Actor Timothée Chalamet has opened up about an intense and unexpected moment from the sets of Marty Supreme. A non-professional actor allegedly threatened Chalamet during the production of a conflict scene at a motel. The actor revealed it during a Q&A with Robert Downey Jr. on Wednesday. Speaking about the moment, the actor said:"I find it really thrilling."In the Q&A sessions, Timothée Chalamet told Robert Downey Jr. that he found it thrilling to work with non-actors, and then he went on to tell him about the moment:“I won’t say who, but in that motel sequence, there are a lot of non-actors … I find it really thrilling to work with [them], but sometimes it would take multiple takes to really get something out of them.”He added that he was trying to make the non-actor angry with him:“And I’m really getting in the guy’s face and I’m really trying to get him angry with me. I was saying to Josh [Safdie], ‘He’s not getting angry with me, he’s not getting angry with me.'”Chalamet claims that the man later advised him not to push him any further, stating that he had just been released from prison after serving 30 years.“I did another take, and then the guy said, ‘I was just in jail for 30 years. You really don’t want to fuck with me. You don’t want to see me angry.' I said to Josh, ‘Holy shit, who do you have me opposite, man?’”Robert Downey Jr. calls Marty Supreme a "generation-defining" performanceOn January 14, during a conversation at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood, Robert Downey Jr. revealed that he had contacted Chalamet through FaceTime after he watched Marty Supreme and loved his acting in the movie.Downey Jr. praised Chalamet’s performance, caliing the movie a “decade-defining film” and stating that Chalamet’s portrayal of Marty Mauser is “generation-defining”:“To me, this is a decade-defining film, and I think it is a generation-defining performance.”Downey added that Marty Supreme is a movie that spectators should acknowledge as important; he continued, adding that they should "plant a flag and say, 'This matters.'"Timothée Chalamet, in turn, thanked Downey and called him a “long-time role model” and said that Chaplin was an inspiration for his own work in A Complete Unknown. Downey went on to say that his performance was “an astonishing achievement.”Box office momentum and awards for Timothée ChalametIn addition to the critical success, Marty Supreme has also demonstrated a steady increase in box office results. The sports drama film, directed by Josh Safdie, has managed to break the $79 million mark at the global box office so far, with hopes of furthering its position in the 2025 global box office chart due to awards season recognition.83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards - Press Room - Source: GettyTimothée Chalamet's work in Marty Supreme has quickly made him a frontrunner in the awards season. The actor has already won a Golden Globe Award and a Critics Choice Award and is expected to receive a nomination in the Best Actor category at the upcoming Academy Awards.After receiving the Golden Globes on January 12, in his acceptance speech, Timothée Chalamet said:"My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up, [To] always be grateful for what you have. It’s allowed me to leave this ceremony in the past empty-handed, my head held high, grateful just to be here.”He added:“I’d be lying if I didn’t say those moments didn’t make this moment that much sweeter. For my parents, for my partner, I love you. Thank you so much.”Marty Supreme releases in theatres on January 23, 2025.Stay tuned to Soap Central for more information.