BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Paltrow Playing Pepper Potts

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow will join actor Robert Downey Jr. in Marvel Studios' "Iron Man," the Jon Favreau-directed comic book-to-film set for a Paramount Pictures release, May 2008.

Paltrow will portray 'Virginia "Pepper" Potts', personal assistant to 'Tony Stark' (Downey), an industrialist who develops a weaponized, flying armored suit.

Production starts March 2007 in Los Angeles.

"Iron Man" is the first film Marvel will provide financing for, through an arrangement with Merrill Lynch.


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