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The Big Picture After starring as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet is in talks to play a New York City icon of a different kind. The Dune star is currently circling the role of legendary ping pong champion Marty Reisman in Marty Supreme. Variety reports that Josh Safdie will direct the film for A24.
Chalamet is in final talks to star as Reisman, who started out as a ping pong hustler in the 1940s before winning multiple international competitions, serving as the opening act for the Harlem Globetrotters, and writing a best-selling autobiography, The Money Player: The Confessions of America’s Greatest Table Tennis Champion and Hustler. The pic is set to be directed by Josh Safdie, who has recently gone solo after years of collaboration with his brother Benny Safdie.
What Other Movies Are About Ping Pong? Close Although tennis has long been a favorite sport of filmmakers - just see this year's romantic drama Challengers - its miniature, indoor cousin has never quite achieved the same cinematic profile.
In addition to directing, Safdie will also write Marty Supreme with frequent collaborator Ronald Bronstein, who also co-wrote and edited Uncut Gems and Good Time. The duo will also produce the film alongside Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas. Chalmet is currently in talks to star in Marty Supreme; no production start date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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