Timothée Chalamet has reacted to the overwhelming response his look on ESPN’s Faculty Gameday acquired.

The Dune actor appeared on the sports activities community on Saturday (December 7) the place he was tasked with selecting between the match-ups happening that day on the SEC Championship in Atlanta. He ended up getting 4 out of his six predictions proper.

Within the present, Chalamet and 5 different sportscasters make their predictions about who they assume will win. The Wonka actor continued to shock his surrounding panel as he gave knowledgeable, well-researched opinions about his picks.

When it got here time to talk about the sport between the Ohio Bobcats and the Miami Ohio RedHawks, Chalamet was the one particular person to root for the Bobcats. “These groups are two and two of their final 4 matchups, the RedHawks protection seems good however I’m taking a look at fourth-year Bobcats quarterback Parker Navarro…” he mentioned. “If he can get going, he’ll tilt this in favor of the Bobcats. I’m going underdog Bobcats right here.”

The Bobcats ended up successful the sport by an enormous margin of 38 to three. Many individuals have been fast to show to X (previously Twitter) to level out that Chalamet had made a greater prediction than ESPN’s panel of consultants.

“Imma be sincere, I didn’t have Timothee Chalamet being the very best visitor picker of the yr on my card,” one particular person wrote.

“Timothee Chalamet can’t be this proficient, it’s attending to be an excessive amount of,” one other submit learn.

“I’m f***ing crying you imply to inform me Timothee Chalamet has secretly been a CFB wizard on prime of being top-of-the-line upcoming actors proper now,” a 3rd particular person wrote on X.

Whereas on the Los Angeles premiere of his new Bob Dylan biopic, A Full Unknown, Chalamet joked to Leisure Tonight about what he would do following his success on ESPN. “The Bob Dylan film approached me 5 years in the past, and my hope was, I’m gonna shoot this film, after which within the promotional run, I’ll be capable of pivot and go on ESPN or any sportscasting factor — ‘trigger, , performing’s not at all times a dependable gig,” he informed the interviewer.

“If I can get a pleasant six to eight-month ESPN gig, Stephen A. Smith model pad. That’s grow to be the brand new 1A.”

Though A Full Unknown is not going to be launched in theaters till December 25, Bob Dylan himself has already given the movie his stamp of approval.

In a latest submit on X, the “Blowin’ within the Wind” singer praised the Woman Chook actor for his work. “There’s a film about me opening quickly referred to as A Full Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet is starring within the lead position. Timmy’s a superb actor so I’m certain he’s going to be utterly plausible as me. Or a youthful me. Or another me,” the submit learn.

“The movie’s taken from Elijah Wald’s Dylan Goes Electrical — a ebook that got here out in 2015. It’s a incredible retelling of occasions from the early ‘60s that led as much as the fiasco at Newport. After you’ve seen the film learn the ebook.”