Timothée Chalamet is having the best year in 2024, but his acting career apparently would've never taken off if it hadn't been for the chivalrous gesture of a California rapper. Earlier this year, Timothée reprised his role as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two , and he ate the press tour up alongside his costars Zendaya , Florence Pugh , and more with fashionable homages to the film. To end the year, Timothée starred in another Oscar contender, A Complete Unknown , based on legendary folk singer Bob Dylan, but went for a different, entirely unexpected strategy during the press tour.
It started off with him tapping into his fashion bag and paying tribute to Bob's 2003 look at the premiere of his own film Masked and Anonymous. For the rest of the press tour, Timmy had gone for a completely unknown tactic of being the most unhinged and unsuspecting guest, and it's really working for him in the eyes of the public. On Dec 7, the Wonka actor stunned everyone during ESPN College GameDay when he effortlessly cosplayed as a sports pundit, firing off his surprising knowledge of college football.
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET ELITE BALL KNOWLEDGE 😤 😂 @RealChalamet pic.twitter.com/Vci23UK8nx On Dec.
19, Timothée joined his A Complete Unknown costar Elle Fanning for Vogue's " Off the Cuff ," and the interview went completely off the rails. Then, the Call Me By Your Name actor kept the unhinged press tour going with an appearance on Brittany Broski's BroskiReport , rev.