“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, the Creator (in his film debut).
Odessa A’zion also stars alongside magician Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller), investor and “Shark Tank” personality Kevin O’Leary (aka Mr. Wonderful) and “Bad Lieutenant” filmmaker Abel Ferrara.
From A24, “Marty Supreme” follows Chalamet as a young ping pong pro. Plot details are scant, but the studio is touting the film as a “fictional work set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture.”
Principal photography is currently in production.
Drescher is best known as the star of the CBS sitcom “The Nanny,” which ran from 1993 to 1999 and landed her two Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nods.
Her film credits include “The Beautician and the Beast,” “UHF,” “This Is Spinal Tap”, and the animated “Hotel Transylvania” movies.
Drescher was elected president of SAG-AFTRA in 2021 and, in 2023, she led the union during the five-month actors strike that disrupted the entertainment industry and earned performers an increased minimum wage, new residuals for streaming and protections against artificial intelligence.
“Marty Supreme” is Drescher’s first film role since the strike ended, though she is also expected to appear in the “Spinal Tap” sequel.
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