‘Marty Supreme’ Faces Safety Questions as Chalamet Describes On-Set Threat and Reisman Family Objects

Overview

• At a public Q&A, Timothée Chalamet said a background performer lost control during a motel sequence and threatened him, describing the extra as an ex-prisoner.
• Reports connect the account to director Josh Safdie’s use of non-professional actors, which Chalamet said sometimes required many takes to elicit reactions.
• The anecdote prompted online discussion about vetting and on-set safety, with users questioning background checks for extras.
• Relatives of table tennis champion Marty Reisman said the film misrepresents him and that they were neither consulted nor compensated, citing distress over humiliating scenes.
• Despite the criticism, the film continues to surge with a Golden Globe, a Critics’ Choice Award and an Oscar nomination for Chalamet, more than €61 million reported at the U.S. box office, and public praise from Robert Downey Jr. at a DGA Theater event.