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Gaten Matarazzo Playfully Roasts Timothee Chalamet Over Opera and Ballet Dig

Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone promoted their upcoming film "Pizza Movie" in a video that directly parodied a promotional clip by Timothee Chalamet. In the parody's conclusion, Matarazzo made a clear, playful dig at Chalamet's past controversial statement that "no one cares" about opera and ballet. Chalamet's original comments were made during a Variety interview with his Interstellar co-star Matthew McConaughey. The remark had previously drawn a response from legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli, who invited Chalamet to a concert.

Key Points: Gaten Matarazzo's Subtle Dig at Timothee Chalamet's Opera Remark

  • Playful promo mimics Chalamet's style
  • Direct reference to controversial opera remark
  • Bocelli previously invited Chalamet
  • Clip from Variety interview resurfaced
  • Film 'Pizza Movie' promoted on Hulu
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Gaten Matarazzo takes subtle dig at Timothee Chalamet over his opera and ballet remark

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo takes a playful jab at Timothee Chalamet's "no one cares" comment about opera and ballet in a new promo.

Gaten Matarazzo takes subtle dig at Timothee Chalamet over his opera and ballet remark
"By the way, we wanted to be clear, we love the ballet and the opera. - Gaten Matarazzo"

Los Angeles, March 29

The 'Stranger Things' star Gaten Matarazzo recently made a playful remark at actor Timothee Chalamet's claims of nobody caring about opera and ballet.

The actor took to Instagram, and shared a promotional clip for 'Pizza Movie', which sees college roommates Jack and Montgomery take a hallucinogenic drug, and they have to reach their pizza, delivered by drone, to reverse its effects, reports 'Female First UK'.

Gaten, 23, said, "Pizza Movie is an American film that comes out on April 3, 2026". As the frame widened to reveal more of the background, his co-actor, Sean Giambrone, 26, popped up standing next to him.

He said, "It's on Hulu, streaming. It's not in the theatres, we wanted it to be in the theatres, but they said, 'No'".

As per 'Female First UK', the duo then revved up the buzz for 'Pizza Movie' as they cheered, before Gaten screamed and Sean said, "Streaming".

Now, the camera shot panned back enough to reveal that the film's lead stars were standing on a park picnic table. It mimicked a video that Timothee, 30, posted to Instagram in December 2025 to promote 'Marty Supreme', a 1950s-set ping-pong drama loosely based on the real-life table tennis great Marty Reisman's journey to becoming a champion.

Timothee, who plays Marty Mauser, was outside when he said, "'Marty Supreme' is an American film that comes out on Christmas Day 2025". As the frame zoomed out, Timothee cheered and yelled, the iconic Las Vegas skyline appeared, including The High Roller ferris wheel, and it was revealed he was standing on top of the Sphere, an immersive music and entertainment arena.

The Sphere's LED billboard projected "Marty Supreme Dream Big". At the end of Sean and Gaten's version, the latter made the playful dig about Timothee's controversial comment that "no one cares" about opera and ballet. As the Pizza Movie graphic burst onto the screen, Gaten said, "By the way, we wanted to be clear, we love the ballet and the opera".

Sean quipped, "I don't". Gaten said, "Why would you say that?". In a resurfaced clip from his live conversation with 'Interstellar' co-star Matthew McConaughey for 'Variety', Timothee insisted that "no one cares" about the art forms of opera or ballet.

He said,"I don't want to be working in ballet or opera where it's like, 'Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore'. All respect to the ballet and opera people out there ... I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I'm taking shots for no reason".

Soon after, legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli invited Timothee to one of his concerts to help him understand the appeal of opera.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Timothee's original comment was a bit tone-deaf. In India, classical arts like Bharatanatyam or Hindustani classical music have massive, dedicated followings. They're not "kept alive" out of pity; they thrive because people genuinely care. Glad Gaten made that point playfully.
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Aman W
All this promo for movies coming out in 2025-26! Meanwhile in Bollywood, we get teasers for movies releasing next month. The Hollywood hype cycle is something else. The joke was good-natured though.
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Sarah B
As someone who enjoys both Hollywood and Indian cinema, I find this amusing. But Timothee has a point about viewership in the West. However, art isn't just about numbers. Look at the packed houses for a Kathak performance in Delhi. Different cultures, different values.
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Vikram M
Respectfully, I think Chalamet's comment was taken a bit out of context. He was talking about mainstream Hollywood viewership, not making a global statement. But Gaten's clapback was perfect marketing for their movie! Smart move. 👏
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Kavya N
The whole "standing on a table vs. the Sphere" comparison is hilarious! It's like the Indian meme version of a big budget Bollywood song vs. a quirky indie film spoof. Both have their charm. Also, "Pizza Movie" sounds utterly bizarre in the best way.

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