Timothée Chalamet will impersonate a player!
Following the 2017 crime romance Hot Summer Nights, the Dune actor will reunite with A24 for a sports biopic based on the life of pro-ping pong player Marty Reisman. According to Variety, Chalamet is set to produce and star in the film titled Marty Supreme.
Timothée Chalamet is set to play a ping-pong player
Following speculation about the talks, A24 has confirmed the news via an official announcement poster on X (formerly Twitter). The tweet reads, “@RealChalamet stars in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme. Coming soon.”
The film is an original film written and directed by Josh Safdie along with Ronald Bronstein. Bronstein will also produce the film along with Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas.
Chalamet has become one of the most sought-after young actors of this generation after starring in hits like Wonka and Dune. The Little Women actor has confessed to being a fan of the Safdie brothers.
In a letter to Variety about Adam Sandler’s thriller Uncut Gems, Chalamet praised the pair for their contemporary, raw and unrivalled work over the past decade. He added, “Each film builds on the qualities of the previous, but never sacrifices its innate solidity.”
So, the Dune star and Josh Safdie are reuniting with A24 for a new project that already looks very promising!
Who is Marty Reisman?
Reisman, who passed away in 2012, was a renowned Pig Pong player who was awarded numerous prizes. He started out as a hustler in Manhattan, playing for bets and prize money, and eventually became an elite title holder in the game.
From 1946 to 2002, he won 22 major ping-pong titles and five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. At age 67, he competed in the United States National Hardbat Championships and set the record for being the oldest person to win an open national competition in a racket sport.
Chalamet has a few projects lined up, including James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” in which he plays a young Bob Dylan before he became Marty Supreme. Stay tuned for more updates!
