Marty Supreme’s Scrapped Ending Would Have Made Chalamet a Vampire

Josh Safdie has finally shed light on what he had in mind for the conclusion of Marty Supreme, and it’s not quite what audiences saw on screen. In a recent chat with Oscar-winner Sean Baker on the A24 podcast, Safdie explained that he’d originally planned for Timothée Chalamet’s Marty to meet a rather unusual end—one that would have seen him literally transformed into a vampire, courtesy of a bite from none other than Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary.

Behind the Scenes: Fangs, Prosthetics, and 1980s Nostalgia

Safdie admitted they’d gone so far as to create a prosthetic for Chalamet, preparing for a scene where O’Leary’s character would sink his teeth into Marty’s neck. The director described the moment:

You’re on his eyes, we built the prosthetic for Timmy and everything, and Mr. Wonderful shows up behind him and takes a bite out of his neck, and that was the last thing in the movie.

Given the film’s clear affection for the 1980s, this ending would have nodded to cult classics like The Hunger and The Lost Boys. It’s not hard to imagine the surreal spectacle of Chalamet’s character being turned by O’Leary, a twist that would have left viewers both baffled and amused.

Kevin O’Leary’s Unusual Demands

O’Leary, who plays Milton Rockwell, was apparently quite keen on the idea of his character being an actual vampire. The production team even took dental moulds for a set of fangs, but the notion was eventually abandoned in favour of a more grounded resolution. Still, the remnants of this idea linger in Milton’s dialogue, which carries a certain bite even without the literal fangs.

O’Leary’s penchant for the dramatic didn’t stop there. He felt the ending as filmed didn’t go far enough in punishing Marty, who, despite losing his status, finds a new sense of purpose as a father. O’Leary believed Marty deserved a far harsher fate, one that would have left him truly miserable.

Alternative Endings: Pushing the Limits

Not content with the original script, O’Leary suggested that the consequences of Marty’s actions should have extended to his family. He argued that Marty’s wife, Rachel, ought to have died during childbirth, stating:

Rachel has to die. She has to die in childbirth […] I know that sounds nuts, but to me that would be the right punishment.

While this proposed ending was ultimately deemed too extreme, it’s very much in keeping with O’Leary’s on-screen persona. One can only wonder how audiences might have reacted had Safdie stuck to his initial vision, or if O’Leary’s even bleaker suggestion had made the final cut.

Marty Supreme is currently showing in cinemas across the United States.