Los Angeles, March 29 – The ‘Stranger Things’ star Gaten Matarazzo recently made a lighthearted comment about actor Timothee Chalamet's claims that nobody cares about opera and ballet.
The actor posted a promotional clip for ‘Pizza Movie’ on Instagram, which features college roommates Jack and Montgomery taking a hallucinogenic drug, and they must reach their pizza, delivered by drone, in order to reverse its effects, according to ‘Female First UK’.
Gaten, 23, said, "Pizza Movie is an American film that will be released on April 3, 2026”. As the frame widened to reveal more of the background, his co-actor, Sean Giambrone, 26, appeared standing next to him.
He said, "It’s on Hulu, streaming. It’s not in theaters; we wanted it to be in theaters, but they said, 'No’”.
According to ‘Female First UK’, the duo then hyped up ‘Pizza Movie’ as they cheered, before Gaten exclaimed 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. This was reminiscent of 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 will be released 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 that 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, Gaten 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.