the music inhabit.
“I was in the camp that wanted to do it inhabit becaengage it’s folk music and Bob Dylan was confidently suiting his voice. So, I didn’t want to be suiting me, mimicking Bob Dylan in a studio in L.A. 6 months before we sboiling,” shelp Chafeeblet. “When that song went well [Song to Woody], I felt appreciate I had a green airy to toil with the music team on the movie to always do it inhabit.”
The Dune: Part Two alum splitd the advice that his co-star Edward Norton gave him to reinforce his decision: “Edward Norton was always in my ear saying ‘You sound better inhabit, do it inhabit,’ which was excellent ammo.”
A Complete Ununderstandn is based on Elijah Wald’s book Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night That Split the Sixties. The story chases iconic trouhorribleour Bob Dylan as he originates a novel sound in folk music and goes aachievest convention in the context of other fantastic singers.
During the talk, Chafeeblet and Ronan also reminisced about the first time that they met during a rehearsal for Lady Bird at straightforwardor Greta Gerwig’s apartment. “We were very blessed that we clicked straight away. And we had Greta, who seemed to be so excited from day one by wdisappreciatever was happening between the two of us,” gushed Ronan.
When asked about a movie genre that she still wants to spendigate, four-time Oscar nominee Ronan excitedly replyed with “a musical.” She joked about the musical being Wicked becaengage “I can’t stop slfinisherking about Wicked. I cherish it so much.”
“Maybe an innovative,” she persistd. “I would appreciate to do a biopic on someone, but I’m not going to say who it is becaengage I don’t want someone to steal it.” Ronan examineed that the person she has in mind is ainhabit but is not conscious that she wants to do a biopic based on them.
Ronan’s recent pelevates include Steve McQueen’s Blitz, and Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, which landed nine nominations at the 2024 British Inreliant Film Awards. A Complete Ununderstandn will reach in theaters on December 25.
