Marty Supreme is an upcoming American sports adventure comedy-drama film produced and directed by Josh Safdie, who co-wrote it with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars and is co-produced by Timothée Chalamet. It also stars Gwyneth Paltrow; Tyler, the Creator; Odessa A'zion; Penn Jillette; Kevin O'Leary; Abel Ferrara; and Fran Drescher.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2025, by A24.

• Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Tyler, the Creator
• Odessa A'zion
• Penn Jillette
• Kevin O'Leary
• Abel Ferrara
• Fran Drescher as Mrs. Mauser
• Sandra Bernhard
• Spenser Granese

On April 9, 2022, IndieWire indicated that Josh and Benny Safdie were reteaming with Adam Sandler for a new project following their collaboration on Uncut Gems (2019).^[2] On April 18, Sandler confirmed that he was "going to do another movie with the Safdie brothers," but did not divulge specific details. "Their work ethic is bananas," he told Entertainment Weekly. "They're always working, always writing, always thinking. I don't know what I can tell you, but it's gonna be very exciting."^[3] In June, Sandler mentioned that they were starting this new film in January and that it would revolve around the sports world.^[4] On October 8, rumors emerged that Sandler and Timothée Chalamet might be starring together, with an "early spring" start aimed for production.^[5] On October 11, Sandler revealed to Vanity Fair that he expected to begin work on the film "in the late winter [2022/2023]".^[6] On October 20, Deadline reported that Netflix officially boarded the untitled feature, with Sandler attached to star, and the Safdies writing, directing and producing. While no further details were disclosed officially, sources said that the goal was to shoot the project "in the second quarter of 2023" and that it was "set in the world of high-end card collecting."^[7] At the 2022 Gotham Awards in November, when asked about the project, Sandler noted that his character would "have a different look than what I had [in Uncut Gems]. I know they send me pictures of a look that I'm going to have and I can't say I'm going to look that handsome in it."^[8] On an episode of Happy Sad Confused, Sandler disclosed that the film would shoot in April 2023, describing it as "romantic" and "of [a] different feel" than Uncut Gems.^[9][10]

In January 2023, Sandler revealed that the Safdies had been working on the script for the film for a couple of years up until that point, with the brothers writing and then discarding "hundreds and hundreds of pages" of material over time. "I'll read them and I'll say, 'I like the part when this...' And they'll be like, 'Oh, that's not in it anymore. We did a whole other thing. We're going to send you a new draft.'" He added that latest draft delivered to him was 340 pages long.^[11] On March 2, What's on Netflix gathered that Benicio del Toro was then, or at one point was, being eyed for a role in the forthcoming film, and that it takes place during the 1990s, making it the first "period piece" for the Safdies.^[12][8] On March 15, Gael García Bernal was said to be in talks for another role.^[13] On March 27, in an interview with Collider promoting Murder Mystery 2 (2023), Sandler and Jennifer Aniston teased the project, with Aniston revealing that she would be co-starring in the film after having met up with the Safdies the previous day. At this time, Sandler stated that the involved parties were preparing for a summer shoot.^[14][15] On March 30, Deadline reported that Megan Thee Stallion was circling to star as well.^[16] That same day, Ben Affleck was rumored to be joining the film.^[17] On May 10, further details were provided, including confirmation of the rumored cast members as well as a logline that Affleck would star as a retired baseball pitcher who attempts a comeback, while Sandler would play a sports memorabilia agent who seeks to capitalize on his success. Stallion was said to be playing the pitcher character's girlfriend, and Steve Harvey was also allegedly added to the cast. Principal photography was to commence in mid-summer 2023, likely in July, and wrap around September. Among the locations were New York City and Atlantic City.^[8]

On May 25, journalist Jeff Sneider reported that Josh would be directing the film on his own, without the involvement of his brother;^[18] a GQ profile of Benny later addressed their amicable split.^[19] This marked the first time since The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008) that either of them have directed solo. Regardless of their split and the imminency of industry strikes, filming was still expected to go forward as planned.^[18] However, on May 31, the production start date was again bumped, to August.^[20][21] Roughly a week later, development was indefinitely halted as result of the WGA strike, leaving future filming dates unknown.^[22] By early July, an issue of Production Weekly listed a new September 25 start date,^[23][24][25] but this failed to materialize due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. In November, Sandler acknowledged the impact the strikes had on the production, as they "kind of missed the opportunity of baseball season [since] a lot of it was gonna be shot during live baseball," and that future plans remained uncertain.^[26] In December, Timothée Chalamet stated that in 2024 he would act in a pingpong-related film,^[27] a project previously rumored to be directed by the Safdies.^[28]

In January 2024, Benny reaffirmed that he and Josh would no longer co-direct projects together, as they both expand to solo careers. It was additionally revealed that, despite reports to the contrary, Benny did not co-write the script and was not a meaningful part of the creative process of the baseball project.^[29] In May, intel at the Cannes Film Festival claimed that plans were potentially still on track for the project to shoot sometime that year.^[30][31] In the meantime, Josh signed on to direct Sandler's stand-up comedy special Adam Sandler: Love You (2024), also for Netflix.^[32] By July, Variety reported that Chalamet agreed to star in a separate film to be directed by Josh called Marty Supreme. Josh wrote the script with Ronald Bronstein, based on professional table tennis player Marty Reisman,^[33] though "sources close to the production" called the story "a fictionalized original, rather than a biopic".^{[citation needed]} At the New York premiere of Adam Sander: Love You in August, Sandler told IndieWire that he was hopeful for the baseball film to come to fruition someday soon, and that he was in ongoing discussions with Josh who was, despite also being committed to Marty Supreme, still fully onboard.^[34]

In August and the following months, the remaining cast of Marty Supreme was announced.^[35] Gwyneth Paltrow, for her part, was convinced to join the film through her brother Jake Paltrow (a Safdie fan), and Marty Supreme thus became her first onscreen role since Avengers: Endgame (2019). However, she considered Marty Supreme her first role where she was "laying it all on the line and accessing a kind of vulnerability" since Country Strong (2010).^[36]

Principal photography began in New York City on September 23, 2024, according to On Location Vacations, with official set photos being released on September 30 of Chalamet in Manhattan.^[37][38] Production wrapped on December 5.^[39] Iranian cinematographer Darius Khondji shot the project on 35mm film.^[40] According to Deadline Hollywood, the budget is $70 million, surpassing Civil War (2024) as A24's most expensive film.^[41]

Chalamet said that Safdie encouraged him to do some of his own stunts in the movie.^[42] The director wanted Chalamet's eyes to look smaller, so he made him wear prescription glasses with contact lenses underneath, which he said "fucked up" his vision temporarily.^[43] For the pingpong scenes Chalamet was coached by former players Diego Schaaf and Wei Wang.^[44]

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2025.^[45] Nordisk Film will handle its distribution in Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden.^[46]

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