In “A Complete Unknown,” an obscure singer named Bob Dylan (played by Timothée Chalamet) arrives at a pivotal meeting at Columbia Records 55 minutes late. Which is exactly how late Chalamet arrived Thursday night at a meeting with Minnesota journalists.

Coincidence? Maybe. But, given how uncannily Chalamet channels the Minnesota music legend in the film, maybe not.

The Oscar-nominated actor said he flew here, just hours after completing a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow, because, “I love Minnesota and I find the people to be really nice and generous of spirit. I’m sure it’s not universal. I’m sure you have your fair share of [jerks]. I just think it’s lovely out here.”

The Thursday appearance — he met with reporters before a preview screening of “A Complete Unknown” at Minneapolis’ Main Cinema and answered questions afterwards — was Chalamet’s third visit to Minnesota. He was here twice in 2023, researching the role in short visits to Minneapolis, Duluth and Hibbing.

Chalamet had some typical Minnesota experiences, such as spinning out on a patch of ice and marveling at the “strange” plethora of casinos. He also got a feel for Dylan, who’s the subject of the biopic and used his X account to show his support for “Timmy’s” portrayal.

“[The Minnesota visits] were just extremely informative and moving. Even on this trip right now, which was my idea, I just love it. As a 28 year-old New Yorker, I don’t think my path would have really brought me out here, ever. So the first time I got here I was like, Bob Dylan, being in this guy’s worldview,” said Chalamet.

The actor said he’d have felt “insecure” if he hadn’t visited the Nobel Prize-winning musician’s old haunts, including his childhood home and high school, to pick up the singer’s dialect and get “energetic information” about him.

“Obviously, in a two-day trip you don’t get the entire download of what growing up was like. It didn’t demystify it, either, but it helped me see that his home is a home,” said Chalamet, whose work includes the “Dune” films, “Wonka” and “Bones and All,” which is partly set in Minnesota but wasn’t shot here. “It wasn’t far from what I could relate to and it helped me find my way in, which is something I had to do.”