Brian Damage
01-17-2007, 06:30 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow may seem like an unlikely choice for a comic book movie, but the Oscar-winning actress is set to co-star in "Iron Man."
Paltrow will join Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard in Jon Favreau's well-pedigreed adaptation of the popular Marvel comic. The Paramount-distributed production is set to begin shooting in March in Los Angeles.
A May 2008 release has already been slated for the Marvel-financed flick.
According to a variety of media reports, Paltrow has been signed to play Virginia "Pepper" Potts, executive secretary to Tony Stark (Downey), the wealthy industrialist, Vietnam vet and alcoholic also known as Iron Man. The Potts character had a lengthy flirtation with Stark, but ended up marrying a different Stark employee.
The "Shakespeare in Love" star was most recently seen on the big screen in "Running with Scissors," "Infamous" and "Proof."
Paltrow will join Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard in Jon Favreau's well-pedigreed adaptation of the popular Marvel comic. The Paramount-distributed production is set to begin shooting in March in Los Angeles.
A May 2008 release has already been slated for the Marvel-financed flick.
According to a variety of media reports, Paltrow has been signed to play Virginia "Pepper" Potts, executive secretary to Tony Stark (Downey), the wealthy industrialist, Vietnam vet and alcoholic also known as Iron Man. The Potts character had a lengthy flirtation with Stark, but ended up marrying a different Stark employee.
The "Shakespeare in Love" star was most recently seen on the big screen in "Running with Scissors," "Infamous" and "Proof."