Chalamet would eventually join the masses on the floor for the semi finals. Koto Kawaguchi—who stars in the film as Marty’s Japanese nemesis, Endo—won his match, then made it all the way to the finals, facing off against Kevin Lewis: a former model and real estate agent with Compass and one of the top amateur ping-pong players in New York. As hundreds watched, Lewis and Kawaguchi went toe to toe, rallying back and forth as Chalamet sipped red wine and watched from the front row.
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Before the last match, Chalamet shouted out his director, Josh Safdie, calling him “a genius” and thanking him for unlocking the secret tennis table fans in all of us. Chalamet then instructed the Marty Supreme cast members still in the rafters—specifically Luke Manley, who plays Marty’s best friend, Dion—to watch the final match on the floor. “Let’s root for our boy Koto,” said Chalamet.
