Timothée Chalamet attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Searchlight Pictures “A Complete Unknown” at Dolby Theatre on December 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
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A staged Zoom call between Dune star Timothée Chalamet and a group of A24 employees has gone viral after viewers were fooled by Chalamet’s awkward performance.
The cringy Zoom call was released as a “marketing meeting” for Chalamet’s new film, Marty Supreme, but the video is really a clever piece of meta-marketing, with Chalamet acting like an insufferable star whose fame has gone to their head.
The video is as awkward as a Nathan Fielder sketch, with Chalamet constantly making absurd suggestions and acting like an obnoxious egomaniac.
The gambit seems to have worked, as several social media commentators shared clips of the “marketing meeting,” drawing more attention to Marty Supreme.
What Happens During Timothée Chalamet’s Viral Zoom Call?
The Zoom call starts with the “marketing team” introducing themselves while Chalamet nods indifferently.
Chalamet immediately launches into a self-important monologue packed with meaningless buzzwords, and, most memorably, yelling “schwap!” into the camera to emphasize his points.
Chalamet proposes that the Barbie movie’s marketing and stellar box office could be attributed solely to the color pink, and states that he wants Marty Supreme to be associated with its own color—orange.
Not just any orange, but a distinctive shade of “hardcore” and “corroded” orange that Chalamet says that his visual artist took “six months” to come up with, only to reveal a simple orange square.
Chalamet then suggests that the team change the color of the Statue of Liberty to orange, and release a fleet of blimps to cover the sky, raining ping-pong balls “on everyone.”
Chalamet repeats his “visual artist worked for six months” gag to reveal a crudely drawn blimp that resembles a child’s crayon art.
His Zoom companions play their parts perfectly, reacting to Chalamet’s increasingly insane suggestions with forced enthusiasm and empty validation.
Chalamet responds to their questions with a blend of ignorance and unshakable confidence.
At one point, Chalamet shared images of inspirational figures that “represent greatness” such as the late Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Stephanie Mayers, author of Twilight.
Finally, Chalamet ends the call with a 60-second meditation, featuring a montage of awkward close-ups of the team attempting to relax while Chalamet watches, not participating in the exercise.
Like the best cringe comedy, the clip is excruciating to witness, and speaks to Chalamet’s self-awareness, and willingness to play with his own reputation.
Chalamet is a popular figure, but he was criticized by social media commentators after making a speech at the 2025 SAG Awards, in which he declared his intent to join the ranks of Hollywood’s legendary stars.
“I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Chalamet said. “I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats.”
The Marty Supreme Zoom call satirized the idea of Chalamet losing his head to fame, underlined when the actor shared his screen with his team, revealing his desktop background—a photo of himself making the infamous SAG Awards speech.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 23: Timothée Chalamet poses in the press room with the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture for “A Complete Unknown” during the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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On YouTube, the comments under the satirical Zoom call are full of praise for Chalamet’s convincing performance. One comment reads, “this is the most Shia LaBeouf I’ve seen Chalamet.”
Another says, “ I’ve been in a lot of entertainment marketing meetings, they are exactly like this.”
Social Media Reacts To Timothée Chalamet’s Viral Zoom Call
On X (Twitter), several commentators shared clips of Chalamet, with some taking his words literally, unaware that the Zoom call was a comedy sketch, and a meta piece of marketing for Marty Supreme.
Chalamet’s intent is clear when watching the full video, but for some viewers watching isolated clips of the Zoom call, his performance wasn’t so obvious.
This is, after all, how people consume content now—social media timelines are full of out-of-context clips, news spreading in bits and pieces, with the full picture often obscured.
Once the joke became clear, memes began to emerge, featuring Chalamet’s most memorable moments.
What Is ‘Marty Supreme’?
Marty Supreme is a sports comedy-drama, and the latest film from director Josh Safdie, marking his first solo effort since he and his brother parted ways to work on their own projects.
Chalamet plays Marty Mauser, a dedicated table-tennis player who intends on becoming world champion of the sport.
While sports dramas haven’t been performing particularly well lately, perhaps Chalamet’s memorable attempts to market the film will pay off.
Marty Supreme hits theatres on December 25.
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