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Gwyneth Paltrow Recalls Mistaking Timothée Chalamet’s Prosthetic Scars for Real on Marty Supreme Set

The retelling on The Awardist spotlights the film’s convincing transformation work.

Overview

  • Paltrow said on Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist that she offered micro-needling advice after assuming Chalamet’s on-set acne scarring was real.
  • According to Paltrow, Chalamet quickly clarified that the marks were makeup and she apologized, praising the team’s realism.
  • She previously shared a similar version of the story on The Run-Through with Vogue, reinforcing how dramatically he was altered for the role.
  • Paltrow described the look as pockmarks with beady eyes enhanced by contacts and glasses, contrasting with what she called his beautiful skin off camera.
  • Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie for A24, is in theatrical release with awards-season buzz, and separate coverage has noted earlier questions about the film’s intimacy-coordination handling.