The Universe According to Timothée
“My superpower is my fearlessness.” Unaware of the group of grade school girls practicing tendus down the hall in mismatched leotards, Timothée Chalamet has been pacing in circles for an hour. He experiments with each footfall, adjusts the swing of his gait, pauses, resets, and touches the tips of his long fingers together. He repeats this circular walk many times until it looks natural and effortless.
We are in a dance studio located in Hell’s Kitchen, the same neighborhood where 29-year-old Chalamet grew up. He is rehearsing for a unique type of performance that often challenges actors, pushing them toward mistakes or frustration during promotional appearances: the role of the leading man promoting his latest project.
Chalamet has created a distinct concept—his own idea—that can be described as an acid-inspired cadet march. Welcome to the press tour for Marty Supreme: Chalamet stands at the center of a group of men dressed in black, each wearing a large cadmium-orange Ping-Pong ball on his head, roughly the size of a classroom globe.
“My superpower is my fearlessness.”
This unusual group of “pumpkin-headed foot soldiers” will be part of the promotion as Chalamet takes the unique performance and an album-release-style approach to Marty Supreme on the road.
The night before, he introduced this concept to 45,000 viewers on Instagram Live to announce the movie’s Christmas Day release date.
Author's summary: Timothée Chalamet creatively transforms movie promotion into an avant-garde performance, blending dance and theatricality to captivate audiences.