Edward Norton Takes Over to Play Pete Seeger in James Mangold's Bob Dylan Pic as Benedict Cumberbatch Departs

Three time Oscar-nominee Edward Norton (Fight Club, Glass Onion) has signed on to take on the role of musician Pete Seeger in director James Mangold’s film, A Complete Unknown, about Bob Dylan. Benedict Cumberbatch was lined up for the role of Seeger, but had to drop out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.

Jay Cocks (Gangs of New York) wrote the script, with Mangold handling revisions. The cast also features Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, and Elle Fanning is on board to play Sylvie Russo, Dylan’s early-’60s love interest, a university student and artist.

The film is heading into production in New York this summer and centers on a young Dylan (Chalamet) who shakes up the music world in 1965 when he pivots to performing with an electric guitar for the first time.