Searchlight Pictures and Imax team up for award-winning special screening Completely unknown There’s one week left until Christmas Day when it opens nationwide. James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic stars Timothée Chalamet as the legendary music artist.
Exclusive early access will begin on December 18 at more than 30 Imax venues. The breadth and depth of cinema involved in this film.
Total Unknown: IMAX Early Access Screenings will be shown at AMC, Regal, Cineplex and Cinemark Imax theaters in the following cities: Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Nashville, Phoenix , St. Louis San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, DC. In Canada, early screenings will be held in Toronto and Montreal. Ticket buyers will be able to watch a pre-recorded Q&A with the cast.
In addition to Chalamet, the film stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russell, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Scott McNairy stars as Woody Guthrie. The series was written by Mangold and Jay Cocks and stars Fred Berger, Mangold and Alex Heineman, as well as Bob Bookman, Peter Jason, Produced by Alan Gasmode, Jeff Rosen and Chalamet.
Set in New York City in the summer of 1961, in the face of the era’s cultural upheaval and vibrant music scene, Completely unknown It tells the story of a mysterious 19-year-old from Minnesota who arrives with a guitar and a revolutionary talent destined to change the course of American music. During his meteoric rise, he developed close relationships with Greenwich Village musical icons, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberated around the world.
Earlier this week, Mangold and Chalamet received the Visionary Tribute Award for the film at the Gotham Awards.