A film shoot led by Timothée Chalamet is heading into the home stretch by adding some more retro vibes to an intersection of First Street in Hoboken.
“A Complete Unknown,” which will chronicle the rise of Bob Dylan during the 1960s, has been shooting its New Jersey production unit after wrapping in New York City earlier this year. The film, which Dylan himself is executive producing, co-stars Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning, and Nick Offerman.
Set designers were hard at work last week overhauling First and Bloomfield Streets into the latest shooting space, which saw Little City Books close over the week to accommodate the film crew. That storefront has been converted into Music Inn complete with 60s-era signage.
According to the Village Preservation Society, Music Inn is one of New York’s oldest continually operating music stores. Launched in 1958, they are still in business on 4th Street in the West Village.
Besides the Music Inn, McSwiggin’s across the street has temporary signage for a seemingly fictional establishment named The Ember Room. The Ferryman at First in the other direction has been converted into the Swing Street Tavern complete with ads name-checking artists of the era including Johnny Cash, Tony Bennett, and The Kingston Trio.
Chalamet and company have been spotted throughout Hoboken during recent weeks, filming scenes in Columbus Park and inside a vacant storefront on 8th Street. The crew was seen outside a historic brownstone on Garden Street last week and are slated to film Downtown for several days.
The production has been busy in Hudson County, initially visiting Jersey City to shoot some scenes inside both White Mana Diner and the Miss America Diner. The production’s largest presence was along Jersey Avenue, which was refashioned into a vintage West Village complete with notable spots from the era like Cafe Borgia, Minetta Tavern, and Cafe Bizarre.
“A Complete Unknown” also utilized Moran’s at Fifth and Garden Streets in Hoboken earlier this year and made it over to look like McAnn’s, a 1960s New York spot that the folk singer frequented during his rise to fame.
Cape May additionally acted as a “stand in” for the 1965 Newport Folk Festival during a shoot earlier in May. Searchlight Pictures, who are distributing the upcoming move, have not yet announced a release date.
