Gwyneth Paltrow May Not Return for Avengers 2

Is it possible that Marvel's sweetheart Gwyneth Paltrow won't be coming back to play Pepper Potts in The Avengers 2?

"I don't know," the actress told E! Online. "I'm getting old for this s***, you know what I mean?" At 39, Paltrow's age is hardly an outlier when compared to the rest of the Avengers cast, some of whom range in their 40s. (I'm looking at you, RDJ and Ruffalo.) Nevertheless, we'll be seeing much more of Paltrow's Pepper in Iron Man 3, so it's hard to complain.

Meanwhile, director Joss Whedon had a few new tidbits regarding the anticipated Avengers sequel (via 24 Hours Vancouver):

"The creation of the team is not the happy ending," Whedon said of the first film. "It is the beginning of something that is complex and difficult, and now I get to dig a little deeper. And maybe, while I'm digging, just twist that knife. And that's exciting for me."

As for Marvel's upcoming slate of features -- on which Whedon will serve as a creative consultant -- the filmmaker added, "Very talented people are writing and directing these movies, and what I don't want to be is the guy they dread, who's going to come in and say, 'Oh, well I have the power to change this.' I'm not that."

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John Cho Talks "More Expansive" Star Trek Sequel

I recently spoke to John Cho about http://feeds.ign.com/his two new television projects, NBC’s Go On and a potential Harold & Kumar animated series for Adult Swim. But of course, I also had to ask about the Star Trek sequel Cho shot earlier this year, opening next summer.

At this point, we all know the Trek cast are under strict orders not to give up any plot details, but Cho and I did talk about what it was like reuniting with his castmates and working with newcomers to the series, Benedict Cumberbatch and Alice Eve.

John Cho in 2009's Star Trek

IGN: I know better at this point than to try any Star Trek story questions, so I’ll just ask, what was the experience like of getting back together with the whole group? It’s been a little longer than fans would hope, but did it just feel like you clicked back in where you left off?

Cho: It was weird. It was embarrassingly familiar! We immediately started up with the same jokes that we run into ground. But that’s the kind of experience that’s so unique. The people you go on that journey with, you’re bonded with forever. It’s very special to come back to something like that. I think we got closer than we did on the first one even because we had that thing going. It was a lot of fun. I think the second one may be magnificent, baby. You can quote me on that. I think it may be amazing.

IGN: Having gotten the origin story out of the way, was it exciting for you to say, “Okay, here’s what these guys are like now that they are a functioning unit”?

Cho: You know, I think J.J. and I had a conversation about that. That was the difficulty of the first movie, getting all these narratives started. There’s a larger narrative of the story, and then there’s all these origin tales -- not just for the unit, but for each particular person. I think this movie is different from the first one in that we can get started on the story right away. It feels to me -- having read it and having done it -- like a more expansive story because we can devote more screen time to it.

John Cho Discusses Go On and the Harold & Kumar Animated Series

IGN: I don’t know if you’ve seen footage yet, but did you get the idea when you were filming about what the visuals would be like, especially since you were partially filming in IMAX?

Cho: I’m trying to ignore that aspect. When you’re a person with acne and stray hairs that may be coming out of your nostrils, you try not to pay attention to that stuff.

IGN: Was it fun welcoming new folks like Benedict Cumberbatch and Alice Eve to the set?

Cho: Yeah, I guess looking back on it, it did put us in the position of being hosts. But they didn’t need hosts. They’re whip-smart, amazing people. They’re so good, such good actors. Having said that, they blended in right away. They were right there giving us s**t back and forth. It was a lot of fun. I’m embarrassed to say how much fun it was because we did get paid. They did cut us checks! So maybe I shouldn’t emphasize how fun it was.

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