The audiences at the New York Film Festival were caught off guard when Josh Safdie and Timothée Chalamet took the stage at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall to unveil the world premiere of Marty Supreme. The long-anticipated A24 film, kept tightly under wraps until now, screened as the festival’s secret showing on Monday night with both the director and star in attendance.
Marty Supreme has a surprise world premiere at New York Film Festival
The film, directed by Safdie and co-written with Ronald Bronstein, stars Chalamet as Marty Mauser, an aspiring 1950s ping-pong champion. Reports indicate the story draws loose inspiration from professional player Marty Reisman.
Safdie spoke to the audience before the screening, telling them, “I hate surprises too,” and revealing that he had just completed the film hours earlier. “I finished it at 2 a.m. yesterday… You’re the first audience to see this film,” he said. Chalamet later joined him onstage, sharing his personal connection to the venue and remarking that he went to high school near Alice Tully, calling it “f—ing awesome” to premiere at NYFF. (via Variety)
The ensemble includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’Zion, Kevin O’Leary, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, and Sandra Bernhard. Earlier, the Iron Man actress, Paltrow, had shared that she plays “the wife of a rival professional who has an affair with Chalamet,” adding, “We have a lot of sex in this movie.” The film reportedly cost $70 million to produce, marking A24’s most expensive project to date.
Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet, and A24 produced Marty Supreme. The premiere comes amid reports that Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine is underperforming at the box office despite strong reviews.
Josh and Benny Safdie previously co-directed Good Time and Uncut Gems. This year, the New York Film Festival has also featured major premieres, including Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly and After the Hunt, directed by Luca Guadagnino.
Marty Supreme opens in theaters on Christmas Day.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on ComingSoon.
