Pepper Potts is confused.
Gwyneth Paltrow, 51, reacted to the announcement that Robert Downey Jr. is going back on Surprise to play games the villain Physician Doom within the nearest two “Avengers” motion pictures — 2026’s “Avengers: Doomsday” and 2027’s “Avengers: Secret Wars.”
Paltrow performed Pepper Potts, the affection passion of Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark/Iron Guy, in numerous MCU motion pictures.
Since Iron Guy used to be killed in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” Paltrow used to be understandably at a loss for words by way of the scoop of Downey Jr.’s go back to the superhero franchise.
“I don’t get it, are you a baddie now?” Paltrow wrote within the feedback category of Downey Jr.’s Instagram post about his comeback.
Downey Jr., 59, stunned fanatics at Surprise’s San Diego Comedian-Con panel on Saturday to show he’s enjoying Physician Doom within the nearest two “Avengers” movies. Each motion pictures can be directed by way of Anthony and Joe Russo, who helmed 4 MCU movies already together with 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and 2019’s “Endgame.”
The Oscar winner coyly walked out onto the degree in an olive-green gown with dozens of others dressed in Physician Doom’s iconic steel masks. He dramatically pulled it off and visible his face to wild i appreciate it.
He introduced his go back on Instagram as neatly, with the caption, “New mask, same task.”
For greater than a decade, Downey Jr. starred as Iron Guy ahead of the nature used to be killed off preserve the universe in the original “Avengers” film.
Alternative OG Surprise actors reacted to the scoop of Downey Jr.’s go back, together with Mark Ruffalo a.ok.a Bruce Banner/The Hulk.
“Hey Brat, green suits you,” Ruffalo wrote on Downey Jr.’s Instagram, referencing Charli XCX’s green-themed book “Brat.”
Zoe Saldana, who performs Gamora within the “Guardians of the Galaxy” motion pictures, commented a sequence of clapping emojis on another one of Downey Jr.’s Physician Doom-related Instagrams.
Jeremy Renner, who performs Clint Barton/Hawkeye, reacted to the scoop on an Instagram post shared by way of the Russo brothers. “Congrats gentlemen!!! We’ve missed you,” he wrote.
Florence Pugh, who performs Yelena Belova, used to be surprised when she was told about the news all the way through an interview with Selection at Comedian-Con.
“I bet it went insane in there,” she stated.
It’s been over 5 years since Downey Jr. and Paltrow have been in a Surprise film. Date Downey Jr.’s go back has been showed, Paltrow has been much less keen on enjoying Pepper once more.
“It would be very hard for me to do any acting right at the moment, just because of my job,” the Goop CEO stated to Entertainment Tonight utmost presen.
“But, I guess Robert Downey Jr. could probably always get me back,” she added. “You know, to some degree.”
Paltrow, who gave the impression in seven Surprise motion pictures, infamously forgot she gave the impression in 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” occasion she used to be a visitor on director Jon Favreau’s “The Chef Show” Netflix sequence.
“Yeah, we were in ‘Spider-Man’ together,” Favreau stated on the life. “Remember, we were on ‘Spider-Man’?”
“We weren’t in ‘Spider-Man,’ ” Paltrow insisted.
“Yes we were. You were in ‘Spider-Man,’” Favreau added.
When Paltrow famous “No, I was in ‘Avengers,’” Favreau responded: “No, you were in ‘Spider-Man’ also. Remember, Spider-Man, at the end? And Tom Holland’s there and you’re gonna walk out and do a press conference?”
The actress laughed and quipped: “Oh, yes. That was ‘Spider-Man’? Oh my God!”
Throughout a 2019 interview with Elle, Paltrow stated in regards to the MCU motion pictures, “To be honest, I haven’t seen very many of them. It’s really stupid and I’m sorry, but I’m a 47-year-old mother.”
On the Crimson Sea Movie Pageant utmost presen, Paltrow defined that she additionally handiest did 2008’s “Iron Man” as a result of it was pitched to her as an “indie film.”
“The first film we did was very different from the rest because the studio didn’t think it was going to be a big hit,” she stated. “They hired Jon Favreau to direct, who was great. And they hired Robert Downey Jr., who was un-hireable at the time. His career was at a very low point.”
Paltrow added, “We improvised almost every scene of that movie. We would write it in the morning in Jon’s trailer, and it was like doing [an indie] film. Then the movie was such a huge hit that we didn’t make them like that anymore.”
