Overview
- After a years-long big-screen hiatus, Paltrow says she felt “petrified” about whether she could access her acting again, speaking on Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast.
- In the A24 drama, she plays Kay Stone opposite Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Mauser, with their on-screen relationship turning romantic.
- She and director Josh Safdie built Kay’s backstory as a Midwestern showgirl‑turned‑socialite who learned to hustle, informing how she holds her own with Marty.
- Her first day back put her on a stage for an in‑film rehearsal sequence, a familiar setting she says helped her regain footing.
- A Central Park kiss scene from filming went viral, with her daughter calling it “bad‑ass” and her son later covering his eyes during sex scenes at the Los Angeles premiere.