Josh Safdie, iconic filmmaker behind Spree, He returned to directing with Marty Supreme after feeling completely “burned out.”
After the long and intense production process uncut gems, The 41-year-old director thought about leaving cinema and becoming an architect.
Josh shared that the experience left him empty and made him rethink his life, which eventually led to marriage and having a child.
Your next project, Marty Supreme, gave him a fresh start and a new sense of purpose, as the film tells the story of Marty Mauser, a 1950s table tennis player and con artist, played by Hollywood icon Timothée Chalamet.
In the story, Marty dreams of leaving his Lower East Side neighborhood and sharing ping pong with the world, even if it causes problems for those around him.
However, Josh met Timothée years earlier and was instantly attracted to his energy and unique misfit quality, making him the perfect candidate for the role.
He Dune The actor trained intensely, even installing a ping pong table in his apartment to master every move.
Josh Safdie worked with some new actors and faces, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, the Creator, Fran Drescher and Odessa A’zion.
