Timothée Chalamet Will Achieve Greatness at Any Cost in Trailer for Josh Safdie's ‘Marty Supreme'
A24has debuted the official trailer forJosh Safdie's upcoming sports drama,Marty Supreme.
The film starsTimothée Chalametas Marty Mauser, a table tennis player loosely based on American champion Marty Reisman. Its trailer begins with Marty in an expensive hotel suite and ringing up a movie star, played byGwyneth Paltrow. The visual continues to depict the difficult sacrifices Marty has to make in his pursuit of greatness, which includes the need to justify the popularity of the sport and losing out on his personal life.
Joining Chalamet and Paltrow in the cast are Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary,Tyler, the Creator(credited as Tyler Okonma). Abel Ferrara and Fran Drescher as Marty's mother, Mrs. Mauser.
Watch the trailer above.Marty Supremehits theaters December 25.
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Since then, Trump has taken a hands-on approach to overhauling programming and drawing up plans for renovating the complex. Asked about his involvement in picking the center's next honorees, Trump said he personally sifted through the candidates, rejecting some he felt were too 'woke.' He added that while he anticipated blowback for politicizing the Kennedy Center Honors, the controversy might drive up ratings for the awards show 'if we make it our kind of political.' Kennedy Center honoree George Strait performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, in April 2019. On Monday, the Kennedy Center said it would host the premier of a film produced by the Christian Broadcasting Network that 'showcases the remarkable resurgence of faith among the youth in America.' It's an early sign of how programming may shift under the Trump-appointed leadership. The movie includes an appearance by Ben Carson, Trump's former secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 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