Robert Pattinson’s voice quietly slipped into the Timothée Chalamet ping-pong drama Marty Supreme, and most viewers never noticed.
At a Glance
- Pattinson provides the off-screen umpire voice during the British Open semifinals scene
- Director Josh Safdie calls the cameo “a little easter egg”
- The part marks Pattinson’s first Safdie collaboration since 2017’s Good Time
Why it matters: The blink-and-you-miss-it moment reunites two of indie film’s most celebrated voices and rewards sharp-eared fans with a hidden connection to Good Time.
The Hidden Voice
“No one knows this, but that voice – the commentator, the umpire – is Pattinson,” Safdie revealed during a January 13 interview at the British Film Institute in London, according to Variety. The line arrives early in the film as Timothée Chalamet’s character battles through the British Open.
Safdie needed authentic British cadence and turned to the only U.K. actor in his orbit. “He came and watched some stuff and I was like, ‘I don’t know any British people,'” the director explained. “So, he’s the umpire.”
A Reunion Years in the Making
The cameo reconnects Pattinson with the Safdie brothers after their breakout 2017 thriller Good Time. Pattinson initiated that partnership by firing off an unsolicited email and booking a meeting with both Josh and Benny Safdie.
“It was just kind of agreed that we would do something,” Pattinson told Vulture in 2017, recalling the first sit-down. “It wasn’t about any particular project or anything. But I remember leaving the meeting and thinking, ‘Yeah.'”
The actor appreciated the duo’s immersive approach. “Usually a meeting about a movie is just with the director. And you’re kind of trying to impress them and they’re trying to impress you. So, to have it with two people, it was more like entering a show.”
Pattinson, now 39 and father to a 22-month-old daughter with fiancée Suki Waterhouse, said the Safdies offered “a self-contained world” rather than a standard film set. “It felt like an entire environment you could go into.”
Awards Buzz Builds
Marty Supreme continues to ride awards-season momentum after Chalamet’s Golden Globe win for Best Male Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film. The recognition positions the movie as a potential Oscar contender, with Chalamet’s transformative performance as a ping-pong prodigy drawing widespread praise.
Key Takeaways
- Pattinson’s uncredited voice work adds another layer for fans to discover on repeat viewings
- The Safdies and Pattinson remain creatively aligned seven years after Good Time
- Hidden cameos like this reinforce the directors’ reputation for detail-rich storytelling
