The Truth About Timothee Chalamet's Past Connection To Ansel Elgort

Speaking about Elgort, Shifman revealed, "For one thing, Ansel — he's a triple threat musical-theater performer." He continued, "He's doing [music] videos, and he's composing. He's got a couple of great tunes out there already. He's actually a musical-theater performer. As Hugh Jackman can do a variety of skills, Ansel can as well."

His thoughts on Timothee? Shifman considers him a brilliant actor, and not just in terms of talent: "Timmy, his range . . . I think Greta Gerwig, her description of Timmy I read, I think is really apt. It is something along the lines of—what did she say? "He's a young Christian Bale crossed with a young Daniel Day-Lewis with a little bit of Leonardo [DiCaprio] thrown in and a Mensa I.Q." I couldn't put it any better than she did." He also added, "To be as compelling, connected, and dimensional in their early twenties—I mean, where will they be when they're 40?" We can't wait to find out.