Timothée Chalamet has given a story that demonstrates that physical attractiveness is not the only factor used to criticize women in Hollywood.
The “Dune” star discussed his early career experiences with Zane Lowe of Apple Music.
“If I auditioned for ‘The Maze Runner’ or ‘Divergent,’ things of that variety that were popping when I was coming up, the feedback was always, ‘Oh, you don’t have the right body,’” Chalamet said. “I had an agent that called me and said, ‘You got to put on weight,’ basically — not aggressively, but you know.”
In “A Complete Unknown,” an upcoming music biopic, Chalamet plays the iconic artist Bob Dylan. Given that Chalamet claimed to have “found my way into these very personalized movies,” he compared their journeys to one another.
Chalamet stated, “It was folk music for [Dylan].” “He couldn’t keep a rock and roll band because they would all get hired by other kids that had more money, literally, in Minnesota.”
The star has found significance in the project.
He remarked, “I am now deep in the church of Bob” “And I feel like I get this opportunity to to kind of be a bridge to this music.”
Chalamet began his career in lesser productions like “Call Me by Your Name,” “Beautiful Boy,” and “Little Women,” which did not require him to alter his figure, before moving on to more commercial films like “Wonka” and the “Dune” franchise.
“Those were smaller budget, but very — I don’t know how else to put it — personable movies that started in this theater space,” he said. “This is where I found my rhythm, my confidence, my flow, whatever you want to call it.”
On Christmas Day, “A Complete Unknown” opens in theaters.
