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Cate Blanchett opened up about earning next to nothing for her role in ‘The Lord of the Rings’.
Blanchett’s revelation on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ shed light on pay disparity for women in Hollywood.
Despite the films’ global success, she was compensated with sandwiches and elf ears, receiving no residuals.
Cate Blanchett, known for her iconic role as Galadriel in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, recently revealed that she earned almost nothing for her work in the legendary trilogy.
Appearing on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ to promote her new film ‘Borderlands’, Blanchett surprised host Andy Cohen by disclosing that despite the global success of the films, she was compensated with little more than sandwiches and her elf ears. She also highlighted the ongoing issue of pay disparity for women in Hollywood, noting that she received no residuals from the franchise.
