Overview

• The film premiered unannounced at NYFF’s Alice Tully Hall, where Safdie said he finished it at 2 a.m. the day before and the crowd delivered a standing ovation.
• Early reactions from festival press praised the movie and called Timothée Chalamet’s turn a career-best, fueling reported Oscar buzz.
• Set in 1950s New York, the sports dramedy follows ping-pong phenom Marty Mauser, directed by Josh Safdie from a script co-written with Ronald Bronstein.
• Chalamet has said he trained in table tennis for years while making other films to prepare for the role.
• A24 plans a wide theatrical release on Dec. 25, and the reported roughly $70 million budget would be the company’s largest to date.