Timothée Chalamet is set to star in and produce Josh Safdie’s ping-pong drama ‘Marty Supreme.’
The movie is said to be inspired by professional ping-pong player Marty Reisman. Safdie and Ronald Bronstein will pen the film, while Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas will produce alongside them. The movie reunites Safdie with producer A24, which also distributed his last two features, ‘Uncut Gems’ and ‘Good Time.’
Reisman was a table tennis champion who started his career as a hustler in Manhattan, playing for bets and prize money. He won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002 and won five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. At 67, he competed in the United States National Hardbat Championship and became the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport. He died in 2012.
Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME starring @RealChalamet. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/9ko3uu0IsC
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Chalamet most recently starred in Denis Villeneuve’s epic ‘Dune: Part Two’ and led the holiday hit ‘Wonka’ as the young Willy Wonka. His upcoming films include James Mangold’s ‘A Complete Unknown,’ in which he plays a young Bob Dylan.
