" You were so nice to me on that movie , " she say . " I was so petrified . "
As one of the few women cast in the Marvel universe,Scarlett Johanssonjoined fellow Avenger,Gwyneth Paltrow,on herGooppodcastand dispelled any rumors of tension when they filmed theIron Manseries together.
Scarlett portrayed Natasha Romanov, akaBlack Widow, while Gwyneth played Pepper Potts, Tony Stark’s right-hand woman, and later love interest.
In the podcast, Gwyneth brought up the rumors that had swirled in the past, to which Scarlett countered, “You were so nice to me on that movie,” she said. “I was so petrified.”
“You were so nice to me! You could’ve been awful,” Scarlett reaffirmed. As it was the actress' first foray into the Marvel blockbuster universe, she shared, “I was so out of my comfort zone on that movie. I’d never done anything like that before.”
“I was so happy to have another woman around,” Gwyneth said of working together.
“You kept telling me that,” Scarlett agreed. She added, “Then I experienced that later on. When I didAvengersI was one of the few [women]… it was like a big sausage party.”
Fortunately, since the early stages of Phase 1, the cast members have grown. Joining the Marvel universe, we now have the likes ofZoe Saldana, Brie Larson, Elizabeth Olsen, Tessa Thompson, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Evangeline Lilly, Pom Klementieff, Natalie Portman, Karen Gillan, and more.
So there you have it Marvel fans, no harm, no foul here. There’s nothing but love between Black Widow and Pepper Potts.
You can listen to the full interviewhere.
