So, it was noted (by the few people who actually watched the Oscars) that Patricia Arquette made a sweeping statement about how much less the females in the biz get paid less than their male counterparts.
I just saw that apparently Judge Judy (now aged 72) has been renewed for another 3 years, with her new contract renewal making her the highest paid celebrity on Television.
Doesn't really fit Aquette's narrative though, does it. One thing I think Arquette is ignoring is how much physical preparation the men have to do compared with the women. Do you think that Hugh Jackman or Chris Hemsworth were allowed to just turn up on day one of shooting in any old shape and just substitute a body double (note that it's mostly women who have used body doubles) or use CGI to make themselves look good.
But that's ok, because Arquette's going to argue about things like screen time, lines and parts because the months of working out to get prepared for a movie role haven't really applied to her. If we ever see her in a movie that she'd had to work for months to drastically change her body, then I'll change my mind, but until then the realms of actors going all out for movie parts is predominantly a male thing.
Note: I don't consider Natalie Portman losing 20 pounds, Rooney Mara getting facial piercings or Gwenyth Paltrow donning a fat suit for a role anywhere in the same league as DeNiro gaining 60 pounds of muscle, Tom Hanks losing 50 pounds or Christian Bale losing more than 60 pounds for their respective roles.
Sure, Hollywood expects all of their stars to be the best of the best, but you can bet if Hugh Jackman showed up on day one of shooting the next X-Men movie with a beer belly that the Studio would not simply put in a body double.
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