Robert Pattinson fans got a surprising twist in Timothée Chalamet‘s Marty Supreme. The Good Time actor quietly returned to work with director Josh Safdie, but not in a way anyone expected. Pattinson lent his voice to the film, playing an umpire during a high-stakes ping pong match, something that’s gone mostly unnoticed by audiences until now.
Robert Pattinson’s secret role in Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme revealed
At a recent Q&A at London’s BFI Southbank, director Josh Safdie spilled a fun secret about Robert Pattinson. “No one knows this, but that voice, the commentator, the umpire is Pattinson,” Safdie revealed. Fans can catch him calling the British Open semifinals as Chalamet’s Marty Mauser takes on Hungarian champ Bela Kletzki.
Safdie called it an “Easter egg,” a wink for eagle-eyed viewers. “It’s like a little Easter egg. Nobody knows about that. … He came and watched some stuff, and I was like, I don’t know any British people. So he’s the umpire,” Safdie explained (via Variety).
This marks another Safdie-Pattinson reunion. Pattinson starred in their 2017 thriller Good Time as Connie, a desperate criminal trying to help his brother. While his cameo in Marty Supreme is subtle, it’s meaningful, especially as he’s set to team up with Chalamet again later this year in Dune: Part Three. In the movie, The Batman alum is playing the shape-shifting villain Scytale.
Safdie also opened up about his first impressions of Timothée Chalamet, recalling their meeting at the Good Time premiere afterparty. “He’s a movie star. This intense dreamer. Relentless, driven, this New Yorker, you know?” the filmmaker said.
Safdie was also asked about upcoming projects, and he said that the same question once made him cry during a panel after Uncut Gem came out. He recalled feeling embarrassed at a Q&A, saying he doesn’t “really want to think about it.” The director explained that after finishing each film, he feels drained and needs to “go find a gas station” before moving on to the next project.
Originally reported by Rishabh Shandilya on Mandatory.
