At a Glance
- Robert Pattinson secretly voices the British ping-pong umpire in “Marty Supreme”
- Director Josh Safdie revealed the cameo during a Jan. 13 BFI London interview
- The uncredited role marks Pattinson’s first collaboration with Safdie since 2017’s “Good Time”
Why it matters: Fans missed the A-lister’s hidden cameo in the Golden Globe-winning film.
Robert Pattinson’s voice sneaks into “Marty Supreme” without a single frame of his face. Director Josh Safdie confirmed the undercover cameo during a British Film Institute interview, turning a background announcer into the movie’s best-kept secret.
Hidden in Plain Sound
“No one knows this, but that voice – the commentator, the umpire – is Pattinson,” Safdie told the BFI audience in London on Jan. 13, per Variety. The line arrives early, during the British Open semifinals sequence, and flies past most viewers.
Safdie called the moment “a little easter egg” and added, “Nobody knows about that.”
How the Cameo Happened
The filmmaker needed authentic British cadence. Pattinson, visiting the edit bay, fit the bill.
“He came and watched some stuff and I was like, ‘I don’t know any British people,'” Safdie recalled. “So, he’s the umpire.”
History Repeats
This marks Pattinson’s first team-up with Safdie since the pair worked on 2017’s “Good Time.” That partnership began with a cold email from Pattinson asking to meet. After a wide-ranging conversation, the actor told Vulture in 2017, “It was just kind of agreed that we would do something.”
He remembered the meeting feeling less like an audition and “more like entering a show.”
“That’s kind of what I wanted,” Pattinson said. “I knew that to get to a certain level of energy…you have to commit to somebody else’s world.”
Key Takeaways
- Pattinson’s voice cameo sits near the start of “Marty Supreme,” inside the British Open scene
- The actor and director last joined forces on the thriller “Good Time” seven years ago
- The hidden role adds another layer for viewers to discover on re-watch
