Inside Timothee Chalamet’s 10,000-Hour Transformation for Marty Supreme into Hitler’s Worst Nightmare
Dune 2 star Timothee Chalamet is not here to hang out. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he unpacks Marty Supreme, the grind behind his rise, and why Marty Mauser’s story feels personal.
Timothee Chalamet is not in his coasting era. The Dune: Part Two star just opened up about the work behind his new movie Marty Supreme, and the early reactions out of New York suggest it paid off.
Chalamet on chasing it, not waiting for it
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Chalamet said he saw a lot of himself in Marty Mauser, the Jewish American lead of Marty Supreme. The character reminded him of his own early 20s: big ambition, odd choices, and zero interest in playing it safe. He pushed back on the idea that he ever stumbled into anything. For him, it was the classic 10,000-hours grind, dropping out of college, taking risks, and signing onto projects that looked offbeat at the time.
First reactions out of NYFF
Marty Supreme premiered at the New York Film Festival, and the first wave of buzz is all about Chalamet. The consensus from critics and early audiences: the role fits him like a glove, and more than a few people are calling it his best performance to date. If you have been wondering what a fully locked-in Chalamet looks like, apparently this is it.
Josh Safdie on the movie’s perspective
Director Josh Safdie (yes, Benny Safdie’s brother — and Benny is off directing The Smashing Machine) is making this one from Marty’s point of view and wanted the movie to feel huge, like the sport at the center of the story actually conquered the world. He even toys with an alternate-history vibe, imagining it getting as big as tennis. Safdie’s also blunt about the film’s identity through Marty’s lens as a Jewish American.
'I am Hitler's worst nightmare.'
It’s a wild, deliberately provocative line, and very Safdie: abrasive, specific, and clearly meant to signal the movie’s unapologetic POV.
What to know
- Title: Marty Supreme
- Lead: Timothee Chalamet as Marty Mauser
- Director: Josh Safdie
- Perspective: Marty’s story told through a Jewish American lens
- Scale: Safdie aimed to make the sport feel world-dominant, 'as big as tennis'
- Festival: Premiered at the New York Film Festival to rave first reactions
- Release: In US theaters December 25, 2025
Early days, sure, but if the NYFF chatter is anything to go by, this could be a big swing that actually connects. And if you have been waiting for Chalamet to level up again, it sounds like he did exactly that.