Actor Timothée Chalamet was spotted around Minneapolis on Thursday ahead of a private showing of "A Complete Unknown," the biopic in which he plays legendary musician and Minnesota native Bob Dylan.

Chalamet was seen strolling through Minneapolis' Dinkytown neighborhood and taking pictures with fans during the day. He also found time to stop by a rehearsal of the marching band at the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota.

The marching band, which posted a couple videos of Chalamet enjoying its music, including Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," is scheduled to play at a private party after a screening of the movie Thursday night.

Chalamet documented his visit via Instagram, posting a couple of photos, including one from the field of Huntington Bank Stadium at the U. Another photo by Chalamet showed the exterior of the Varsity Theater, which advertised "A Complete Unknown" and its Christmas Day release date.

Dylan weighed in publicly for the first time on Chalamet's casting in a post Wednesday afternoon on X.

"Timmy's a brilliant actor so I'm sure he's going to be completely believable as me," the post read. "Or a younger me. Or some other me."

The 28-year-old actor Chalamet, considered a heartthrob by many, raised the eyebrows of some in Minnesota and beyond who questioned his ability to play Dylan and replicate his unique singing voice in the movie.

After seeing Dylan's praise, Chalamet posted an Instagram story with a stream of verbs to convey how excited he was, including "screaming," "crying" and "pooping."

"Thank you Bob!!!! Dream come true!!!!" Chalamet wrote in his post.

News swirled locally of Chalamet playing Dylan in January, when he made a surprise visit to students in the drama department at Hibbing High School, Dylan's alma mater. Chalamet was visiting to conduct research for his role.

After a tour of the school, Chalamet "talked and geeked out about theater" for 45 minutes with the students, according to drama coach Megan Reynolds. In interviews the next day, Dylan fans and shoppers at Minneapolis' Electric Fetus record store expressed confidence in Chalamet's ability to capture Dylan's look but questioned whether he could sufficiently replicate his singing.