Gwyneth Paltrow really believed that Timothée Chalamet had “bad skin” when she met him on the set of marty supremeonly to realize that she had been completely fooled by the impressively realistic movie makeup.
The gleeful misunderstanding was revealed by Robert Downey Jr. during a recent Q&A, offering fans a behind-the-scenes moment that highlights just how compelling the film’s transformation work really was.
Chalamet, 30, and Downey Jr., 60, spoke at a Q&A event for marty supreme at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on January 14 when Downey Jr. shared the story.
Recounting a conversation with Paltrow, he said that she was really surprised by Chalamet’s appearance at the time.
“Paltrow told me that when she met you, she said, ‘Oh my God, I didn’t know I had bad skin,’” Downey Jr. recalled, turning to Chalamet. Then he added, laughing: “And I was like, ‘It’s fucking makeup, Gwyneth.’”
The moment resonated even more because Paltrow herself had already admitted to the confusion.
During an episode on December 2, The tour with Vogue On the podcast, the actress explained that the makeup was so convincing that she assumed it was Chalamet’s real skin.
“In marty supremeTimothée has pockmarks and his eyes shine through contact lenses and glasses. And it’s all makeup. And, in real life, she has beautiful skin,” he said.
Paltrow went on to share that she even offered skincare advice before realizing her mistake. “And he was like, ‘This is makeup!’ I was like, ‘Oh, s—‘. I didn’t realize. The makeup was so good I thought I had little acne scars.”
marty supremeDirected by Josh Safdie, it stars Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a shoe salesman determined to become the world’s best table tennis player in 1950s New York City.
The film also stars Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara and Fran Drescher.
The film, now playing in theaters, is already generating conversation, not only for its performances, but for the subtle details that fooled even its own cast.
