Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet as a Ping-Pong champ who romances Gwyneth Paltrow in 1950s-era New York City, is reportedly A24’s most costly production ever with a budget of $70 million — and no one can say that Chalamet isn’t putting in the work to make it all pay off. From bouncing around New York for promo to making orange Ping-Pong balls his new aesthetic, the 29-year-old actor is taking his Oscars narrative into his own hands, serving up his own album-rollout-inspired promo ahead of the film’s premiere this Christmas.
Early press, premieres, and a haircut
February 23, 2025: “I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Chalamet says at the SAG Awards. “I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats.” The wording of his speech echoes the Marty Supreme logline: “Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.”
April 21, 2025: Chalamet attends a New York Knicks game with Marty Supreme director Josh Safdie at Madison Square Garden. His courtside reactions have already turned him into a mascot for the team during a dramatic comeback in the NBA playoffs. See how passionate he is about NYC and sports with orange balls?
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May 7, 2025: He makes his red-carpet debut with girlfriend Kylie Jenner at the David di Donatello Awards, where he’s being honored for Cinematic Excellence. Let it be known he can romance international superstars.
June 29, 2025: Fans notice that Supreme season has begun: Chalamet has updated his Instagram bio to include the film’s title and the Ping-Pong-paddle emoji.
October 6, 2025: Marty Supreme has its surprise world premiere at New York Film Festival. Chalamet pops out and tells the audience it’s “fucking awesome” that the film is debuting at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall because it’s down the street from his old high school. From the start, this press tour is personal.
October 7, 2025: The Hollywood Reporter publishes a feature in which Chalamet shares that he has been practicing Ping-Pong for six years, ever since Safdie mentioned the then-unfinanced film to him in 2018. “I had a table in London while I was making Wonka,” he recalls. “On Dune 2, I had a table in Budapest, Jordan. I had a table in Abu Dhabi. I had a table at the Cannes Film Festival for The French Dispatch. I got myself an Airbnb in a town [around] Saint-Tropez after The French Dispatch, overlooking the water, and I was taking lessons there.” During COVID lockdowns, he replaced his living-room furniture with a Ping-Pong table.
