Mar 22, 2005 • 1 min read

Beyonce Knowles could play Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes film

Director Todd Haynes is making 'I'm Not There', a Bob Dylan biopic in which seven actors play the singer, with Beyonce Knowles possibly among them.

It seems that 'Velvet Goldmine' Director Todd Haynes is working on a Bob Dylan Bio-Pic with a twist. In the film, entitled 'I'm

Not There: Suppositions On A Film Concerning Dylan', the music legend will be played by seven different people – and one of them could be Beyonce Knowles.

The director is planning to use mostly black actors to bring out what he calls Dylan's "inner blackness". Haynes went on to comment: "I am setting out to explode the idea that anybody can be depicted in a single self."

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Paramount executive said: "Dylan has always acknowledged his debt to blues and gospel, but critics may say there are other ways of celebrating the African-American musical heritage.

Todd is, however, a serious film-maker and we are confident that he will treat it all with respect. We hope."

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