Marty Supreme Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Charms Gwyneth Paltrow in Josh Safdie's 1950s Drama
The upcoming movie marks the filmmaker Josh Safdie's first venture since he directed Uncut Gems alongside his brother, Benny Safdie, which came out in 2019.
The movie was quite in the news the past year, after a leaked image from the sets of Marty Supreme went viral on the internet. The picture showcased Chalamet kissing Gwyneth Paltrow in Central Park in New York City.
What is Marty Supreme about?
As for the film starring the Wonka star and the Iron Man actress, Marty Supreme revolves around a man named Marty Mauser, a popular ping pong player. The trailer for the movie opens with the character calling a movie star, played by Paltrow, telling her that 'I am something of a performer too.'
The film is based in the 1950s, and the official synopsis reads, 'A young man with a dream no one respects goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.' Apart from Chalamet and Paltrow, the movie also stars Fran Drescher, Tyler, the Creator, Penn Jillette, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary and Abel Ferrara.
Moreover, the film is loosely based on the life of a ping pong champion, Marty Reisman, who was a five-time gold medal champion and passed away in 2019. Meanwhile, talking about how Chalamet transformed himself for the role, the cinematographer, Darius Khondji, revealed, 'He wanted to be like a real [professional] ping pong player when he started shooting.'
Elsewhere in the conversation with Variety, the actor too had praise for the Safdie brothers. He said, 'The pair have continuously put out contemporary, raw and untethered work over the last decade, each film building on the traits of the prior, but never once sacrificing their innate grittiness.'
Marty Supreme hits theaters on December 25, 2025.
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