The highest paid Lord of the Rings cast member...

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[@FancyNoises]

Music???

[@pfoxhound]

Severely underpaid? How much do you make?

[@eT6d3dCJ5kBg9rEypHxbxT]

Sure i believe it! It in every another industries nearly the same! Why it should in film industrie not like this?

[@matthewfarmer9500]

Orlando Bloom has stated that he would do it again for less because the role lead him to be rich and famous.

[@robfab5204]

That makes it seem like he would go back only for more clout, rather than love of the franchise or something

[@ParadiseDB7]

No shit. That's the power of hindsight

[@Hamishable]

I heard that He was also just out of school and had no real acting resume.

[@Novarcharesk]

@@robfab5204no, it really doesn’t.

[@LaurenceGill2000]

He said it was because he found it so fun

[@mateusmarques5343]

Cate Blanchett and Ian Mckellen were already highly awarded actors at the time The Lord of the Rings was filmed. Orlando Bloom was at the beginning of his career

[@ChescoYT]

Ian was unknown in NA at the time.

[@Adam-gn5kh]

​​@@ChescoYTUnknown? He had been in notable films since the 60s, was huge on broadway, won a Tony award in the 80s and had been in many worldwide critically acclaimed films long before LOTR.

[@ipodman1910]

Ah! That’s the famous pay gap!!!

[@apocratos0174]

Orlando got paid with a carreer! Thats a win in any book

[@Njbear7453]

@@Adam-gn5khlike what?

[@psychkosys]

Andy Serkis deserved every penny.

[@rockallmusic]

Absolutely. He fell into lava.

[@Wolltazar]

@@rockallmusicyou fool, that was a stuntman

[@stipesango806]

He really did..

[@Space_Plays6259]

@@rockallmusic RIP

[@RedGyarados24]

Fully agree, no one else could of done it as good as him, and as the who fell in the lava and made the world 'pity' gollum,,he did it best, they say souron didn't get anything and he's on the pipe now,,,so I hear

[@debbiegilmour6171]

Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Liv Tyler were all quite experienced so likely knew what to ask for.

[@PiggiesInTheRain]

Yep. This was expected. This guy’s trying to ragebait, especially with the “Gandalf was thankfully paid millions”, while the rest are “unexpected for their tiny tiny roles”… weirdo take

[@mlev8223]

Elijah Woods is also an experienced actor. More so than Liv Tyler!

[@Xenolithial]

This isn't entirely accurate. Elijah wood and Sean Astin were not quite as well known, but were both experienced actors as well. In one of the behind the scenes things Astin talked about how when they initially told him the salary he thought it would be per film, then learned it would be total. He ultimately decided it would be worth doing and even bought a house in new zealand so he could move his family out for filming iirc. Christopher Lee and John-rhys Davis and Sean Bean are also certainly well known actors, and i'm not sure what they got paid Iirc part of the issue was that the studios weren't on board with the films being made in the beginnings at all and made the entire process extremely contentious That said the actors all likely made quite a decent amount after the films doing expos and things like that. Which shouldn't be necessary but i don't think any of them walked away hurting financially from their contributions to the films

[@bloodrocuted1622]

Liv Tyler only made that much and got the role because of her father.

[@debbiegilmour6171]

@@bloodrocuted1622 I was thinking that as I typed her name. Nevertheless, the end result was the same.

[@retro.raider]

Orlando was just out of drama school, less money for less experience

[@jamiemarr1155]

Yet did an amazing job. Funny how that works

[@retro.raider]

@@jamiemarr1155 yes he did. He would’ve signed his contract before filming began tho. So they were taking a little bit of a risk. The risk paid off but it was still a risk.

[@jeremystone2658]

​@@jamiemarr1155 just a hunger of a young man

[@alexlilano1931]

Name power plays a part. People will pay just to see their favorite actors and actresses.

[@mrdogich5655]

​@@jeremystone2658he never complained about it

[@evnejg94]

Can we just take a minute to appreciate how earth shatteringly amazing these movies were. Like every time I watch any second of any of them I’m blown away and transported to middle earth. Maybe filmmaking peaked with these three movies? I pray there’s a movie that can overtake them. It’s a shame what has happened to the film making industry.

[@consciousprophit7692]

Gollum was probably the most difficult character to play. Especially if you consider all 3 movies. Absolutely makes sense considering everything that he got paid the most.

