“Suffragette” star Carey Mulligan has probably been as much a victim of Hollywood’s pay disparity as any other actress, she just probably doesn’t know it.
“I’m sure it has happened to me, because it’s happened to everyone else,” the actress said at TheWrap’s screening series on Tuesday. Although Mulligan also admitted that her situation might be different than that of other high-profile actresses because her career has consisted mostly of independent films.
Mulligan stars in “Suffragette,” directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan, a movie whose subject matter — the British Suffragette movement for women’s right to vote — is not that different than the conversation currently dominating Hollywood.
The wage gap between men and women in Hollywood has become an increasingly frequent topic of discussion following the revelation earlier this year that “American Hustle” star Jennifer Lawrence was paid less than her male counterparts. But Mulligan was quick to point out that this is an issue that stretches across all of society.
“I think it’s good that people are talking about it, because it’s unfair and it’s been unfair for a long time,” she said, calling the focus on Hollywood as a good jumping off point for a larger conversation. “It’s a platform to talk about it so that it gets talked about in the rest of society.”
And it’s not just an issue of pay. Mulligan says that it’s a systemic issue in the film industry that results in inequality. “The roles for men are strong, better,” she explained. “And there are more. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s reflected in the way people are paid.”
But the actress has a plan to protect herself in the future: “Apparently I need to get Bradley Cooper involved,” she joked.
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2" -- November 20
In the fifth and final movie of the franchise, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and her comrades in District 13 embark on a full-on revolution against the Capitol.
"Creed" -- November 25
Sylvester Stallone returns as Rocky Balboa, this time serving as trainer and mentor to Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of former enemy Apollo Creed.
"The Good Dinosaur" -- Nov. 25
Pixar's movie about the epic journey into the world of dinosaurs features an Apatosaurus as he makes an unlikely friend: a human boy.
"Victor Frankenstein" -- Nov. 25
In this retelling of Mary Shelley's classic, Daniel Radcliffe's Igor takes center stage as we learn about his dark origins and how he became the assistant of scientist Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy).
"The Danish Girl" -- Nov. 25
Eddie Redmayne slips into the role of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, who had what is considered to be the first successful gender reassignment surgery. Alicia Vikander and Amber Heard costar.
"Krampus" -- December 4
Just another little holiday horror film as a young boy conjures a Christmas demon.
Maggie Smith reprises her onstage role as a crotchety transient who parks herself on an otherwise quiet residential street.
"Youth" -- December 4
Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel play 70-something best friends who vacation together in the Alps -- but it's Jane Fonda's supporting role that's been getting most of the buzz.
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey play two sisters who throw one last party before their parents sell the house where they grew up.
"Son of Saul" -- December 18
A prize winner at this year's Cannes, the Hungarian drama follows a Hungarian-Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz who finds a body be believes may be his son.
Will Smith stars as Dr. Bennet Omalu, the neuropathologist who made the discovery of CTE, the football-related brain trauma. The film also features Alec Baldwin, Stephen Moyer and Luke Wilson.
"Daddy's Home" -- December 25
Will Ferrell is the ideal stepdad in this family comedy -- until the free-wheeling biological father (Mark Wahlberg) shows up.
"Joy" -- December 25
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper step in front of the camera again in "Joy," a film about a suburban mom who launches a domestic goods empire. Robert De Niro and Dascha Polanco costar.
"Point Break" -- December 25
In the reboot of the 1991 Keanu Reeves-Patrick Swayze action classic, Luke Bracey stars as an FBI agent who goes undercover with extreme-sports athletes suspected of elaborate heists.
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Hugh Glass, a trapper on the 19th-century American frontier seeking revenge on the people who left him for dead after a bear mauling. Tom Hardy, Will Poulter and Domhnall Gleeson also star.
"Anomalisa" -- December 30
Charlie Kaufman's new film, a prize winner at the Venice Film Festival, is a typically bizarre stop-motion animated dramedy about an author who struggles to connect with other people.
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