Gwyneth Paltrow Is Returning to the Big Screen For Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme

Gwyneth Paltrow is returning to acting for the first time since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. The role? A spot in Timothée Chalamet’s ping pong drama, Marty Supreme, naturally. Though, she’s not the only surprising star joining the cast.

The news, first confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, comes 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 may 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’s also rumors that Paltrow’s daughter Apple Martin convinced her to take the part because she had a “crush” on Chalamet “for years.”

A24, the company behind films like Everything Everywhere All at Once and Lady Bird, confirmed the news in June 2024 by tweeting “Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet. Coming soon.” Marty Supreme officially began filming on September 30, 2024. Chalamet was spotted in Manhattan, wearing a collared shirt, a sweater vest, and brown pants. The actor rocked a mustache and gelled hair. Paltrow was not present during the filming day.

On October 16, 2024, photographers captured Paltrow for the first time on the set of Marty Supreme. The actress looked Swan-like, wearing a dramatic red dress and diamond earrings. She and Chalamet shared a kiss.

Below, here’s everything to know about Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow.

What is the plot of Marty Supreme?

Plot specifics are still a mystery, but THR asserts that the film is “loosely inspired by a pro ping pong player.” There have been murmurs that Chalamet’s character takes cues from Marty Reisman. The late ping pong star was a fixture of Manhattan’s Lower East Side and became the oldest player to win an open national competition in 1997.

The film is said to be a “fictionalized original film” and not a biopic.

Who is in the cast of Marty Supreme?

Chalamet and Paltrow will be joined by Tyler, the Creator and Fran Drescher in Marty Supreme. Tyler’s role is unspecified but it will mark his feature film debut. Drescher’s inclusion in the cast was publicized on October 4. She will play the mother of Chalamet’s character. Chalamet will lead the film and the capacity of Paltrow’s role remains unknown.

Variety confirmed that actress Odessa A’zion, director Abel Ferrara, Shark Tank personality and investor Kevin O’Leary, and magician Penn Jillette (apparently sans Teller) are also amongst the cast.

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. As The Safdie Brothers, the pair directed indie hits like the Robert Pattinson-starring Good Time and, most successfully, Adam Sandler’s Uncut Gems.

Marty Supreme will be produced by Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Bronstein, Safdie, Chalamet, and A24.

Does Marty Supreme have a release date?

Currently, no. Production for Marty Supreme began in September 2024.