Jennifer Lawrence believes that she must receive less than Leonardo DiCaprio just because she is a woman. The actress’s statement is receiving mixed reactions.
It’s been more than a year since director Adam McKay’s black comedy “Don’t Look Up” was released on Netflix, but the information surrounding it is still a matter of discussion to this day.
Recently, a source from Unilad said, Jennifer Lawrence was not happy because she found out that Leonardo DiCaprio received a salary of $ 30 million, $5 million more than her, when they both starred in “Don’t Look Up”. “.
Play as astronomers Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), who stumble upon a meteor that is about to crash into Earth, possibly leading to the end of the world.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are among the top 10 highest-paid actors in Hollywood in 2021.
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio were paid $25 and $30 million respectively for “Don’t Look Up”. Photo: Producer
They are talented actors, so receiving 25-30 million USD for a role is considered worthy.
Jennifer Lawrence is the actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the movie “Silver Linings Playbook” in 2013.
Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio is the most famous actor in Hollywood. Not only won the Best Actor Oscar in 2016, Leo was also called “box office guarantee”, it was rare for any project he participated in that failed to earn revenue in a recent decade.
However, Jennifer Lawrence is dissatisfied with this salary. Previously, in an interview with Vogue magazine in October 2022, Lawrence also mentioned being paid less than Leo: “The problem is that no matter how hard I try, I can’t get paid as much as he does. Is it because I’m a woman?”
However, the fact that Jennifer Lawrence lost $ 5 million in salary with Leonardo DiCaprio received mixed reactions.
The audience thinks that, on behalf of many female actors, speaking out about sexism in Hollywood is a good thing. However, it is lame to compare her own salary to Leo’s.
Many opinions raised, in fact, Leonardo DiCaprio has seniority, position and commercial value than Jennifer Lawrence.
Since his lifetime role in “Titanic” (1997) – the 4th highest grossing film in the history of world cinema, receiving 14 nominations and winning 11 Oscars – Leonardo DiCaprio has become a leading Hollywood star. .
Director Quentin Tarantino once revealed that Leonardo can almost choose to act in any movie he likes, because he is the guarantee of box office revenue.
Leonardo still stands at the top without participating in any “superhero universe” or movie brand, because he is already a most expensive brand.
Sony Studios president Tom Rothman also said: “Leonardo’s brand is excellence.”
This is not the first time Jennifer Lawrence has caused controversy over her statement.
Late last year, in an interview with Variety, Jennifer shocked when proudly asserted that she was the first woman to star in an action movie (The Hunger Games). Thereby, the actress mentioned the issue of sexism in Hollywood when men are always valued more.
But her share received many criticisms. The audience thought that the Oscar-winning star was overconfident and told the truth. Before Jennifer Lawrence, Hollywood has had many excellent “women” such as Sigourney Weaver in “Alien”, Angelina Jolie in “Salt”, Uma Thurman in “Kill Bill”…
Some viewers also pointed out, when filming “Passengers” with Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence was paid $8 million more than her male co-star. But up to now, Jennifer Lawrence has taken out the salary story to talk about the issue of “feminism”.
