Timothée Chalamet receives fine for riding Lime bike to ‘A Complete Unknown’ premiere
Timothée Chalamet arrived at the London premiere of A Complete Unknown, the biopic about Bob Dylan, on a Lime bike on January 14th. However, the actor did not park the bike properly and received a £65 fine, which he revealed while promoting the film on the French talk show Quotidien.
When asked about the decision to travel by Lime bike to the premiere, Chalamet said, “It’s ecological” and that it helped beat traffic as the actor was worried that he wouldn’t make it on time by car. “There was a traffic jam, and I actually wasn’t allowed to park there, and I got a £65 fine,” he said on the show. The actor added, “And actually it’s horrible because it was an advert for them.”
The decision also provided Chalamet with another viral moment from the press tour for A Complete Unknown, following his appearance as a co-host on ESPN’s College Game Day in December, and the blonde highlights he donned as a tribute to Dylan.
Chalamet has earned critical acclaim for his performance in the film, which has put the actor in the running for an Academy Award nomination. He received a nomination for ‘Best Actor’ at the Golden Globe Awards, as well as at the Critics’ Choice Awards, SAG Awards, and Baftas.
Before the film arrived in cinemas in the United States last month, Dylan praised Chalamet on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me.”
The movie follows Chalamet as Dylan as he makes his way in the New York music scene after moving from Minnesota as a 19-year-old in 1961 and the unlikely road ahead that awaits him after he unexpectedly becomes a huge star.
During a recent interview on Nardwuar’s The Human Serviette podcast, Chalamet spoke in detail about the upcoming movie and its focus on a very specific section of the singer’s life, leaving the door open to revisit the later years of Dylan’s career down the line.
“The movie covers 1961 to 1965 as that was the era. That was part one,” said Chalamet discussing the movie, “We could do part two and three. It depends how people react […] The film ends in 1965, but he had a motorcycle and he needed a break.”
The film will be released in UK cinemas on January 17th and is currently available to watch in theatres across the United States.
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