First he was Dylan<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now he\u2019s a table tennis champion<\/a>.<\/p>\n In \u201cMarty Supreme<\/a>,\u201d Oscar nominee Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a> stars in another period movie inspired by a true story.<\/p>\n Like James Mangold\u2019s \u201cA Complete Unknown<\/a>\u201c \u2014 the 2024 Bob Dylan film<\/a> that won Chalamet a Screen Actors Guild Award<\/a> \u2014 this movie will be released on Christmas.<\/p>\n And like the Dylan film, the upcoming Chalamet movie filmed in New Jersey<\/a> (see details and locations below).<\/p>\n Directed by Josh Safdie<\/a> (\u201cUncut Gems\u201d), \u201cMarty Supreme” sees Chalamet play a character named Marty Mauser. The movie takes a cue from the life of Marty Reisman<\/a>, who was a table tennis champion starting in the 1940s.<\/p>\n The United States Table Tennis Hall of Famer, who died in 2012, wrote the 1974 memoir \u201cThe Money Player: The Confessions of America\u2019s Greatest Table Tennis Player and Hustler.\u201d<\/p>\n Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet on the “Marty Supreme” set in 2024 with writer-director Josh Safdie.<\/p>\n A24 released the first teaser trailer for \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d Wednesday.<\/p>\n Chalamet, 29, who is also a producer, stars alongside Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> in the 1950s-set movie, written by Safdie and his frequent collaborator Ronald Bronstein<\/a> (\u201cUncut Gems\u201d).<\/p>\n Tyler Okonma, the Grammy-winning artist known as Tyler, The Creator<\/a>, makes his film debut in \u201cMarty Supreme.\u201d<\/p>\n Fran Drescher<\/a>, \u201cThe Nanny\u201d favorite and president of the Screen Actors Guild, plays the mother of Chalamet\u2019s character.<\/p>\n The cast also includes magician Penn Jillette<\/a>, Sandra Bernhard<\/a>, Abel Ferrara<\/a>, Odessa A\u2019zion<\/a> (\u201dHellraiser,\u201d \u201cFresh Kills\u201d) and \u201cShark Tank\u201d shark Kevin O\u2019Leary<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d spent $12 million in New Jersey, receiving a $4.2 million tax credit, the state Economic Development Authority tells NJ Advance Media.<\/p>\n The film reportedly had a budget somewhere in the vicinity of $70 million<\/a>, making the movie one of A24\u2019s biggest spends.<\/p>\n The production, which mostly filmed in New York, spent 10 days in Jersey last fall, from late September to November.<\/p>\n It was not nearly as extensive a local shoot as \u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d \u2014 which filmed in 20 New Jersey cities and towns in 10 counties<\/a>, spending $80 million<\/a> in the state \u2014 but still represents five counties (Bergen, Burlington, Passaic, Mercer and Union).<\/p>\n \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d filming locations include the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford; a private home on Ellisdale Road in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County; 126 Market St. in Paterson; and Hopewell Borough\u2019s post office.<\/p>\n Chalamet\u2019s Marty and Dylan universes collided at another Jersey location.<\/p>\n One local spot where Chalamet filmed both \u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d and \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d: Elizabeth\u2019s Ritz Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thank you for reading. Please consider supporting <\/i>NJ.com<\/i><\/a> with a subscription.<\/i><\/p>\n Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at <\/i>akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com<\/i><\/a> and followed at <\/i>@AmyKup<\/i><\/a> on Twitter\/X, <\/i>@amykup.bsky.social<\/i><\/a> on Bluesky and <\/i>@kupamy<\/i><\/a> on <\/i>Instagram<\/i><\/a> and <\/i>Threads<\/i><\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n