Gwyneth Paltrow had to return to acting for her upcoming role in Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme.’

The Academy Award winner said Friday on the “Drew Barrymore Show” that she was “a little nervous” about returning to the big screen after a five-year absence from Hollywood. Paltrow’s most recent big-screen role was 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.” Paltrow later appeared in the 2020 limited series “The Politician.”

“I’m working on a film that I haven’t made for a long time. To be honest, I was a little nervous,” Paltrow said.

‘Marty Supreme’ is led by Timothée Chalamet, who plays a ping-pong champion in the A24 film. Set photos of Paltrow and Chalamet’s characters locking lips quickly went viral.

“I think it’s weird,” Paltrow said of filming intimate scenes. ‘It’s like having sex with someone you’re not in a relationship with. There is no romance. It’s very mechanical. It’s a kind of choreography, but with tongues.”

Paltrow added specifically about Chalamet with “Marty Supreme”: “He’s such a great young man. He’s very polite, very talented. Just so nice to experience. I really have a nice time with him. I’m glad that I, you know, got myself out of the fear a little bit again.”

Paltrow explained that her decision to return to acting was due to the “sadness” of being an empty nester as a parent.

“Honestly, I think it was a few things,” Paltrow said. “My son and stepson both went to college for the first time. They are both freshmen and my daughter and stepdaughter left a few years ago. So the nest is empty and I feel like there’s a really sad part of it, and then there’s another part that says, ‘Maybe I can explore my own creativity again,’ or something like that.”

Paltrow previously said during a show appearance on “Today” in 2023 that she didn’t “miss” acting at all.

“I think I’m so lucky that I got to do it, and I’m sure I still will at some point,” Paltrow said. “The team is always trying to get me to make a film, but I really love what I do. And I love how direct it is, and how, you know, we can create a product out of nothing that we believe in so much. (…) I don’t daydream about the film world at all.”