Ms. Regal herself, Cate Blanchett, as Bob Dylan. Do you see the resemblance? Someone sure did, because in the new motion picture biopic about Bob Dylan's life, the role of Dylan will be played by multiple actors, one of whom is Cate.

Cate Blanchett will play Bob Dylan in his "androgenous phase" (sic) in a new biopic of the great poet-songwriter's life, it was announced, as Dylan turned 65.

I don't know Dylan well enough to be able to say when he went through said androgynous phase, but now that I'm looking at these two pictures side by side, I can play along. It will be interesting to see Cate sing like a man, especially in the uniquely raspy voice of Dylan himself. She's a beautiful lady, hopefully Dylan is happy with the choice. Not that he has any shortage of pretty women around him these days.

Dylan has clearly shrugged off retirement age, taking on a new job as a radio DJ, publishing a selection of his memoirs, musing in a Martin Scorcese documentary, authorizing a stage musical with his songs — and appearing in an advert for the Victoria's Secret lingerie store chain.

And on Dylan's birthday, the Hollywood press reported that Blanchett would be among several actors — also including "Brokeback Mountain" star Heath Ledger and Richard Gere — to portray the great American folksinger in a film.

Those Victoria's Secret ads are a bit unnerving, but this movie may take the weird Bob Dylan cake. It's a thin line between genius and disaster. A line this film sounds like it may very well be treading.

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