Gwyneth Paltrow, of course, played Pepper Potts in seven MCU movies, beginning with “Iron Man” in 2008 and concluding with “Avengers: Endgame.” Since that time, she’s only appeared in one major role — one of the stars of the 2019-2020 Netflix series “The Politician.”
Apart from that, Paltrow has only had an uncredited voice role in the 2022 drama “She Said” and a voice role in one episode of “American Horror Stories” in 2023.
Fans apparently want to see Pepper return to the MCU for another superhero adventure, as evidenced by an Instagram Q&A with the actor in August (via Variety). A fan asked Paltrow why she stopped doing Marvel projects and asked her if she missed Downey.
Paltrow responded in a humorous fashion, telling the fan, “Oh my god, stop yelling at me! We just stopped doing it because Iron Man died. And, why do you need Pepper Potts without Iron Man? I don’t know. Call up Marvel and yell at them, not me. I’m just sitting here.”
In addition, Paltrow appeared open to a return to the MCU during a conversation with Scarlett Johansson on her Goop podcast (via Variety), despite her thinking her days of playing Pepper were over. “I mean, I didn’t die so they [Marvel] can always ask me,” she said.
