Home / Arts and Entertainment / Chalamet Wows Beijing: Table Tennis Star in Asia
Chalamet Wows Beijing: Table Tennis Star in Asia
10 Mar
Summary
- Timothee Chalamet is promoting 'Marty Supreme' in Asia.
- He plays a 1950s table tennis champion in the film.
- Chalamet praised China's top table tennis player, Sun Yingsha.
Timothee Chalamet, a three-time Best Actor nominee, is currently in Asia to promote "Marty Supreme," an Oscar Best Picture contender. The film features Chalamet as a 1950s table tennis champion driven by great ambitions. This visit coincides with the film's upcoming release in Chinese cinemas on March 20.
In Beijing, Chalamet interacted with fans and praised China's top table tennis player, Sun Yingsha, an athlete he reportedly admires and recently purchased a poster of. Table tennis is a sport with immense popularity in China, a sport Chalamet spent years mastering for his role.
The "Dune" star, known to his Chinese fanbase as "tiancha" (sweet tea), has a substantial following, even though his film "Call Me By Your Name" did not receive a theatrical release due to China's censorship of LGBTQ content.
This promotional tour, which also included stops in Japan and Chengdu, highlights Hollywood's efforts to tap into China's significant box office revenue, which reached $7.5 billion last year. "Marty Supreme" has achieved unexpected global success, partly due to Chalamet's viral marketing efforts.
