Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Lights, camera, nostalgia: Orchard Street goes back to the 1950s for Timothée Chalamet film

While Avenue A is getting a late 1990s look for Darren Aronofsky's "Caught Stealing," parts of the Lower East Side are returning to the '50s. 

Longtime EVG reader Matt Geo LES shared these photos from Orchard Street between Rivington and Delancey...
The storefronts are the backdrop for Josh Safdie's film "Marty Supreme," which stars Timothée Chalamet as American table tennis champion Marty Reisman. 

The eclectic cast includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler the Creator, Abel Ferrara and Penn Jillette. 

And the plot, per Deadline
While details of the film are being kept under wraps, it will be based loosely on Reisman's life. Known for his unconventional style, he won two U.S. Men's Singles Championships in 1958 and 1960 and more than 20 international and national titles.

4 comments:

Brian said...

Looks great, wish I could get down there and take photos.

Anonymous said...

This will be NYC's only remaining industry, and we it's pointless inhabitants will be shooed out of our own streets by the will of filming schedules.

Anonymous said...

The guy is in so many movies, he doesn't have the time to learn being a real actor.

Liam R said...

Huh. I walked by there and thought it was a film about the 1850s, not 1950s!