[@AndrewGistKlaxMaster]

dont forget he was also the second unit director and cinematographer. saying he got paid 1 mil to play gollum is an extreme downplay of his actual contribution to the film.

[@poiuttyrfghj8474]

It also had the potential to ruin his career by getting typecast as a weird ass character haha

[@martin.ellingsen]

Not to mention, his performance was groundbreaking in itself, and ushered in a new era of motion capture, physical acting etc.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

He earned that Mill in the voice acting alone!

[@Sindollx666x]

All the physical abuse he took, personal permanent damage to his voice. Everyone on this film made sacrifices and they also put so much into it for the love of working with each other and passion for the project. So many young newcomers careers catapulted to the stratosphere. Long working legends cementing a place in film history, and making their names part of households worldwide. There was so much put into these films it would boggle most people's minds. I was obsessed with the extended versions and the extra filming disc's I've watched them so much I could tell you what's going on with each actor at the time while watching the movie lol.

[@zds-uc4kk]

"The actors who got paid the most had the smallest roles" Gandalf Gollum

[@MYndsc]

yeah… minor characters… nothing of importance.., they add nothing to the story

[@jlhilgert92]

@@MYndsci mean you take them out of the story and does it really change anything? I don't know... 😂

[@MYndsc]

@@jlhilgert92 yeah it’s like this small guy with this ring… who got stabbed like a hundred times… sheesh…

[@jokerzbabe13]

He did say "out of the main cast" so I think it was probably Cate Blanchett honestly if you count non-main-cast

[@samanthab1923]

My parents had seen him in the play Amadeus when it came to Broadway. He played Salieri. 1980!

[@arackan1]

It should be noted, there is an insane amount of unused footage. For instance, Arwen fought in Helm's Deep.

[@rrb79]

The uncut movies were off enough from the books. Eleves didn’t go help Rohan or Gondor as they had their own lands to defend from Sauron.

[@kabodick]

Eowyn, not Arwen.

[@samanyupalthi]

​@@rrb79 They were on a task to defeat the forces of Gundabad and cleanse it. The woodland elves were attacked by northern orcs too.

[@strangerthings88]

Is that on KZbin?

[@Kelli.B.]

​@@strangerthings88 I'm so with you. Where can I find this footage that I've never seen and absolutely need to see??

[@DJkermit42]

“You don’t get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate.”

[@Kronos74]

It was released over 3 years not filmed. 175k for 14 months work for an unknown actor in 99 was pretty damn good. Around that same time Bale was literally making less than his makeup artist for American psycho.

[@KaitoKiara]

That's not quite right. All three movies were filmed in 15 months, but there were additional shootings in the following years. If you put everything together from the first concrete plan by Jackson to the last day of shooting, it took nine years.

[@firesideshats]

Yeah and Bale was an already established actor in England

[@samuelhart2910]

​@@KaitoKiaraand that's just disingenuous. We are talking about specific roles for specific time and compensation.not longevity of entire project from conceptualisation to final product...

[@KaitoKiara]

@@samuelhart2910 No, this is not disingenuous. I am not talking about money, cause I don't really care, how much the actors were paid. Based on the money the movies are still making to this very day, the actors surely earn not enough. I wanted to correct the wrong impression that this whole project was done in 14 months. That's not true.

[@samuelhart2910]

@@KaitoKiara Nobody for one second said the movies were made in 14 months or three years, they were discussing how much actual shoot time was required for the fee which various actors were compensated . The overall length of time you have randomly brought up has nothing to do with the topic of this conversation. It does not matter if it took 20 years for Peter Jackson from conception to release, or 9. It isn't relevant to this topic. Interesting to learn yes, but not relevant to the topic at hand.

[@kingsframeofmind]

Andy Serkis did the work of an actor on set, a motion capture actor off set, and voice actor. Not to mention how crucial nailing the part of Sméagol was to the entire story. My 9 year old absolutely loves Gollem in the films.

[@wyattstevens8574]

He released an audio version of LotR on Audible (narrated by him)!

[@studkickass513]

Who's Gollem?

[@flonoiisana4647]

You let a 9 years old watch orcs, the eye of Sauron and Nasguls and Shelob and all... I hope he had no nightmares.

