All eyes will be on Marty Supreme this awards season. And not just because it’s Timothée Chalamet’s next film. The A24 comedy-drama marks the solo directorial debut of Josh Safdie (who previously directed films like Uncut Gems and Good Time with his brother Benny). For good measure, it’s also lured Gwyneth Paltrow back to the big screen for her first non-Marvel film role in over a decade. Scheduled for a Christmas Day release, there’s still plenty of time before its release, but here’s everything we know so far.
Is there a trailer for Marty Supreme?
The first trailer, released on August 13, opens with a boxer-clad Chalamet on the phone with Paltrow’s character, apparently a bona fide movie star. He boasts that he’s on the front page of a newspaper for, of all things, his promising competitive ping pong career. The trailer then descends into chaos, with glimpses of the roles played by Kevin O’Leary, Fran Drescher, and Odessa A’zion.
What is the plot of Marty Supreme?
Marty Supreme is loosely inspired by the late American ping pong legend, Martin “Marty” Reisman, per The Hollywood Reporter. A fixture in the Lower East Side—fittingly, where Chalamet grew up—Reisman became the U.S. men’s singles champion in 1958 and 1960 and later convinced celebrities to partake in prize fighting—he was quite the character, apparently.
However, the film is said to be a “fictionalized original film” and not a biopic. “Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness,” reads an official description, suggesting that the film will take artistic liberty with Reisman’s life story.
What Lured Paltrow Back?
Paltrow is returning to acting for the first time since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. The news, first confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, came as a major surprise considering that the Oscar winner has taken a considerable step back from acting to focus on her notoriously particular lifestyle brand, Goop, which she launched in 2008. “I am happy now with what I am doing in Goop, but I never say never,” Paltrow said last year of potentially returning to the screen. “If I am not busy running Goop, and if one of my best friends, says please come and do that with us, I might consider.”
Chalamet might not be Paltrow’s best friend, but his star has continued to rise in Hollywood, which might explain why she agreed to sign onto the project. There are also rumors that Paltrow’s daughter, Apple Martin, convinced her to take the part because she had a “crush” on Chalamet “for years.”
Who is in the cast of Marty Supreme?
Chalamet and Paltrow will be joined by Tyler, the Creator (in his feature film debut), and Fran Drescher in Marty Supreme. Drescher’s inclusion in the cast was publicized on October 4, 2024. She will play the mother of Chalamet’s character. Chalamet will lead the film, while Paltrow plays a movie star who sparks up a romance with Marty. “She’s had a pretty tough life, and I think he breathes life back into her, but it’s kind of transactional for them both,” Paltrow said of her character.
Odessa A’zion, director Abel Ferrara, Shark Tank personality and investor Kevin O’Leary, and magician Penn Jillette are also among the cast. Sandra Bernhard will have a cameo role as Drescher’s neighbor and friend.
Josh Safdie will be directing from an original screenplay he co-wrote with Ronald Bronstein. This is his first solo effort since professionally splitting from his brother Benny Safdie. Marty Supreme will be produced by Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Bronstein, Safdie, Chalamet, and A24.
When was Marty Supreme filmed?
Marty Supreme officially began filming in New York City on September 30, 2024, as Chalamet was spotted in Manhattan, wearing a collared shirt, a sweater vest, and brown pants. The actor rocked a porn ‘stache, gelled hair, and rounded spectacles.
On October 16, 2024, photographers captured Paltrow for the first time on the set of Marty Supreme. The actor looked Swan-like, wearing a dramatic red dress and diamond earrings. She and Chalamet shared a kiss. In a March 2025 Vanity Fair interview, Paltrow teased her and Chalamet’s relationship in the film, saying that “we have a lot of sex in this movie...There’s a lot – a lot.”
Paltrow also expressed surprise about having an intimacy coordinator—a professional who works with actors and directors to create safe intimate scenes—on set. She said, “I was like, ‘Girl, I’m from the era where you get naked, you get in bed, the camera’s on.’”
The pair eventually decided against using an intimacy coordinator during their scenes. “We said, ‘I think we’re good. You can step a little back. I don’t know how it is for kids who are just starting out, but...if something is like, ‘Okay, and then he’s going to put his hand here, I would feel, as an artist, very stifled by that.”
Does Marty Supreme have a release date?
Marty Supreme hits theaters on December 25, 2025.
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