James Mangold considered Joaquin Phoenix for Johnny Cash in "A Complete Unknown." "A Complete Unknown," James Mangold's look at the life of Bob Dylan, almost gave us another taste of Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash. Cash was pals with Dylan at the start of the folk singer's career, which is what "A Complete Unknown" covers. AdvertisementBoyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash in "A Complete Unknown." Though Mangold didn't go full "meta-movie universe," "A Complete Unknown" and "Walk the Line" are very much linked.

---

Persons: James Mangold, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Mangold, James Mangold's, Bob Dylan, Cash, Dylan, he'd, Boyd Holbrook, Indiana Jones, Timothée Chalamet, Mangold didn't, Reese Witherspoon Organizations: Business, Phoenix, Searchlight, Newport Folk Locations: Black