2009 - Gwyneth Paltrow (37) vs Scarlett Johansson (25):max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Iron-Man-2-042123-6596bf73827745098d0950d65a647dbb.jpg)
"There's nothing impressive about what you do, it's all made up."
Gwyneth's own words were stuck in her mind as she struggled on the floor of the boxing ring. It was only a short while after filming the famous scene in Iron Man 2, with Scarlett Johansson's character 'Natalie' easily taking down Jon Favreau's Happy Hogan. The assembled crew were full of praise for Johansson by the time the shot was complete, but Gwyneth let her jealousy get the better of her and threw a catty remark at the younger woman, albeit quietly enough that no-one else would hear it. She'd expected Scarlett to be cowed in the face of her put-down, but to her surprise she was pulled into a tight hug, which the crew took to be a sign of the two actresses bonding. Only Paltrow herself heard Scarlett's whispered response.
"Want to put that to the test?"
It wasn't long before the set was cleared, and Gwyneth and Scarlett made excuses to stay behind on their own. As soon as the door shut, Scarlett was climbing back into the boxing ring, beckoning Paltrow to follow her - an offer that the older actress, foolishly, accepted. It quickly became clear that she was outmatched, as Scarlett easily brought her down to the mats and replicated her earlier performance, snapping her toned legs around Paltrow's head and pulling her arm across the mat to pin her. Gwyneth's free hand grabbed at Scarlett's legs, but it was a futile gesture; she had no hope in pulling free now. Scarlett bent her legs at the knee, encircling Gwyneth's face with her thigh on one side and her calf on the other, squeezing the older woman's cheeks as her face turned red.
"Ok... I'm sorry... you've made... your point..." Gwyneth gasped, tapping a hand desperately against Scarlett's knee, but her tormentor showed no mercy, simply watching her face with a hint of a smirk forming on her lips. It didn't last long but it felt like an eternity, as Paltrow's writhing body started to slow and her eyes rolled back into her head. Scarlett parted her legs and stood up, letting the now unconscious Gwyneth's head thump against the mat. She looked down at her with disdain, nudging her head with one foot to make sure she was out; Paltrow's head lolled to the other side.
"That's what you get, you stuck-up bitch," Scarlett murmured to herself as she climbed out of the ring.
2012 - Gwyneth Paltrow (40) vs Rebecca Hall (31)
It wasn't long before Gwyneth Paltrow found herself jealous of another MCU castmate: her multi-movie partnership with Robert Downey Jr. seemed to bleed into her real life, as she grew to resent seeing other women flirting with 'her' Tony Stark. Rebecca Hall, an English actress who played an old fling of Stark's in Iron Man 3, was the latest to unknowingly earn her ire. Gwyneth went out of her way to make Rebecca feel unwelcome: 'accidently' closing doors in her face, dropping catty comments, and deliberately bumping her every time the two women passed each other. It was one such incident that finally brought the one-sided rivalry to a head, as Gwyneth barged into the younger woman in the bathrooms hard enough to knock her back, and Rebecca decided she had had enough of the poor treatment.
Surprisingly, no-one heard the cries of fury and pain as the two women clashed, though their voices echoed around the empty bathroom. Despite their similar heights, Paltrow's bark proved worse than her bite as she was manhandled around the room, shoved up against the walls of the stalls before being pinned face-down on the floor by the stronger Rebecca straddling her back. She kicked her legs futilely she found her head lifted roughly off the floor by the hand tangled in her hair.
"Now leave me alone," Rebecca hissed, yanking on Paltrow's locks to emphasise her point; the defeated actress didn't say anything, but simply squeezed her eyes shut and nodded desperately. Satisfied, Rebecca released her grip and left the room without another word.
2017 - Gwyneth Paltrow (45) vs Brie Larson (28), Elizabeth Olsen (28), and Evangeline Lilly (38)
Gwyneth hadn't made herself popular on the set of Avengers: Endgame. Despite being away from the superhero game for a while, she returned to the franchise with an air of superiority, looking down on many of the other women to join the franchise after her, and dropping bitchy comments about their appearances. It was after a long day of shooting, during which she told Brie Larson "there's less substance in your acting than there is in your ass", that some of her castmates decided she needed a lesson in humility. As such, when she retired to her trailer, she found herself ambushed by the combined forces of Brie Larson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Evangeline Lilly.
She stood no chance; despite being the tallest in the room, Gwyneth was easily overpowered by each woman in turn, as they pinned, stretched, and slapped her into submission. Her cries for mercy went unheeded, all three of her tormentors having weeks of pent-up frustration that they were all too happy to release on her. Finally, the exhausted Gwyneth Paltrow found herself lying flat on her back; Evangeline Lilly had her legs tightly locked up, while Liz Olsen had dragged her arms over her head and was sitting firmly on them, smiling down at the trapped Gwyneth.
"What was it you were saying about my, uh, 'substance'?" Brie's voice penetrated her consciousness as the blonde stood over her, hiking up the yoga pants she'd worn for the occasion to emphasise the curve of her ass. She began to squat, and Gwyneth barely had time to register what was happening before that same ass was pressed down on her face. A moment later Brie brought her feet up to rest on Gwyneth's stomach, her full weight now smothering the older woman, who was helpless to resist as the others held her still. She was only vaguely aware of the sound of laughter as she struggled to breathe, finally passing into a blissful unconsciousness.
2018 - Gwyneth Paltrow (46) vs Zendaya (22)
Spider-Man: Far From Home could have been the Pepper Potts' swansong in the MCU, a cameo with a hefty paycheck to close out Phase 3. Unfortunately for Gwyneth Paltrow, her first day on set was to be her last as she clashed with young star Zendaya. The ever-oblivious Gwyneth was convinced she was a production assistant, and grew increasingly irate when her demands for a coffee were ignored. Finally, she snapped and grabbed the young woman by the shoulders, shoving her up against the wall and bashing her head against it. Zendaya saw red and responded in kind, her knee rising up to smash into the older woman's crotch and instantly turn the tide of the confrontation.
A one-sided fight followed, as Gwyneth once again found herself at the mercy of a stronger, younger woman; despite her attempts to claw and slap at Zendaya, she only succeeded in making her more determined to humiliate her opponent. It didn't take long for Paltrow's shirt to be ripped off and used as an improvised garrotte against her. Finally, spread-eagle on the floor, the defeated Gwyneth tapped her hand against the floor to indicate her surrender. But Zendaya wasn't through with her yet.
Gwyneth was unable to resist as Zendaya sat hard on her upper back, squishing her chest against the floor. The young actress took a moment to remove her shoes and peel off her socks before tucking her feet underneath Gwyneth's face, naked soles facing up. Paltrow tried to turn away but Zendaya shifted backward to sit on the back of her head and forcibly push her face into the waiting soles. Gwyneth closed her eyes and tried to scream for help, but her cries were muffled by Zendaya's feet. Then, as she felt things couldn't get worse, there was a sudden sharp, stinging slap against her ass cheek, then another, then another. Tears in her eyes, Gwyneth Paltrow found herself being completely dominated by her opponent, smothered in her feet as Zendaya spanked her ass.
She didn't return to the film after that day.