Actress Cate Blanchett said she didn’t get paid much for her work in “Lord of the Rings” despite the franchise pulling in more than $2.9 billion globally.
The 55-year-old discussed her paycheck during a conversation with Andy Cohen on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” on Tuesday night.
“What film have you done that’s given you the biggest paycheck?” the TV host asked. Cohen speculated that Blanchett’s highest payday must have come from Peter Jackson’s massively popular movies. The actress played Galadriel, a royal elf with magical powers, in the film trilogy.
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“Are you kidding me?” Blanchett said when the host guessed that “LOTR” made her the most money. “No, no one got paid anything to do that…
