The story behind the stardom of Timothee Chalamet, the French-American heartthrob who went from being a relatively forgettable TV actor to the face of new Hollywood.

In this video essay we explore Chalamet's iconic roles including Elio Perlman in Call Me By Your Name, Paul Atreides in Dune, and Zeffirelli in The French Dispatch. We also go over how Chalamet managed to get his first major movie role when he played a minor role on TV.

Timothee Chalamet was also rejected by Marvel, when he read for Spider Man, and by Tim Burton. We go over this as well.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Early Experiments
01:53 - Finding His Gift
02:56 - Building Relationships
04:53 - Breaking Into Hollywood
08:25 - Saying "No" more than "Yes"
09:56 - Getting Dune

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