Timothée Chalamet and director Josh Safdie shocked the New York Film Festival audience on October 6, 2025, when they announced a surprise world premiere screening of their highly anticipated film “Marty Supreme” at Lincoln Center.
The Timothée Chalamet sports drama had been shrouded in secrecy for months, with audiences only learning they would witness the debut when Dennis Lim, director of programming at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, introduced Safdie before the screening. Chalamet briefly addressed the crowd, calling the film deeply personal before the lights went down.
Early reactions praised “Marty Supreme” as “major, exhilarating filmmaking” with critics calling it Chalamet’s “best performance yet.” The A24 film follows Marty Mauser, a young man pursuing greatness in the face of disrespect. The cast includes Tyler the Creator, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, and Penn Badgley.
The surprise premiere strategy electrified the festival crowd and generated massive buzz ahead of the film’s theatrical release on December 25, 2025. The Marty Supreme debut marks another collaboration between Safdie and A24 following his critically acclaimed “Uncut Gems.”
