Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has reportedly been banned from going near Scarlett Johansson. The two clashed on the she set of Iron Man 2 when 25-year-old Scarlett took on the role of femme fatale Russian spy character Black Widow.
Gwyneth, who plays Iron Man’s feisty PA Pepper Potts, became furious when her younger rival received more attention in the publicity campaign and made the producers aware of her anger.
However, according to Britain’s Daily Mail, the film bosses now want British actress Emily Blunt for the next Iron Man installment, while Scarlett will be given her own role in a break-out movie. “The plan is to cast Scarlett as the Black Widow in a spin-off film with Robert Downey Jr called The Avengers,” a source told the newspaper. “They are desperate to have Emily as the villain in the next Iron Man film and will continue to have Gwyneth playing Pepper, though she won’t feature in The Avengers.”
