It seems that every week there’s an unexpected but undeniably exciting addition to Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme cast. This week is no different, as Variety reports this morning that former nanny and current SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher will join the cast,

The Nanny” star and SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has joined the cast of Josh Safdie’s table tennis movie “Marty Supreme.” She will play the mother of Timothée Chalamet’s character. Starring alongside Chalamet and Drescher are Gwyneth Paltrow (in her first on-screen movie role since 2019's "Avengers: Endgame”) and Tyler,

Fran Drescher is joining Josh Safdie’s A24 movie, Marty Supreme. The SAG-AFTRA President will star opposite Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, The Creator, Odessa A’zion, Penn Jillette, Kevin O’Leary a.k.a Mr. Wonderful and Abel Ferrara.

Queens is in the building! Fran Drescher, best known for her role as Fran Fine on “The Nanny” and for her current role as president of SAG-AFTRA, is teaming up with another Queens booster, Josh Safdie.

Timothée Chalamet is set to star in Josh Safdie’s first (non-Adam Sandler comedy special) solo film, Marty Supreme, rumored to be a fictionalized biopic of table tennis champion Marty Reisman. Of the ball-lobbing sports,

Safdie and Ronald Bronstein wrote the script and will produce alongside Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Chalamet, and A24. Scroll through the gallery to take a look at photos from the set. Timothée Chalamet is seen on the set of “Marty Supreme” in character as Marty Reisman on September 30, 2024 in New York City

Chalamet, 28, is currently filming an upcoming movie Marty Supreme, which has been described as "a fictionalized original, rather than a biopic" on Reisman's life. As Chalamet is known to embody each character fully, the actor looked unrecognizable in photos that surfaced online this week.

Chalamet plays champion ping pong player and author Marty Reisman in the new film, which is being directed by Josh Safdie. No much is known about the plot outside of its focus on Reisman’s younger days. The screenplay, written by Safdie and frequent collaborator Ronald Bronstein, is reportedly based on Reisman’s 1974 autobiography.

Taylor Hill/Getty Images Fran Drescher has signed on to join the cast of Marty Supreme, in which she’ll be playing Timothée Chalamet‘s mother, ABC Audio has confirmed. Gwyneth Paltrow and Tyler, The Creator also appear in the project,