What's Inside?
- Gwyneth Paltrow returned to acting with Marty Supreme, attending the New York premiere alongside her children.
- Her son Moses reacted awkwardly to an intimate scene with Timothée Chalamet, prompting a candid, humorous reflection.
- Paltrow addressed evolving attitudes toward filming sex scenes, intimacy coordinators, and women’s agency on screen.
Gwyneth Paltrow returned to the cinema with confidence. At the New York premiere of Timothée Chalamet starrer Marty Supreme, the Oscar winner celebrated a new chapter in her acting life alongside her children. Her son’s reaction to one part of the film became the story everyone remembered.
The film marks quite a shift for Paltrow, both professionally and personally. With her children now grown and heading into adulthood, she has stepped back into demanding roles that explore desire, and a lot more. One scene in particular in Marty Supreme left her teenage son shielding his eyes, creating a candid moment she later shared with warmth and humour.
Gwyneth Paltrow on Marty Supreme S*x Scene with Timothée Chalamet
Gwyneth Paltrow attended the premiere with her children, Apple and Moses Martin. Moses served as her official date for the evening, a detail she revealed with affection. “Yes, he was my date,” she told Seth Meyers, adding that “He loved it (the movie).” That enjoyment faded during the intimate moments shared between Paltrow and Timothée Chalamet.
When asked about his response, she candidly shared, “Not great.” She then described his body language in vivid terms. “He was like this the whole time. Yeah. He’s not into that.”
Paltrow said she had tried to prepare him in advance. Experience had taught her the value of warnings, even if they fail to ease the moment. The discomfort did not stem from shock. It came from the simple reality of seeing a parent through a public lens that feels unfamiliar.
The actress linked the moment to a memory from earlier in her career. She recalled bringing her grandfather to the premiere of Shakespeare in Love, a film that included a topless scene.
“I did — I did warn him. You know, it’s funny. Like, it’s funny because you grow up doing these things in movies, and, like, I remember once I was so scared because I was taking my grandfather to see the premiere of Shakespeare in Love.’ ‘Yeah. And I was like, ‘I have, um, this topless scene, Grandpa, but it’s like part of the thing because they think I’m a boy.’ And I was trying to, like, prep him for the whole thing, and he just goes, ‘Ah, I seen it before. Two eggs, sunny side up’ So I was, like, I was trying to think of something like that to say to my son, but I couldn’t think of it.”
Gwyneth Paltrow Addresses Filming S*x Scenes In Hollywood
Paltrow also spoke candidly with The Hollywood Reporter about filming intimate scenes at this stage of her career and how the process has evolved since she first stepped away from acting. One of the biggest changes she noticed was the presence of intimacy coordinators on set, something that did not exist when she began.
“I mean, it’s very cool,” she said, addressing the shift. “I know there were some quotes that positioned it like I was pooh-poohing the intimacy coordinator, which of course is not at all what I meant.” She admitted her initial reaction came from surprise rather than resistance. “I was totally surprised, like, who is this person?”
The role of Kay Stone required a level of intimacy that Paltrow approached with intention. Asked whether that factored into her decision to accept the part, she was honest.
“Well, I’m probably less inclined to get naked. (Laughs.)” Still, she defended sexual expression on screen as meaningful. “Our sexuality is such an important part of who we are and what resonates in film, and I like the sort of freedom around that exploration.”
She also addressed the growing visibility of stories pairing older women with younger men. “It will never cease to amaze me how people underestimate women as the consumer,” Paltrow said. “We drive markets — we create markets.” She added that audiences respond to narratives where women retain agency and desire. “Of course women are going to be excited about this idea that there’s agency around sexuality and that older women are sexual. So I think it’s great, I’m all for it.”
Marty Supreme is set in 1950s New York and follows a gifted ping-pong player chasing an unlikely dream. Paltrow plays Kay Stone, a former screen star drawn into a relationship with Chalamet’s character. The role represents a meaningful return after years focused on family and her wellness business. With an empty nest approaching, Paltrow has embraced stories that reflect maturity, sexuality, and freedom. Her son may have shut his eyes, and she kept hers open, both on screen and off.
