It turns out that Gwyneth Paltrow never actually saw Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Remember when Gwyneth Paltrow visited her buddy Jon Favreau on his Netflix series, The Chef Show, and the subject somehow landed on her appearance in Spider-Man: Homecoming, a film that she never even knew she was in? Well, she happens to have an excuse for her apparent slip in memory: She never actually saw the film.
Paltrow recently stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to chat about The Politician (which we presume she actually has seen, but we could be wrong). Not long into the interview, Kimmel brought up the gaff to in an effort to figure out exactly how one just forgets that they were in one of the biggest films in 2017. Paltrow went on to explain that there are “so many of these wonderful… interconnecting” Marvel films that she mixed up her filming schedule. And that makes a ton of sense, actually: The fact that the movies at the tail-end of Phase Three were filmed back-to-back is the furthest thing from a secret, so it’s entirely plausible for the actors to find out very suddenly that a scene had been shifted to another film. But when Kimmel inquired whether or not “Spider-Man himself,” Tom Holland, was offended by her miscalculation, the Goop founder let another fun fact slip: She has never actually seen the film, which would explain how her presence in it might have actually been news to her.
Kimmel tried to put her at ease by reminding her that she is Gwyneth Paltrow, whom nobody would “expect” to watch Spider-Man and that the idea of the actress watching the film that she agreed to be in would, in fact, “upset” people. We’re not sure how true any of this is, but in any case: We hope Tom Holland is somewhere —once again—not taking it too personally.
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How many actors look at the movies they are in? I have always read or saw interviews where some actors say they don’t look at their movies.
Especially in a situation like this, Paltrow’s role outside of the Iron Man movies and Endgame has basically just been cameos to remind the audience about the character. Is there really some expectation that she’d be watching these movies just to catch her 5-second one-line appearance?
Many actors can’t watch themselves, which is completely understandable to me, and even admit to fulfilling their premier red carpet PR duty, but slipping out before it starts. There are so many reasons to make fun of Goop this doesn’t feel like a good one.
Sir Patrick Stewart told a great story, he was checking into a hotel and flipped on the TV. some random Star Trek TNG episode was on. he’s watching it, thinking, i don’t remember this. Apparently sitting on the bed trying to remember it was when the room service guy came in. he said it had to look like a sad old man trying to recapture something.
I can believe she’s loyal to iron Man. Is she supposed to be the iron maiden? You know Spiderman’s suit is almost paper thin, but it’s enough, like Stark’s suit to Stark for his full protection
I can believe it’s uncomfortable to see your own face enlarged to fill a theater screen. I don’t even like looking at pictures of myself. Nobody else does either.
There are plenty of actors who don’t watch their movies because maybe they’re uncomfortable seeing themselves onscreen no matter how good their performance. There are others who I’ve read know they’ve done their job, and how they appear onscreen is the director’s work. I think Paltrow just doesn’t give a shit about Homecoming or whether or not she did a good job because it was probably JV stuff.
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I remember reading a David Cross interview where he got shit for being in those Alvin & The Chipmunks movies and he said he just went to collect a paycheck, never once saw those movies. I’m sure Micheal Caine never saw Jaws III or whichever one he was in.
I believe Caine’s quote was “I’ve never seen Jaws 3 but I’ve seen the house it paid for, and it’s lovely”
thank you for the clarification.
Mitchum said “does a plumber knock on your door and asks how the pipes are?”
It’s like hearing a recording of your own voice, but for 90+ minutes, with visual aids. I’m more surprised by the number of actors that ARE able to watch themselves for that long.
You know, given the small role she played in that movie and in some of the others in which she basically just appeared (that is, without much of substance to contribute to the plot), I probably would just treat it as a paycheck, too, if I were her. Money got wired? Ok, then. I’ll be in my mansion.
“Oh. More money? Just put it over there, on top of that giant pile of money”
Totally get it.I can barely – just barely – listen to recordings I’m on, entirely for rehearsal purposes for upcoming shows and keeping back catalog fresh in mind. I can’t listen to it objectively, all I hear are the mistakes and things I wish I could go back and do differently.I can’t imagine acting being any different.
I can barely listen to my sultry saxophone solos when our pastor reviews the tape and gives the band feedback after Sunday services.
Paid millions and didn’t have to watch the shit?Luckiest and smartest woman in the damn room.
I mean, how will she find out how Spiderman got his powers and stuff?
FOOL! HE WAS BITTEN BY A RADIOACTIVE VAGINAL EGG!!!
“A little steam to that area would have cleared that up!”
Rich blonde woman
By reading the shit ton of posts and articles blathering on about it.
Her wealth has given her great power, but she irresponsibly invests it in peddling bullshit “science” to chumps. MAYBE SHE SHOULD WATCH THE DAMN FILM.
“Paid millions and didn’t have to watch the shit?”
Um, not paid millions, and YOU didn’t have to watch it either. Maybe not the smartest in the room, just smarter than you.
How in the world did you get triggered by me saying her being paid to basically show up for a hot minute and then forget anything about the job after getting a check?That’s the DREAM. What’s your problem?
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Not even sure why this is even still news. She had a walk on part in the movie. She probably worked two hours, cashed a big check and went on with her life. Also my bet is she has seen approx 20 minutes of the entire MCU, mostly clips of her she had to watch from being on a talk show. And that is fine too. I don’t need the people in the movies I like to have actually seen the movies too.
Gwyneth, this is an Arby’s.
Gaff = Pole with a hook on the end. “I used my gaff to land that fish.”Gaffe = Blunder “It was a gaffe that you used ‘gaff’ incorrectly.”Thank you for attending my Ted talk.
“It turns out that Gwyneth Paltrow never actually saw Spider-Man: Homecoming”No fucking shit.
In Gwyneth Paltrow’s defense, she was too busy selling vagina rocks to rich white girls.
I don’t like watching her try to act either.
In a related story, Paltrow stuns the culinary world after confessing she didn’t make or eat any of the recipes in the cookbook she put out.
Not going to scroll down to see if anyone else mentions this, sorry: at NO point in her few seconds in Homecoming does Paltrow interact with Tom Holland. She has a couple of quick snippy lines to Downey and I guess to Favreau. I could fault her for many things, but not for not realizing that the scene — with her Iron Man co-stars – was for a Spider-man movie, not an Iron Man one. She probably wasn’t even told.
I mean why would she? She’s got a cult to run after all.
I recall Michael Caine saying he doesn’t watch the films he’s in, with the possible exception of his first film ‘ZULU’ in 1964, I believe. He said he was horrified by his cartoonish acting.
It’s “gaffe” FFS. Oh AV Club, you’re a shadow of your former self.
I do get that a lot of actors don’t like to watch themselves, and it’s not just her. But, to be this also feels like you’re not doing your job very well. I often go back and review my work, so I know where I’m going wrong and how to fix it. Surely actors should be doing the same? Like sports people made to rewatch matches.
Too busy steaming her vagina.