Jeff Sneider is reporting that Christian Bale is close to joining Timothee Chalamet in James Mangold’s “Going Electric.” Bale will be playing the late folk icon Pete Seeger, who was an immense influence on Bob Dylan.
The Dylan biopic had been greenlit by Fox Searchlight during the pandemic. Then, a Collider interview, in late 2021, with cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, claimed the film got shelved.
However, Chalamet mentioned last month that the project was back on and “coming soon.” At least that’s what he told press at the London premiere of “Bones and All.”
“Going Electric” is said to follow Dylan as he “rises to fame on his way to becoming a folk music icon.” This would ideally take place during the singer’s beginnings in the 1960 folk scene in New York City’s Greenwich Village up until Dylan’s 1966 motorcycle crash.
In the meantime, Mangold is currently in post-production for Indiana Jones 5. Mangold’s track record as a director is more-than-decent, his filmography includes the likes of “Ford v Ferrari” “Logan,” and “I Walk the Line.”