[@harringt100]

​@@flonoiisana4647 Most kids are probably tougher than you imagine.

[@flonoiisana4647]

@@harringt100 That does not keep them from trauma and/or nightmares.

[@CarterNewton-j5o]

Technically, the highest paid actor from LOTR is Peter Jackson 😂

[@JayJayRealhiphop]

😂

[@thelastmelon9446]

(bites carrot) "BELCH"

[@alejandromolina7270]

That carrot scene was important for the Trilogy. If it wasn't for that one second scene Frodo and his friends probably would have been captured.

[@MiguelSanchezDelVillar]

The carrot guy at Bree, a very angry Rohirrim throwing a spear at Helm's Deep and a pirate with an arrow in the chest, those are the most esential chatacters of the trilogy

[@samanthab1923]

He still had to sue Warners & New Line for monies owed 2005

[@moistman3110]

Andy Serkis deserved all of it and more. That man's talent is ridiculous.

[@OublietteTight]

So is his belt crawl thru freezing waters! 🎉

[@abhabh6896]

Galadriel was awesome. Gollum deserves an Oscar. Guy was going trough icy water in winter.....

[@jonniefast]

they had to warm him up between takes with emergency equipment meant for hypothermia survivors 😂 he went HARD on that role

[@Minris1]

Cate Blanchett was terrible. Galadriel was the only part in the movie that was nothing like the book. She also acted terribly. I felt like she was acting. I.e. I disagree. Passionately. But each to our own. ❤

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Cate Blanchett has said in a TV interview, that she didn't get paid at all for LOTR, so where did the multi-million pound contract info come from?

[@studkickass513]

​@@Minris1Worst take I've ever seen, about anything.

[@alberto5770]

Galasdriel would make Guyladriel from rings of powder bite the dust worst than a pyroclastic wave from a ready made volcano explosion

[@heredukroman841]

It was priceless for Orlando … he made so much from this 😊

[@bmac9090]

In fairness $58,000 a year to play an amazing role for three years in New Zealand and get to be part of that fantastic cast and crew is still a great deal.

[@naverich4603]

after taxes it's only like 43k...but yeah, he basically didn't have to pay for food or rent while they were there

[@NoctLightCloud]

agree! it's the adventure of a lifetime

[@rotatorcuffs8140]

Back then $58k a year was also worth a lot more than it is nowadays after 20 years of inflation.

[@suzannekirkwood6392]

Plus free accommodation, meals, flights etc

[@codemcloud6073]

True true it's only when you compare and contrast what others are Bing paid for how much time and effort. But when you put it like that it's a dream job while being whisked around so.e of the most breath taking places being pampered the whole time. Even if the movie never came out it'd still be amazing experience

[@firstclaw1]

Andy Serkis is genius and deserved his compensation.

[@jpjordan90]

It's not surprising. It was Orlando's first role. Ian and Cate were not newbies.

[@studkickass513]

Definitely not Orlando's first role. Not at all. 4th or 5th at least.

[@christelleroderick524]

Smeagol is understandable he had to go through a lot, especially with how he moved literally the whole film

[@Nuklz1981]

These roles immortalized these actors as heavily beloved characters that millions of people will always be able to watch again and again for all time. Though many should have been payed much more.

[@WishIwereMRB3ast]

Legolas kills big elephant Gimley : THAT STILL ONLY COUNTS AS ONE!! Best scene in franchise😅😅

[@jessiperry2276]

Andy is so underrated! That man throws himself in every role. I'm surprised he didn't do the motion capture for Ultron since he already was playing Klaw.

[@marcoglara2012]

“No one was underpaid. The were paid precisely what the agreed to” - Gandalf

[@nanky432]

Many of these actors were unknowns at the time. Even the actor for Aragorn Viggo Mortensen was very much an unknown at a time. The man was really living as a semi homeless bohemian by all accounts. So paying him something like 250k in 1999 dollars was not a bad payday for many of them. Although I’m pretty sure most of the cast got a lot more money from the DVD sales than theater or base salary. I’m pretty sure everyone in the early 2000s had the lord of the rings dvd in their house.

[@poczujZbyszka]

I have all LOTR and Hobbit movies on dvd so yeah youre probably right

[@wyattstevens8574]

That paycheck for Mortensen would be about $472K today!

