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.