The Million Dollar Reason Netflix Is Landing Hollywood's Biggest Stars - Refinery29

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The Million Dollar Reason Netflix Is Landing Hollywood's Biggest Stars - Refinery29

The Million Dollar Reason Netflix Is Landing Hollywood's Biggest Stars - Refinery29

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:30 PM PDT

Also on the list: Gal Gadot, who famously made a disproportionately low amount of money for Wonder Woman, but will be paid the much more appropriate figure of $10 million to reprise her role in Wonder Woman 1984, as well as Margot Robbie, who will earn $9 to $10 million for her upcoming film, Birds of Prey, and Emily Blunt, who will make $12 to $13 million for her upcoming role in A Quiet Place 2. But despite the somewhat comparable salaries across gender in Variety's list, it's worth noting that as recently as last year, George Clooney, the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, made more than the 10 highest-paid actresses across the board combined — and we're still a far cry from parity when it comes to paying men and women equally for their onscreen roles.

Actors who regret the role that made them famous - Looper

Posted: 19 Apr 2019 02:07 PM PDT

Betsy Palmer was an established name before her completely table-turning role in Friday the 13th, but you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who remembers her as anything besides "Mrs. Voorhees" at this point. And Palmer certainly wished that wasn't the case. In a behind-the-scenes interview for the documentary Return to Crystal Lake, Palmer revealed that she thought the film was a "piece of [awkward silence]" and that she only took the role because she wanted to buy a new car.

It really is incredible to watch Palmer discuss her role as Pamela Voorhees. "I had a Mercedes… and it broke down on the Connecticut turnpike. So I said to myself, 'I need a new car, universe,'" she recalled. "The phone rang and my agent said, 'How would you like to do a movie?' and I said, 'Great. That will pay for the car that I want to buy.'" 

When her agent told her it was a horror film, Palmer accepted with something of a shrug. "So, the script came and I read it and I said, 'What a piece of…' And I said, 'No one is ever going to see this. It will come, and it will go, and I will have my Scirocco.'"

There are, as of this writing, 12 Friday the 13th films. There were comics, novels, a TV series, and merchandising tie-ins. Jason Voorhees is one of the most iconic horror villains of all time. Whoops.

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