Edward Norton has been cast to replace Benedict Cumberbatch in Searchlight Pictures and James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic Complete Unknown, Deadline reported Thursday.

Oscar-nominated actor Norton, known for his roles in Primal Fear and American History X, is reportedly set to play Pete Seeger in the film. deadline. The biopic reportedly stars Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan and Elle Fanning as Dylan's girlfriend. The film, directed by Mangold, is being prepped for production in New York in March, the newspaper reported.

'A Complete Unknown' focuses on a pivotal moment in the music industry in 1965, spotlighting a young Bob Dylan's controversial switch to electric guitar, Deadline reports. . Fanning will reportedly play Sylvie Russo, an artist and college student who becomes romantically involved with Dylan in the early 1960s. (Related: Bob Dylan sells entire music catalog to Universal Music, reported $300 million deal)

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The film's script was written by Jay Cox of “Gangs of New York” fame, and Mangold oversaw the script revisions, the newspaper reported. The production team included Range's Fred Berger, Veritas Entertainment Group's Peter Jasen, Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer, The Picture Company's Alex Heineman, Jeff Rosen, and Mangold himself. It is reported that there are.

According to the outlet, Norton has been actively involved in several projects recently, the last of which was Wes Anderson's “Asteroid City.'' The actor reportedly shared the screen with Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson's Knives Out sequel, The Glass Onion. According to Deadline, Norton's casting in Complete Unknown gives the film even more promise.