Gwyneth Paltrow Picks Ethan Hawke Over Timothee Chalamet For Best Kiss

Gwyneth Paltrow has not actually returned to theaters yet, but she is already trending because of a kiss with Timothee Chalamet in their new A24 sports comedy-drama, 'Marty Supreme.' And somehow, that set photo smooch turned into a full-circle moment with Ethan Hawke about the most Paltrow thing imaginable: protecting the sanctity of their 90s make-out spot.

The Central Park kiss that launched a mini nostalgia tour

Paltrow and Hawke reunited for a Vanity Fair chat 27 years after they starred together in 1998's 'Great Expectations.' Hawke went straight for it: he wanted to know if the Chalamet kiss was filmed in the exact same Central Park location where he and Paltrow locked lips back in the day. Paltrow shut that down fast.

'No, honey. Never. Ne-ver! I never would have done that. I never would have desecrated our make-out spot like that.'

Hawke loved that answer. He even said that when people ask him about the greatest screen kisses ever, his pick is still the one he shared with Paltrow. Not subtle, but kind of sweet.

'A global event,' apparently

Paltrow also talked about the Chalamet moment on Good Morning America, right after paparazzi shots of them kissing in the park popped up online. Her group chats exploded, which, yeah, feels on-brand for viral set photos of a very famous 53-year-old actress kissing a very famous 29-year-old actor.

'You should have seen my mommy-group chats when the paparazzi pictures came out of us kissing in the park. All the moms were pretty stoked. My British school moms too — yeah, it was like a global event, apparently.'

The internet being the internet, those pics traveled fast enough to end up as fodder for Hawke's 'selfish question' about their old filming spot, which is how we got the playful back-and-forth above.

Paltrow on working with Chalamet

She could not stop praising him. Paltrow said she was nervous going in, called it a big swing for the movie, and said the choice to put a 'non-actor' in the role was brave. Yes, she used that phrase about Timothee Chalamet, one of the most famous actors alive. Chalk that up to either a slip of the tongue or her making a point about him playing in a sports world he does not come from. Either way, she said he nailed it and that everyone on set was impressed. She also said she was excited to work with him because he is obviously so talented, which, sure, that one tracks.

So what is 'Marty Supreme' anyway?

• Studio/Type: An A24 sports comedy-drama
• Paltrow's role: Kay Stone, a retired movie star who gets involved with a young athlete
• Chalamet's role: Marty Mauser, an aspiring ping pong champion
• Story setup: Marty is 'a young man with a dream no one respects' who goes to hell and back chasing greatness
• The Central Park kiss: Those viral set photos were exactly what they looked like — Marty and Kay sharing a moment
• Release date: Paltrow discussed it ahead of a December 25 theatrical release; elsewhere it's listed as December 25, 2026. Consider that date a moving target until A24 stamps it.

Bottom line: Paltrow and Hawke still have their sacred spot. Paltrow and Chalamet have their viral moment. And A24 has a holiday-timed crowd-pleaser that somehow already has people arguing about the best on-screen kiss before the movie even hits theaters.