Timothée Chalamet received a rock-star welcome at the Paris premiere of his new film Marty Supreme, where he jokingly addressed high ticket prices. The actor, who produced and starred in the A24 movie, praised France's cinema culture while presenting it in French. The event highlighted his recent awards success for the role.
On Tuesday night, Timothée Chalamet attended the French premiere of Marty Supreme at Le Grand Rex theater in Paris. Dressed in sunglasses and a brown Givenchy suit, he was greeted enthusiastically by fans, evoking a rock-star atmosphere.
From the stage, Chalamet addressed the crowd about the event's ticket costs, which reached €50 ($60) for reserved orchestra seats. Speaking in a playful tone that echoed his character, the hustling table tennis champion Marty Reisman, he said, “I know you were charged a lot. It has nothing to do with me! I’m not getting any money from it, I would have liked for it to be free.” As a producer on the film, Chalamet distanced himself from the pricing decisions.
Chalamet, whose performance in the Josh Safdie-directed movie earned him his first Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination, also celebrated France's love for cinema. He presented the film in French alongside director Josh Safdie and producer Ron Bronstein. “The French people who love movies,” he noted. “There is a big cinema culture in France, and even if the film is successful in the United States, it’s a miracle movie.”
Safdie, himself an Oscar nominee for best director, explained that the role was crafted specifically for Chalamet. “I met him when he was in his early 20s, and I met a young man who had eyes bigger than his head,” Safdie said. “I met a young man who was present in the room but not where he wanted to be, and I met Timmy Supreme. I met a kid who had a vision for himself. He could see the world, he could see the arts, but he was so far away. He needed to be at the center.”
Marty Supreme is set for release in France on February 18 by Metropolitan FilmExport.
