Timothée Chalamet to Star in Josh Safdie and A24’s Upcoming Film Inspired by Table Tennis Legend | Hollywood

Actor Timothée Chalamet is set to star in Josh Safdie and A24’s upcoming film about a professional table tennis player, titled Marty Supreme. Chalamet will also be the on-set producer of the film. The film is set to tell the fictional story of a professional ping-pong player. However, it is possible that the film is inspired by the life of table tennis player Marty Reisman. Chalamet’s casting in the film was announced by A24 on its social media account.

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Timothée Chalamet to Star in Safdie’s Next Film

The Dune actor will be part of the film written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, as announced by A24 on the microblogging site X and Instagram. The entertainment company wrote on X: “Josh Safdie’s MARTY SUPREME with @RealChalamet. Coming soon.”

The 26-year-old actor has spoken about his adoration for the Safdie brothers’ work, Uncut Gems, starring Adam Sandler. According to Variety, in 2019, he wrote an essay for the outlet in which he wrote: “The duo has consistently produced contemporary, raw, untethered work over the past decade, each film building on the traits of the last but never sacrificing their innate grit.”

The Safdie brothers, Benny and Josh, collaborated on the film which proved to be a huge success, but Benny pulled out of the sequel project, leading to a hiatus on Uncut Gems 2. Chalamet was last seen in Dune: Part 2 and the holiday hit film Wonka, which was a prequel to the hit film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

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Who is Marty Reisman?

The ping pong player who is believed to have inspired the upcoming film Marty Supreme was a champion table tennis player. He was a hustler at the time and played for cash prizes and bets. He won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002 and won five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. At age 67, he competed in and won the U.S. Hardbat National Championship, becoming the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport. He was known as the “Wizard of Table Tennis” and died in 2012.