Overview
- The retired German table‑tennis great says he appears in Josh Safdie’s drama inspired by Marty Reisman, with German theaters set to open it on February 26.
- Boll recounts a last‑minute U.S. work‑visa setback that was resolved in time for him to travel to New York for the shoot in autumn 2024.
- He trained with Chalamet for a week to execute fully scripted rallies and credits a specialist choreographer for sharpening the actor’s technique.
- After viewing the finished cut, Boll describes the film as long yet entertaining and says it has opened strongly in the United States.
- He highlights the production’s scale with hundreds of crew, notes the 1950s styling, and mentions a brief meeting with Gwyneth Paltrow on set.