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Charlize Theron, the actress known for her role as Furiosa inMad Max: Fury Roadand several other eye-catching performances, has been a vocal feminist for years. Engaging in the battles of sexism in Hollywood, the actress has shared her mind about several of her cases.
Talking about the time when a gender pay gap was pretty significant in one of her movies, the actress revealed that all she had to do was ask. Charlize Theron stated that she was surprised when she asked for an equal paycheck and Hollywood simply delivered.
Charlize Theron Simply Asked And Hollywood Delivered
Starring in the 2016 film, Charlize Theron portrayed the role of Ravenna inThe Hunstman: Winter’s War.The 2016 movie served as a sequel to the 2012 movie titledSnow White and the Huntsmanand Theron portrayed the same role but with two different paychecks.
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Alongside theMad Max: Fury Roadactress was Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Sam Claflin, and several other notable actors. Being an ensemble cast, the actors had different paychecks, which is quite understandable. What’s not understandable is the fact that there was a pay gap forCharlize Therondue to genderism in Hollywood. Talking about it in an interview withElle,the actress stated that she had to be vocal about equal pay in the 2016 film.
“I have to give them credit because once I asked, they said yes. They did not fight it. And maybe that’s the message: That we just need to put our foot down. This is a good time for us to bring this to a place of fairness, and girls need to know that being a feminist is a good thing.”
She further continued,
“It doesn’t mean that you hate men. It means equal rights. If you’re doing the same job, you should be compensated and treated in the same way.”
The actress also openly spoke about how she was objectified in her first movie. Recalling the traumatic experience, Theron spoke defiantly about how she had to take a break from Hollywood for 2 years.
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When Charlize Theron Had To Take A Break From Hollywood
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Talking about her first major role, the actress starred in a film titled2 Days in the Valley.The 1996 movie saw Theron portraying the role of Helga Svelgen and after a while, she realized that the movie was objectifying her. She further shared in the sameElleinterview
“Someone thought it was a good idea to market almost the entire movie on me; objectifying me a little bit. I got a lot of attention from it, but the problem was that, afterwards, it was like, “We want you to do that again. Can you just do that? And so I didn’t work for almost two years.”’
After the break, the actress later took her brave step and returned to Hollywood. Charlize Theron found fame later on by starring in several roles and also won an Oscar in 2004 alongside two other nominations.
Source:Elle
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
