With the culmination of Marvel Films cinematic efforts coming to an epic crossroads with The Avengers, it seemed like EVERYONE they have introduced so far would be involved. But maybe not the supporting cast from the stand alone films.
For instance, Gwyneth Paltrow is convinced that she wont be in Avengers, and her reasoning makes sense. Get The Big Picture says:
Gwyneth Paltrow who plays Pepper Potts in Iron Man confirmed with Collider that she will not be in The Avengers film nor was ever asked to be. Says Paltrow, “No, no Pepper…I think it’s for sure. I think they’re starting shooting soon and they probably would have asked me by now.”
Honestly I see no reason to bring Pepper Potts into the mix for The Avengers. For Iron Man 3? Absolutely.
She is a solid part of the Iron Man atmosphere and while Tony is hard at work being Iron Man he has left the company in Pott’s capable hands.
Why would she be in Avengers? Even just a brief cameo to tie in the Iron Man films to this would appear cheap and unncessary.
I love her character and hope to see something more out of her (she was wasted in Iron Man 2 in my opinion) but with so much already happening in Avengers, do we even need another supporting secondary character?
The real question is : Do we have confirmation on who’s gonna be the Wasp?
Please dont say Eva Longoria…….. PLEASE!!!!!
As for Pepper Pots, she adds a smile to my face in the IronMan films. She and RDJ have great chemistry. and I’m sure Being that Ironman is a Key member of the Avengers, at some point he’ll be at home (Stark mansion) in some scenes and at the Avengers Mansion ALL THE TIME…
Isn’t the Avengers mansion owned by Stark Anyways?(lately)
Her role was definitly reduced and took a back seat in Iron Man BUT she still comanded my Attention when she was on screen. (Even when Scarlett was in the same shot) although My eyes wandered towards the Black Widow in this one.
Can you blame me?
They already announced the cast of The Avengers and The Wasp was not included.
This franchise was built on cheap cameos and tie-ins. lol. I don’t think it would “hurt” to add in another one with Pepper Potts; it would be very easy to do it without taking away anything from the film (for example; if there were a moment when characters were around a TV, she could be on giving an interview for the company; or she could be ‘paying’ for some damage caused by Iron Man, etc.).
Don’t get me wrong… I’m not saying Whedon *should* add in Pepper Potts, I’m just saying that it’s silly to think such a thing would ‘hurt’ the movie. It wouldn’t, but it may make it cost that much more to add in another tier 1/1a actress (even if it’s a brief scene).
Not much of a shocker here. She might be quasi-integral to the Iron Man franchise but she’s not really needed for the Avengers.
In every review or post generally one person is wasted in your view Rodney. I love you and this site just cool that part out a bit.
Yeah, I didn’t get how she was wasted either. She was the CEO and love interest of the film. Not to mention, she played a very assertive role when needed also. I personally believe the film just lacked focus and because of that I think a lot of the actors were wasted. That includes Downey. But Rodney is entitled to his opinion, which is what he stated it was.
You are right, i honestly regretted pushing submit because he is entitled to his opinion. I wasn’t even entirely disagreeing with his view on the matter i just read some reviews on Tourist and others and someone’s role is wasted in all of them. Rod is a good writer and I was bringing awareness to a quirk of his, but who the hell am I really.
Iron Man 2 pretty much had no purpose or point. It’s as if Favreau just edited a bunch of scenes together that sort of connected but in the end the pay off was weak. Downey and Paltrow made it all bearable though. I agree that having Paltrow in the Avengers would be unncessary. I wouldn’t mind it though because I really like what Paltrow brings to the roll and the chemistry that she and Downey have together.