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Yummy mummy Gwyneth Paltrow makes a comeback and embraces her inner geek in the new comic book blockbuster, Iron Man...
Why did you decide to do a superhero movie?
Robert [Downey Jr] called me and said 'You have to be in this' and I've always wanted to work with him. Then he said, 'Don't you want to be in a movie for once in your life where people actually go to the cinema to see it?' (laughs) And I said, 'That would be fun! What would that be like?' I mean, I've had movies be successful, thank God, but I've never really been in a superhero movie.
Was Iron Man your first film after you had your second child?
Yes. In a way, it does get easier going back to work after the second child. But I haven't done a film yet where I'm in every scene, and that's why Iron Man was so great because I worked like two, three days a week and then there would be a section where they would go to some location and bomb things or whatever (laughs) and I would be home for two weeks, it was great. So I haven't done a massive role in a long movie.
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You've signed on for the sequel. Is this your first one?
I've signed, yeah. I've signed in blood.
Did you have to do anything to prepare for the part?
I had to work out. They wanted me to look good, but I didn't have to wear any superhero things. I had like
15 baby-weight pounds to lose before I started, so [I worked out] on the treadmill.
Do you find it hard getting older in Hollywood?
You know it really is true, that the roles for women are not as abundant when you are in your 30s as they are when you are in your 20s. Most parts in Hollywood are written for 25-year-old women and there are a lot of for mid-30s and some for mid-40s but not a lot. I guess it's about the economics - that the box office is what drives what gets made, so if you are talking about like a commercial kind of movie, 14-year-old boys don't go and see movies about 42-year-old women.
How are the paparazzi treating you these days?
My son [Moses] did say the word paparazzi the other day and he's only two. I found that slightly disturbing. It comes in waves, you know, it depends. It can be absolutely quiet for weeks and weeks, just fantastic, and then there can be a rumour that we're getting divorced or this or that and then there are swarms of people there. And then they get bored and just move on. So it depends.
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Why did you decide to do a superhero movie?
Robert [Downey Jr] called me and said 'You have to be in this' and I've always wanted to work with him. Then he said, 'Don't you want to be in a movie for once in your life where people actually go to the cinema to see it?' (laughs) And I said, 'That would be fun! What would that be like?' I mean, I've had movies be successful, thank God, but I've never really been in a superhero movie.
Was Iron Man your first film after you had your second child?
Yes. In a way, it does get easier going back to work after the second child. But I haven't done a film yet where I'm in every scene, and that's why Iron Man was so great because I worked like two, three days a week and then there would be a section where they would go to some location and bomb things or whatever (laughs) and I would be home for two weeks, it was great. So I haven't done a massive role in a long movie.
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You've signed on for the sequel. Is this your first one?
I've signed, yeah. I've signed in blood.
Did you have to do anything to prepare for the part?
I had to work out. They wanted me to look good, but I didn't have to wear any superhero things. I had like
15 baby-weight pounds to lose before I started, so [I worked out] on the treadmill.
Do you find it hard getting older in Hollywood?
You know it really is true, that the roles for women are not as abundant when you are in your 30s as they are when you are in your 20s. Most parts in Hollywood are written for 25-year-old women and there are a lot of for mid-30s and some for mid-40s but not a lot. I guess it's about the economics - that the box office is what drives what gets made, so if you are talking about like a commercial kind of movie, 14-year-old boys don't go and see movies about 42-year-old women.
How are the paparazzi treating you these days?
My son [Moses] did say the word paparazzi the other day and he's only two. I found that slightly disturbing. It comes in waves, you know, it depends. It can be absolutely quiet for weeks and weeks, just fantastic, and then there can be a rumour that we're getting divorced or this or that and then there are swarms of people there. And then they get bored and just move on. So it depends.
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