‘Marty Supreme’ Director Josh Safdie Made Timothée Chalamet Wear Strong Prescription Glasses: ‘He Can’t See S—‘ Without Them

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• Related Stories In New Doc, Corey Feldman Alleges That Corey Haim 'Molested' Him While Making 'The Lost Boys' Netflix U. K., Ireland Documentary Talent Fund Returns for Fourth Year - Global Bulletin The film stars Fran Drescher as Marty’s mother, Tyler, the Creator, Odessa A’zion, “Shark Tank” personality Kevin O’Leary and Gwyneth Paltrow.
• Popular on Variety Safdie spent over six years writing the project.
• To bring that authenticity to the performance, Safdie didn’t just put Chalamet in prop glasses; he went one step further.
• Speaking in front of a packed audience earlier this month at a Hollywood panel, Safdie said, “At the time, we said, we were going to put +10 contact lenses in your eyes, and we’re gonna put -10 prescription lenses in front of them so that when his glasses fall off, he can’t see shit.” When Chalamet tried on that combination, Safdie recalled receiving a call from the actor.
• “He calls me, and he says, ‘I’ve got the +10s in right now, I’m pretty dizzy.’” According to Safdie, Chalamet described it as feeling like “he was in a fishbowl.” But Chalamet was determined.