Gwyneth Paltrow is brushing off reports that she was left fuming after movie producers replaced her with Scarlett Johansson on posters for their upcoming superhero sequel Iron Man 2.

Mickey Rourke and Johansson, both newcomers to the franchise, are featured standing next to series star Robert Downey Jr. in publicity shots released last week, Gwyneth, on the other hand, is absent from the photos.

The actress, who plays Iron Man’s assistant Pepper Potts in the film, was said to be furious after learning the promotional posters feature images of Scarlett as The Black Widow.

A source tells The Sun: “Gwyneth was afraid she’d be upstaged by Scarlett and not being in the campaign was the final straw. She is furious she’s been left out.”

But a spokesperson for the Oscar-winning actress has dismissed the reports: “She was not at all upset.”