Director James Mangold pronounce he consider bringingJoaquin Phoenixback to playJohnny Cashin his newBob Dylanbiopic filmA Complete Unknownbut at long last decide against it , cast off the player Boyd Holbrook in the purpose alternatively .

Mangold , who also direct Phoenix to his first Best Actor nominating speech for 2005’sWalk the bank line , think the player would be too onetime for the part , even though at 50 he ’s just seven eld elderly than 43 - yr - quondam Holbrook .

Cash was scantily 30 when he meet Dylan in the former ‘ LX meter full stop portray in the moving-picture show .

“ The idea come to me , ” Mangold read of renovate his edition of Cash .

“ But then I actualise he ’d be 20 - 30 year too older to be play the part .

” Plus , he lend , “ This variety of meta - motion picture population hooey that has chevvy us enough ?

I ’m a magnanimous buff of make a picture and have the world the moving picture .

Do n’t stress to suture the film to another pic , just own it .

Otherwise movie just become this hyper - expensive tv set serial in which we never end construct newfangled episode every couplet of year .

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Director James Mangold tell he deal bringingJoaquin Phoenixback to playJohnny Cashin his newBob Dylanbiopic filmA Complete Unknownbut finally make up one’s mind against it , vagabond the thespian Boyd Holbrook in the purpose alternatively .

This was mangold , who also lead phoenix to his first best actor nominating address for 2005’swalk the line of business , think the role player would be too honest-to-god for the part , even though at 50 he ’s just seven year onetime than 43 - twelvemonth - quondam holbrook .

This was cash was just 30 when he encounter dylan in the former ‘ sixty clip full point depict in the motion picture .

This was “ the thinking occur to me , ” mangold say of vivify his interpretation of cash .

“ But then I agnise he ’d be 20 - 30 year too former to be play the part .

” Plus , he add , “ This sort of meta - film existence stuff and nonsense that has chivy us enough ?

I ’m a giving buff of nominate a film and give the world the motion-picture show .

This was do n’t essay to suture the motion-picture show to another pic , just own it .

Otherwise movie just become this hyper - expensive boob tube serial in which we never cease make young episode every brace of long time .