For the past few weeks, Timothée Chalamet’s media gauntlet promoting A Complete Unknown has positioned itself as the hyperdeft alternative to the deranged vibes of the Wicked press tour (and, of course, a certain presidential campaigns). Things got a little spotty on December 23 when he streamed a very conceptual Instagram Live, but on Christmas Day, he made a true banger of a media-campaign stop thanks to the release of his new interview with Nardwuar. Turns out Timmy’s a huge fan of the Human Serviette and the two match each other’s vibe kind of impeccably.
This 50-minute episode is full of great gems of Timmy lore, like how his favorite snack is Milk Duds: “I rip Milk Duds. I’m talkin’ 12 at a time. Chew chew chew, suck the chocolate out, soak in the caramel.” He reflects on his early roles as a child actor: “Something about the sick fucks in New York casting that thought, This kid’ll look good slaughtered.” He reflects on the skills he learned in his five years preparing to play Bob Dylan, telling Nardwuar, “I love playing the harmonica. It’s the perfect thing to pull out at a party to make everyone cover their ears and go ‘Oh God.’” He says “No shout-out blacklisting” when talking about how McCarthy went after folk singers. He calls Bob Dylan the first American punk-rock figure and calls Frank Ocean the modern Bob Dylan.
With promo this good, is Chalamet showing any signs of slowing down following A Complete Unknown’s release and leading into awards season? Nope. “I wanna hit every -verse, including the Nardwuar-verse.” He’s already hit the sports-verse and the dumb idiot-verse, which makes one wonder what’s next. Timmy Chalamet Drag Race guest judge?
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