29-year-old Colin Farrell has reportedly been dropped from the lead role in a movie about Bob Dylan reports Ananova.

Director Todd Haynes is said to have changed actors at the last minute, exchanging Irishman Farrell for Aussie Oscar nominee Heath Ledger. The reason for Farrell's departure is unknown.

Ledger, Richard Gere, and Christian Bale are just three of six different actors who will all play the singer in "I'm Not There", which starts shooting this summer.