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Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Timothée Chalamet trained for months to play table tennis champ in Marty Supreme
Darius Khondji, the film's cinematographer, revealed to Variety that the two-time Oscar-nominated actor went all-in on his preparation for Josh Safdie's sports drama, which is loosely inspired by the life and career of table tennis star Marty Reisman. The director of photography revealed that the A Complete Unknown star trained "for months and months" because "you can do anything, any camera tricks you want, but you need to have a core."."He wanted to be like a real (professional) ping pong player when he started shooting." .
Express Tribune
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Gwyneth Paltrow talks steamy scenes with Timothée Chalamet
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is making a major return to acting in Josh Safdie's upcoming A24 film, Marty Supreme. Starring alongside Timothée Chalamet, Paltrow plays the wife of a rival professional in a high-stakes ping-pong underworld. She recently shared details about the film's numerous intimate scenes and her experience working with an intimacy coordinator for the first time. 'We have a lot of sex in this movie,' Paltrow told Vanity Fair. 'There's a lot—a lot.' The actress admitted she was unfamiliar with intimacy coordinators, a now-standard industry role that ensures actors feel comfortable during intimate scenes. While filming, she opted for a more traditional approach. 'I'm from the era where you get naked, you get in bed, and the camera's on,' she explained. 'I think we're good. You can step a little bit back.' Paltrow praised Chalamet, calling him 'a thinking man's sex symbol' and commending his professionalism. 'He's a very polite, properly raised man who takes his work seriously and is a fun partner,' she said. Marty Supreme, set for release on December 25, 2025, marks Paltrow's first major acting role since 2010's Country Strong. Encouraged by longtime friend Cameron Diaz, who also recently returned to acting, Paltrow embraced the challenge. 'I've gone through a lot since the last time I was on screen in a real way,' she reflected. Director Josh Safdie praised Paltrow's on-screen presence, stating, 'She's a movie star in the cosmic sense. Her absence has lent a vulnerability to her abilities.'
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Peacock Picks Up A24 Series ‘Superfakes' From Benny and Josh Safdie, Alice Ju
Peacock is diving into the black market underworld with its latest series order for 'Superfakes.' The crime drama comes from A24 with Benny and Josh Safdie as executive producers. 'Superfakes' follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer, who upon entering the dangerous underworld of the black market has her life forever changed as she tries to balance the perfect suburban existence for her family with her criminal dealings. No cast is currently attached to the project. The series is created, written and executive produced by Alice Ju, who also serves as showrunner. Ju has some major credits to her name as she previously wrote and produced for both Netflix's 'Beef' and 'Russian Doll,' Max's 'The Other Two' and Peacock's 'Poker Face.' The series will be executive produced by Josh and Benny Safdie, who are best known for the Adam Sandler drama 'Uncut Gems.' Other EPs include Howard Klein ('The Office,' 'Parks and Recreation') and Olivia Gerke ('Fantasmas') for 3 Arts as well as Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush. The series is produced by A24 and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. This marks the second TV series to come from the Benny and Josh Safdie, the first being 2023's 'The Curse.' The Showtime original followed Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder as a couple dedicated to flipping houses into eco-friendly homes. As they try to get their HGTV show off the ground, the lines between their cheery onscreen personas and tense reality begin to blur. Benny Safdie is also behind 'The Smashing Machine,' the upcoming biographical drama about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, starring Dwayne Johnson. As for Josh Safdie, he is a producer on the Mary Bronstein comedy drama starring Rose Byrne, 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.' The post Peacock Picks Up A24 Series 'Superfakes' From Benny and Josh Safdie, Alice Ju appeared first on TheWrap.
