Timothée Chalamet looks unrecognisable at premiere as he takes method acting to the extreme-Brooke Ivey Johnson-Entertainment – Metro

Timothee Chalamet revealed new blonde hair at the New York premiere of A Complete Unknown(Picture: Getty Images)

Timothee Chalamet has taken method dressing to the next level at the New York premiere for new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.

The actor, 28, sported brand new blonde locks and a tiny mustache, along with an oversized scarf and beanie.

The actor also remained stoic and withdrawn as cameras flashed, clearly channeling Dylan’s famously cool demeanour.

Fans were startled by the bizarrely different look, which is nearly the exact replica of an outfit Dylan himself wore to a 2003 Sundance Film Festival screening of his film Masked and Anonymous.

Chalamet is playing the iconic folk singer in the film and has been method acting, meaning he’s been almost constantly in character throughout the process.

He debuted his new hair only days after making an appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of the film.

The actor also took on Dylan’s mannerisms for the evening(Picture: Todd Williamson/January Images/S)

The actor immersed himself so deeply into the character that his name even appeared as ‘Bob Dylan’ on the film’s call sheets.

Chalamet’s preparation for A Complete Unknown was pretty extreme from beginning to end.

The actor isolated himself entirely for three months: ‘No visitors, no friends, no reps, no nothing,’ he said.

The singer wore the outfit to a 2003 premiere of his film Masked and Anonymous (Picture: Getty Images)

Chalamet’s outfit was almost an exact copy of a look Dylan wore in 2003 (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

‘It sounds pretentious,’ he admitted to Rolling Stone, ‘but panic fueled me. I didn’t want to lose a moment of discovery as the character because of my phone or any distraction, so while I was in it, that was my eternal focus.’

Edward Norton, who portrays folk music icon Pete Seeger in the film, defended Chalamet’s approach to the magazine.

‘It was like, we cannot have a f—ing audience for this. We’ve got to believe to the greatest degree we can. And he was right to be that protective,’ Norton said.

Chalamet prepared to play Dylan for five years(Picture: METROPOLIS/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Actress Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez, another of Dylan’s real-life romantic partners, noted that while Chalamet’s method acting didn’t create an overly tense atmosphere, it required adjustments.

‘It wasn’t so full-on,’ Barbaro said. ‘It wasn’t “Don’t look him in the eye” or anything like that.’

Chalamet thinks his commitment to the role was worth it in the end: ‘I had three months of my life to play Bob Dylan, after five years of preparing to play him,’ he said.

‘God forbid I missed a step because I was being Timmy. I could be Timmy for the rest of my life!’

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