Overview
- Safdie disclosed at London’s BFI Southbank that Pattinson is the uncredited commentator and umpire heard early in the film.
- Pattinson’s voice is featured during the British Open semifinals sequence before Marty Mauser’s match against Hungarian champion Béla Kletzki.
- The filmmaker characterized the appearance as an intentional Easter egg that had gone unnoticed by audiences.
- The reveal reframes a viral Vanity Fair lie detector clip that flagged Pattinson’s answer about working with the Safdies as “deceptive.”
- The A24 release is in awards-season focus with Timothée Chalamet winning the Golden Globe and Critics Choice best actor honors, and he and Pattinson are set to reunite in Dune: Part Three in December 2026.