Though "Walk Hard" heavily spoofed Mangold's "Walk the Line," the director never saw the satire as a death knell for the musical biopic.

Mangold clearly couldn't be stopped from returning to the genre, which is exactly what he did for A Complete Unknown.

James Mangold is still finding inspiration in the musical biopic genre, despite previous jabs at his work. The 2x Oscar nominee, who co-wrote and directed the 2005 Johnny Cash pic Walk the Line, has not been scared off from paying cinematic tribute to other legendary musicians after the parody Walk Hard:

James Mangold, the director and co-writer of the acclaimed 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, recently shared his thoughts on the 2007 parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The satirical film, starring John C.