Timothee Chalamet has been ‘Kardashian-ized’ as he transforms into branding mastermind amid romance with Kylie Jenner


Timothée Chalamet has clearly learned a thing or two about personal branding and manipulating social media during his two-year relationship with Kylie Jenner.

The 29-year-old movie star’s Gen Z-focused marketing strategy for Marty Supreme left the dusty press junkets and legacy media behind in favor of fashion drops, music culture and internet spectacle.

‘Timmy’s been “Kardashian-ized,”‘ an industry source, who’s worked with him, told Page Six on Sunday.

‘Both Timmy and Kylie are just into a different genre, the way they think about life and how they want to live. He has pretty lofty goals.’

Deadline reported Sunday that A24’s $70M-budget ping-pong drama broke records by debuting at $875,000 and selling out 92 limited screenings (and counting) across six NYC and LA cinemas, with presale buyers averaging ages 17–24.

The 28-year-old reality star served as Chalamet’s very own promotional arm candy for Marty Supreme as the coy couple donned matching orange Chrome Hearts get-ups at the LA premiere on December 8.

Timothée Chalamet has clearly learned a thing or two about personal branding and manipulating social media during his two-year relationship with Kylie Jenner (pictured December 8)

Timothée Chalamet has clearly learned a thing or two about personal branding and manipulating social media during his two-year relationship with Kylie Jenner (pictured December 8)

Jenner is said to be joining the two-time Oscar nominee when he’s competing for best actor trophies at the Critics’ Choice Awards (airing January 4) and the Golden Globe Awards (airing January 11).

But first, a source told Page Six that the native New Yorker will join the Calabasas socialite for the annual Kardashian Christmas Eve bash at her momager Kris Jenner’s $20 million Hidden Hills mega-mansion.

A Hollywood insider told the mag that Jenner has handled her romance with Chalamet ‘smarter’ than her big sisters, whose many leading men have gone on to suffer from the so-called ‘Kardashian curse.’

Last Friday, the A Complete Unknown actor proudly rapped about the Kylie Cosmetics founder’s business acumen while allegedly debunking the rumor he’s secretly Liverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid.

Chalamet rapped: ‘It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin’ / tryna stack a hundred million/ Girl got a billion / What the f***? What a wonderful feelin’.’

But Jenner – whose parents ‘cut her off at the age of 15’ – has never been a billionaire.

This year, Forbes estimated the Khy founder’s fortune to be $670 million – five years after discovering financial discrepancies with her Coty acquisition deal, which stripped her of the 2019 title: ‘Youngest self-made billionaire.’

Chalamet and Jenner – whose mutual friend is designer Haider Ackermann – met as far back as 2019 at Nobu Malibu, but they didn’t confirm their romance until 2023.

The Independent Spirit Award winner previously romanced his The King leading lady Lily-Rose Depp, Extrapolations actress Eiza González and Madonna’s eldest Lourdes Leon.

The 29-year-old movie star's Gen Z-focused marketing strategy for Marty Supreme left the dusty press junkets and legacy media behind in favor of fashion drops, music culture and internet spectacle (pictured December 11)

The 29-year-old movie star’s Gen Z-focused marketing strategy for Marty Supreme left the dusty press junkets and legacy media behind in favor of fashion drops, music culture and internet spectacle (pictured December 11)

'Timmy's been "Kardashian-ized,"' an industry source, who's worked with him, told Page Six on Sunday. 'Both Timmy and Kylie are just into a different genre, the way they think about life and how they want to live. He has pretty lofty goals' (pictured May 31)

‘Timmy’s been “Kardashian-ized,”‘ an industry source, who’s worked with him, told Page Six on Sunday. ‘Both Timmy and Kylie are just into a different genre, the way they think about life and how they want to live. He has pretty lofty goals’ (pictured May 31)

Deadline reported Sunday that A24's $70M-budget ping-pong drama broke records by debuting at $875,000 and selling out 92 limited screenings (and counting) across six NYC and LA theaters, with presale buyers averaging ages 17–24

Deadline reported Sunday that A24’s $70M-budget ping-pong drama broke records by debuting at $875,000 and selling out 92 limited screenings (and counting) across six NYC and LA theaters, with presale buyers averaging ages 17–24 

The 28-year-old reality star served as Chalamet's very own promotional arm candy for Marty Supreme as the coy couple donned matching orange Chrome Hearts get-ups at the LA premiere on December 8

