
Fran Drescher joins Timothée Chalamet in Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’

Queens is in the building! Fran Drescher, best known for her role as Fran Fine on “The Nanny” and for her current role as president of SAG-AFTRA, is teaming up with another Queens booster, Josh Safdie. Drescher has signed on to play Timothée Chalamet’s character’s mother in Safdie’s ping-pong drama “Marty Supreme,” Variety reports.
“Marty Supreme,” from A24, follows a table tennis pro in the 1950s. The film is reportedly inspired by the life of influential table tennis champion Marty Reisman, but is fictionalized and not a biopic. Oscar nominee Chalamet stars in the film. He went viral earlier this week when photos of him in a dorky 1950s costume on the film’s New York set hit the internet.
In addition to Chalamet and Drescher, the film’s eccentric cast includes Gwyneth Paltrow, rapper Tyler, the Creator in his acting debut, Odessa A’zion, Penn Jillette, “Shark Tank” personality Kevin “Mr.
“Marty Supreme,” from A24, follows a table tennis pro in the 1950s. The film is reportedly inspired by the life of influential table tennis champion Marty Reisman, but is fictionalized and not a biopic. Oscar nominee Chalamet stars in the film. He went viral earlier this week when photos of him in a dorky 1950s costume on the film’s New York set hit the internet.
In addition to Chalamet and Drescher, the film’s eccentric cast includes Gwyneth Paltrow, rapper Tyler, the Creator in his acting debut, Odessa A’zion, Penn Jillette, “Shark Tank” personality Kevin “Mr.
- 10/4/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
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