Overview

• Chalamet revealed a shaved head during an Instagram Live promoting the film, after appearing at the New York Film Festival days earlier in a cap.
• He highlighted his table-tennis preparation by balancing a ping-pong ball on his head during the stream.
• DER SPIEGEL reports he trained intensively for roughly six years, often in secret across multiple cities, with Chalamet saying he kept documentation.
• He says the regimen continued during shoots for films like Dune and Wonka, and he replaced living-room furniture with a table during the pandemic to keep practicing.
• Directed by Josh Safdie for A24 and loosely inspired by table-tennis figure Marty Reisman, the film stars Chalamet as Marty Mauser with co-stars including Gwyneth Paltrow and Tyler, the Creator.