With the release of the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and Cate · Blanchett promoting her new show Borderlands, she looked back on her low salary at The Lord of the Rings.
Based on Tolkien's novel, The Lord of the Rings introduces us to Frodo's epic journey. The Lord of the Rings includes many talented Henry actors, and Cate · Blanchett plays the Elven Queen in the movie.
The movie version of "The Lord of the Rings" only has a few female characters, and the elf queen is relatively prominent. But Cate · Blanchett said,
In response, the actress said on Andy Cohen's show: "I mean, I can basically get free sandwiches and I can keep my ears. No one gets paid any extra money. Women don't get paid as much as you might think. ””
Cate · Blanchett is not the first actor to say that "The Lord of the Rings" is underpaid
The Lord of the Rings trilogy grossed nearly $3 billion at the global box office, making it a hugely successful film. However, before the release of the first film, many people found it difficult for the film to be successful.
All three films were shot simultaneously in New Zealand. Although it is now widely known, most of the core cast members were mostly unknown at the time.
In an interview with The Howard · Stern Show, Orlando · Bloom revealed that he was paid just $175,000 for his role as Legolas in three films.
Although Bloom later became a big star, he was not well-known at the time, so he was paid less. As for why "The Lord of the Rings" did not invest a lot of money in the actors, it is because when filming the movie, director Peter · Jackson was burdened with depicting large-scale wars and showing scenes of the fantasy world of Middle-earth.
Coupled with Peter · Jackson's careful money calculations, the best thing to do is to cut the actors' salaries and not invite particularly big-name stars. Although they did not receive additional remuneration from the Lord of the Rings films, many actors received higher salaries when they participated in other projects later because of the increased popularity of the film.