Gwyneth Paltrow opens up about what it means to be the “it” girl, and then not in the upcoming issue of Harper’s Bazaare, “You never know if you’re going to be in or out of favor. You never know if you’re going to get a good part. I’ve been through everything from being at the top of the A-list and then, ‘No, they really don’t see you for this part.'”
Hollywood, he is an ugly beast. ¬†The public, an even uglier one. ¬†Meanwhile, Gwyneth talks about her work on the upcoming film, Love Don’t Let Me Down, which sounds like it could land Ms. Paltrow back into the Oscar discussion:
“I was so bad with the food and alcohol in Nashville.”
“If you saw me naked compared to what I looked like when I did¬†Iron Man 2, where I was eating so well and exercising everyday‚Ķ I’ll get it back together, but I just have never eaten so much fried food and white flour in my life, ever.”
“Iron Man was heaven. The kids could come every day. They had their mini Jeep they drove around the parking lot in front of my trailer. I wasn’t naked or crying like on the Nashville movie, where it was like, ‘No, you can’t visit Mommy today.’ This was a much different thing. But professionally, I did feel so ‘Oh, my God, yes, this is what I do. You know, this is me.'”
So, the one-two career boost of Iron Man 2 and the Oscar movie could put her back in contention. ¬†Funny thing about Hollywood – you really can’t ever take much of a break without having to fight pretty hard to get your A-list cred back. ¬†Love Don’t Let Me Down is described on IMDb as “A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (Tim McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester).”
The only potential snag here is that the film is written and directed by the relatively untested Shana Feste (The Greatest).  Original script and directed by?  We have another female auteur who might kick down a few doors.
More details about the film: Paltrow will be providing her own vocals.
Trivia: Name the films Paltrow appeared naked, or semi-naked in?