Timothee Chalamet is taking a quick lunch break on set of his new project. The 28-year-old Oscar-nominated actor chatted with crew members as he ate a hot dog on set of Josh Safdie‘s new sports drama Marty Supreme on Tuesday afternoon (Oct.
1) in New York City. For his time on set, Timothee rocked a tiny mustache while sporting a navy coat over a light blue buttoned down shirt, blue tie, and brown pants accessorized with a pair of glasses and red leather gloves.
While plot details are being kept mum, the movie is said to be loosely inspired by the life of ping pong player Marty Reisman, and will be a fictionalized film. Marty Reisman, who died in December 2012 at the age of 82, was known as the “Wizard of Table Tennis,” and he was a table tennis champion who started his career in Manhattan as a hustler, playing for bets and prize money.
He won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2007 and won five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. At 67, Marty competed in the United States National Hardbat Championship and became the oldest player to win an open national competition in a ract sport. Timothee was spotted kicking off production for Marty Supreme earlier this week.
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