''Marty Supreme'' is an upcoming American

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film directed by Josh Safdie, who co-wrote it with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars and is co-produced by

Timothée Chalamet Timothée Hal Chalamet ( ; born December 27, 1995) is an American and French actor. List of awards and nominations received by Timothée Chalamet, His accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to ...

. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2025, by

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Cast

as Marty Mauser *

Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( ; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in mainly mid-budget and perio ...

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Odessa A'zion Odessa Zion Segall Adlon (born June 17, 2000), often known as Odessa A'zion ( ), is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the CBS series '' Fam'' (2019) and the Netflix series ''Grand Army'' (2020). Her films include ' ...

Penn Jillette Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American Magic (illusion), magician, actor, comedian, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller (magician), Teller as half of the t ...

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Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara (; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best ...

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as Mrs. Mauser, Marty's mother *

Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is also well kn ...

* Spenser Granese *

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Production

Background and development

In December 2023, Timothée Chalamet stated in an interview that his next project was a

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related film. By July 2024, ''

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'' confirmed the project was ''Marty Supreme'', to be directed by Josh Safdie, his first solo project since '' The Pleasure of Being Robbed ''in 2008. Safdie wrote the script with Ronald Bronstein, based on professional table tennis player

Marty Reisman Martin 'Marty' Reisman (February 1, 1930 – December 7, 2012) was an American champion table tennis player and author. He was the 1958 and 1960 U.S. Men's singles champion and the 1997 U.S. hardbat champion. Early life Reisman was born on Feb ...

, though "sources close to the production" called the story "a fictionalized original, rather than a biopic". According to ''

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'', the budget is $70 million, surpassing ''

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'' (2024) as A24's most expensive film.

Filming

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began in New York City on September 23, 2024, according to On Location Vacations, with set photos of Chalamet released the following week. Production wrapped on December 5, 2024. Additional filming took place in

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in February, 2025.

Darius Khondji Darius Khondji (; born 21 October 1955) is an Iranian-French cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Fincher, Michael Haneke, Woody Allen, James Gray, Bong Joon-ho, Wong Kar-Wai, and the Safdi ...

shot the project on

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. Veteran production designer

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worked on the project. Chalamet said that Safdie encouraged him to do some of his own stunts in the movie. The director wanted Chalamet's eyes to look smaller, so he made him wear

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with contact lenses underneath, which he said "fucked up" his vision temporarily. For the ping-pong scenes Chalamet trained for months and was coached by former players Diego Schaaf and Wei Wang. Cinematographer Khondji said the film featured around 140 non-actors, including French highwire artist

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2025.

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will handle its distribution in Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

References

External links

* {{Safdie brothers 2020s English-language films 2020s American films 2020s biographical drama films 2020s sports films American sports drama films A24 (company) films American biographical drama films English-language sports drama films English-language biographical drama films Films shot in New York City Sports drama films based on actual events