Timothée Chalamet Still can’t believe he’s on the cover of a Wheaties box.
The 29-year-old actor talks about his limited-edition Wheaties’marty supreme box” In an appearance on the Wednesday, December 17 edition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Fallon, 51, was all smiles as he held up the box, which featured a stern-faced Chalamet as fictional table tennis champion Marty Mauser, who he will star in the upcoming film Marty Supre.
“That’s all I’m going to say,” Fallon gushed. “Are you kidding me?”
In response, Chalamet joked, “I’m so thin that I’m borderline anemic. The only way I can get on the Wheaties box is through art.”
He added: “For crying out loud [to] All the art kids out there. “
Chalamet’s performance Marty Suprea 1950s comedy film directed by Josh Safdie and co-starring Gwyneth Paltrowreceived positive reviews from critics. Released on Christmas Day.
“This is a movie about sacrifice in pursuit of a dream,” he said Wednesday. “It’s something I can relate to deeply. We live in a bleak time, especially for young people. So, this movie is an attempt at an antidote – continue to believe in yourself, continue to dream big, follow your dreams and not accept rejection. That’s the spirit of the movie. Marty Supre“.
Chalamet admits he feels a bit uncomfortable about it Promote the movie so enthusiasticallybut still had to do whatever it took to convince people to go see it in theaters.
“In the back of my mind, there was a feeling of, ‘Don’t push so hard, don’t push so hard,’” he said. “But I know that 10 years from now, 15 years from now — and I’ve been involved in a lot of projects that I’m very proud of — [but] This is it, man. Marty Supre That’s it. “
Chalamet is not shy about boasting.
“This is probably my best performance, you know, and it’s been seven or eight years since I felt like I’ve been delivering really, really committed, top-notch performances,” Chalamet said in a recent interview with Margaret Gardner. “It’s important to speak out because the discipline and the work ethic that I bring to these things — I don’t want people to take that for granted. I don’t want to take that for granted. This is really some top-notch stuff.”
Timothée Chalamet was advised to gain weight early in his career when he was auditioning for film roles. “If I auditioned for ‘Maze Runner’ or ‘Divergent,’ all sorts of things would come up when I came on, and the feedback would always be, ‘Oh, you don’t have the right body,'” Chalamet, 28, said on Monday, November. […]
So far, he has been nominated for the 2026 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Marty Supre and the 2026 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor.
Chalamet won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor for his starring role in a film Completely unknown earlier this year. In his acceptance speech, he declared: “I know we’re in a subjective industry, but the truth is, I’m really chasing greatness. I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats. I was inspired by the greats tonight. I’m inspired by the greats.” Daniel Day Lewis, marlon brando and Viola Davis as i was michael jordan, Michael PhelpsI want to go there. “
