Marty Supreme trailer: Timothée Chalamet stars as Fifties ping pong prodigy in Josh Safdies return to the administrators chair

A24 has launched the primary trailer for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s Fifties-set sports activities dramedy starring Timothée Chalamet as a desk tennis participant chasing respect and recognition. The movie marks Safdie’s first directorial effort since co-helming Uncut Gems along with his brother Benny, and his first solo function in additional than a decade.

Chalamet performs Marty Mauser, a gifted however underestimated ping pong participant whose ambitions take him on a turbulent journey towards greatness. Along the best way, he begins an affair with a glamorous film star, performed by Gwyneth Paltrow, whereas navigating the non-public {and professional} challenges of life on the highway. The ensemble solid consists of Fran Drescher as Marty’s mom, rapper Tyler, the Creator, magician Penn Jillette, Odessa A’zion, Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, and filmmaker Abel Ferrara.

Co-written by Safdie and longtime collaborator Ronald Bronstein, Marty Supreme is a fictionalised retelling impressed by the lifetime of Marty Reisman, a five-time World Table Tennis Championships bronze medalist who turned a showman for the game.

Chalamet reportedly underwent in depth coaching to seize the physicality and strategy of knowledgeable participant. Cinematographer Darius Khondji famous earlier this 12 months that the actor “wished to be like an actual [professional] ping pong participant when he began capturing.”

The movie is produced by Safdie, Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Chalamet, and A24.

Chalamet, who has beforehand praised the Safdie brothers’ “uncooked and untethered” method to filmmaking, now takes heart stage in one of many 12 months’s most anticipated releases. Marty Supreme is about to open in theaters on December 25, positioning itself as each a vacation launch and a possible awards contender.