Gwyneth Paltrow says weird stuff. It’s a proven fact and there’s really no disputing it. I mean, who goes around telling people that they’re the one responsible for making yoga popular?
For the latest addition to her list of strange vocal faux pas, she’s dropped a hell of a doozy regarding her time working on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Do tell me more…
During her appearance on Jon Faveau’s new Netflix show, The Chef Show, the two were just chatting away while cooking a Goop-friendly version of a “pepperpot” (geddit? it’s like her character in… never mind) when the topic of the pair’s history with Marvel came up.
As Jon started explaining how The Chef Show idea came up when he was filming Spider-Man: Homecoming with her, Gwyneth replied that they had never worked on that film together while skillfully zesting citrus. What seemed like a joke at first quickly revealed itself to be genuine as she honestly sounded like she had no clue about Spider-Man and was insistent that she was only in The Avengers and Iron Man movies. Mark of a good actress I suppose.
After a bit of back and forth between Jon and Gwyneth (and some helpful interjections from chef Roy Choi), he was eventually able to convince her that they were indeed in Homecoming together. Look, I don’t blame you, Gwyneth, I’ve lost track of what Marvel movies you’ve been in as well.
That's right: no one told Gwyneth Paltrow she was the fourth-billed star in a Spider-Man movie. pic.twitter.com/qUejKNepZN
— Meghan O’Keefe (@megsokay) June 7, 2019
Lol. They cooked a special recipe for Gwyneth called a Pepper Pot ?
She even forgot that she was part of Spider-Man: Homecoming. Sobrang funny. I'm enjoying this show pic.twitter.com/YvqKqj8Yz2
— Neil (@neilenore) June 7, 2019
Now in her defence, there are 22 Marvel films (and counting) so it’s a little easy to get a bit lost even though you’ve worked on some of them. Throw in Marvel’s tendency to keep everything under lock and key from everyone, including their actors, it’s perhaps no surprise that Gwyneth had no clue she was in Homecoming. She honestly probably thought she was in Iron Man 4 or something.
For those who need a refresher (including Gwyneth), here’s her scene in Homecoming:
We’ve had extensive oral histories on the MCU from various people but I now suddenly want to hear everything about Marvel exclusively from Gwyneth’s point of view. That would be absolutely amazing and unintentionally hilarious.