Gwyneth Paltrow & Johnny Depp on set in London: do they secretly hate each other?

Here are some new photos from the London set of Mortdecai, the new Johnny Depp film, where Depp plays some kind of art dealer on the hunt for Nazi gold. One part National Treasure, one part Indiana Jones, and one part typical Johnny Depp, I guess. As we saw last November, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor also have supporting parts in the film. And now we can see that Gwyneth and Johnny (and Jeff Goldblum!) have some scenes together.

Last month, there were some stories about Gwyneth trying to spread her Goop on Johnny and he maybe didn’t appreciate it. I don’t really understand how Gwyneth has ANY A-list friends whatsoever, but she does and some of them seem to like her or at least tolerate her (although I do think it’s interesting that most of her high-profile friendships, like with Madonna and Beyonce, have gone down in flames). It’s possible that Johnny and Gwyneth have known each other for years and they get along just fine. Or it’s possible that Gwyneth exhausts everyone she knows.

So, what does the body language of these photos say to you? I’ve only selected a few from the larger photoset, but here’s my reading: Jeff Goldblum and Goop are tight. They are ass-kissing, flirty friends. He finds her charming and she simpers winningly in his presence. Johnny sort of likes Jeff, enough to joke around with him. But when Jeff leaves the group, Johnny goes to sit down by himself. Gwyneth traipses over to Johnny and he avoids making eye contact with her as she bears down on him, getting closer. She only sits down for a moment before Johnny squirms away uncomfortably. My reading? Gwyneth wants to be ass-kissing friends with Johnny and he’s not into it at all. I bet she was talking about her stupid New Year’s cleanse.

Photos courtesy of WENN.