One of the biggest mysteries on the 2025 film calendar finally receives a trailer. A24 released the first footage ofMarty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s sports dramedy starringTimothée Chalamet.
Marty Supremestars Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a ping pong player in the 1950s who will go to “hell and back in pursuit of greatness.” The confident Marty believes his purpose in life is an “obligation,” not a blessing.
Marty champions ping pong culture as he travels overseas to compete against the world’s best players.
“I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m telling you, this game, it fills stadiums overseas,” Marty says in thetrailer. “And it’s only a matter of time before I’m staring at you from the cover of a Wheaties box.”
Gwyneth Paltrow plays a movie star who has an affair with Marty. While Paltrow provided her voice in 2022’sShe Said, the Academy Award-winning actress has not appeared in a film since 2019’sAvengers: Endgame.
Marty Supreme’scast includes Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary (“Mr. Wonderful” onShark Tank), Tyler Okonma (“Tyler, the Creator”), Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher as Marty’s mother.
Josh Safdie directsMarty Supremefrom a screenplay he wrote with Ronald Bronstein. It marks Safdie’s first feature film since 2019’sUncut Gems.Marty Supremeis the first time Safdie helms a film without his brother Benny since 2008’sThe Pleasure of Being Robbed.
Marty Supremeis a fictionalized account of Marty Reisman, who won five bronze medals while representing the United States at the World Table Tennis Championships.
Chalamet is coming off a successful turn as Bob Dylan inA Complete Unknown. James Mangold’s biopic grossed $140 million and received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Chalamet.
The 29-year-old is currently filmingDune: Part Three, the epic conclusion to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune saga.
With a budget of $70 million,Marty Supremeis the most expensiveA24film of all time.
