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Timo Boll Confirms Brief Cameo in Nine-Oscar-Nominated ‘Marty Supreme’

Boll frames the cameo as a one-off shaped by 1950s equipment with fully scripted rallies.

Overview

  • He appears briefly as a Czech opponent in a fictional 1950s story centered on former U.S. star Marty Reisman.
  • Of five rallies filmed, only one made the final cut, and he delivers a single short line.
  • Director Josh Safdie, a table‑tennis enthusiast and Boll admirer, cast him to ensure credible play.
  • Boll spent about two weeks in New York, rehearsed a week with sandpaper paddles, and demonstrated scripted exchanges to Timothée Chalamet.
  • The film opens in Germany on February 26, and Boll says he will skip the March 15 Oscars while rooting for the team.