The 28-year-old reality star served as Chalamet’s very own promotional arm candy for Marty Supreme as the coy couple donned matching orange Chrome Hearts get-ups at the LA premiere on December 8 

Jenner is said to be joining the two-time Oscar nominee when he's competing for best actor trophies at the Critics' Choice Awards (airing January 4) and the Golden Globe Awards

Jenner is said to be joining the two-time Oscar nominee when he’s competing for best actor trophies at the Critics’ Choice Awards (airing January 4) and the Golden Globe Awards

But first, a source told Page Six that the native New Yorker will join the Calabasas socialite for the annual Kardashian Christmas Eve bash at her momager Kris Jenner's (R, pictured last Tuesday) $20 million Hidden Hills mega-mansion

But first, a source told Page Six that the native New Yorker will join the Calabasas socialite for the annual Kardashian Christmas Eve bash at her momager Kris Jenner’s (R, pictured last Tuesday) $20 million Hidden Hills mega-mansion

A Hollywood insider told the mag that Jenner has handled her romance with Chalamet 'smarter' than her big sisters, whose many leading men have gone on to suffer from the so-called 'Kardashian curse'

A Hollywood insider told the mag that Jenner has handled her romance with Chalamet ‘smarter’ than her big sisters, whose many leading men have gone on to suffer from the so-called ‘Kardashian curse’

The Knicks superfan is being declared a branding genius for his surprise appearances, streetwear pop-ups selling nineties-style $250 jackets, blimps and 18-minute parody Zoom call brainstorming with the Marty Supreme ‘marketing team.’

Although A24’s head of creative marketing – Graham Retzik – should probably also receive credit for Marty Supreme collabs with Regal, Wheaties, Airbnb, Disney ESPN and the NBA as well as celebrities like Tom Brady sporting the movie merch.

Chalamet produced and stars as shoe salesman-turned-table tennis champ Marty Mauser in the highly-anticipated flick, which hits limited US theaters this Thursday and UK theaters this Friday.

The Lucid Motors brand ambassador – who vows to be ‘one of the greats’ – began training in table tennis as far back as 2018 in anticipation of the part loosely based on the life of Marty Reisman (1930-2012).

Josh Safdie’s solo feature directorial debut currently has a ‘certified fresh’ 95 percent critic approval rating (out of 128 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes from advanced screenings.

Marty Supreme also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Fran Drescher, Sandra Bernhard, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, David Mamet, Levon Hawke and Penn Jillette.

Last Friday, the A Complete Unknown actor proudly rapped about the Kylie Cosmetics founder's business acumen while allegedly debunking the rumor he's secretly Liverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid

Last Friday, the A Complete Unknown actor proudly rapped about the Kylie Cosmetics founder’s business acumen while allegedly debunking the rumor he’s secretly Liverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid 

Chalamet rapped: 'It's Timothée Chalamet chillin' / tryna stack a hundred million/ Girl got a billion / What the f***? What a wonderful feeling'

Chalamet rapped: ‘It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin’ / tryna stack a hundred million/ Girl got a billion / What the f***? What a wonderful feeling’ 

But Jenner's 'youngest self-made billionaire' status was stripped in 2020 after Forbes discovered financial discrepancies with her Coty acquisition deal, and this year her fortune reached $670 million

But Jenner’s ‘youngest self-made billionaire’ status was stripped in 2020 after Forbes discovered financial discrepancies with her Coty acquisition deal, and this year her fortune reached $670 million

Chalamet and Jenner - whose mutual friend is designer Haider Ackermann - met as far back as 2019 at Nobu Malibu, but they didn't confirm their romance until 2023 (pictured May 7)

Chalamet and Jenner – whose mutual friend is designer Haider Ackermann – met as far back as 2019 at Nobu Malibu, but they didn’t confirm their romance until 2023 (pictured May 7) 

On November 11, Chalamet wrapped his role as Muad’dib Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s space opera three-quel Dune: Part Three, which isn’t scheduled to hit US theaters until December 18, 2026.

The ensemble cast includes Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy and Robert Pattinson.

Meanwhile, Jenner scored her biggest acting role yet in Aidan Zamiri’s A24 movie The Moment starring AutoTune pop star Charli xcx, which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival before hitting US theaters January 30.

The single mother-of-two also keeps busy executive producing and starring in the 10-episode seventh season of her famous family’s spin-off series The Kardashians, which concludes this Thursday on Hulu.

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