[@Meteor_pending]

You're right, nowadays we have it on bluray. Extended of course.

[@TasmaniaIsAHole]

Not DVD. The OG VHS.

[@saschamayer4050]

I can confirm, I also had them on DVD. 😁👍

[@tindepapp]

He deserved every penny

[@MagisterVeritas]

I can hear Gimli loudly laughing at him

[@robertbretschneider765]

"175.000? Thats Not bad for a pointy-eared elvish princeling, i myself am sitting on 4.threee .... Millions!" (Probably.)

[@The_Curious_Cat]

Yea, it's almost like Orlando Bloom was starting his career while actors like Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett and Ian McKellen were already big names in the industry... So why is this so "unbelievable"? And the reason Andy Serkis received 1 million is because of the physicality and how demanding his role would be. Of course the chuds are coming out of the cave to criticize the women, how original. lmao

[@ValenSerethi]

That's because women in Hollywood have been doing it to their male counterparts whose careers were far more established and they played leading roles.

[@dmavrenim3634]

Who are criticizing woman? And why?

[@adamb8317]

People forget that not all roles are created equal, even if they get much less screen time. It would have been very challenging to find a better match for Gandalf, Galadriel, or Arwen. Arwen was supposed to be the most beautiful elf in all middle earth, Galadriel a golden haired elf enchantress who was both beautiful and terrifying. Gandalf had to be physically fit, able to be in fight scenes, but also a phenomenal actor, look older, have a very kind but resonant voice, and very facially expressive. I think they are actually the hardest 3 characters to cast because of their unique aspects.

[@ilovenathi2082]

Andy serous should have been paid the most , that character was insane

[@mwm48]

Biggest actors had the smallest roles bc they couldn’t afford them for the whole movie.

[@randomguyontheinternet8345]

To be fair, they filmed all 3 movies back to back. So basically 175k for 15 months of work is not at all bad

[@mathieuvart]

To say 3 lines of text... and run run ruuuun

[@erikgergen528]

Just the friendships that they formed priceless plus Veigo Mogentsen getting fked up a few times just to witness that is priceless also 😂

[@Anubis2705]

Andy Serkis getting paid: "My precioussss."

[@rustyhowe3907]

LOL take your like!🤣

[@ChefJones96]

Legolas said 5 words to Frodo the whole series. “ and you have my bow.”

[@JamesMerlaut]

Actors don't get paid for their hours. They get paid for their name. It's the same reason why the WNBA players make a fraction what the NBA players make. Both do the same job, but one is more popular than the other.

[@hexxon77]

Andy Serkis deserved that, and he should get an Oscar for it.

[@crunchie9362]

The whole cast should have gotten royalties

[@alexanderhexforge3567]

Sometimes you pay someone like Cate Blanchett a wheelbarrow of money because they're already famous and lend credibility to your film. It's like PR. Other times you pay people like Serkis a wheelbarrow of money because no one else can do what he does (that's changing now, as he's also an instructor). It's worked out for most of the actors. My favorite story was Christopher Lee auditioning for Gandalf, as he always wanted to play Gandalf. "I'll be Gandalf!" "I'm sorry, we've filled that role. What do you think of Saruman?" "I'll be Saruman!" And what a great Saruman he was.

[@mariasaysthings]

The best Saruman possible. No one like him.

[@Crowman77]

Andy Serkis deserved that, his performance was incredible!

[@catrionamackenzie4933]

Andy Serkis did so much in those movies. Deserved it all, and i don't think anyone would argue that..

[@bryanmatthews2370]

175k at the time was a decent amount of money, plus that put his name on the board. Of course the well established names got more, same thing in recent movies. I understand why they'd be upset but I mean, come on. You were in lord of the rings. Only the greatest trilogy in all of history

[@brewster_4]

also at the time Orlando Bloom was an unknown actor who'd never been in a main role for a movie before, so it makes sense that big names like Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler, and Ian McKellen would be paid more. No one was walking into the Fellowship of the Ring because "oh Orlando Bloom's in it".

[@bryanmatthews2370]

Exactly. Bloom, mortenson, wood were almost unknown names at the time. Lord of the rings made them

[@keienn7259]

And Orlando stated in a podcast that he'd do it again for half the money.

[@zherean42069]

​@@bryanmatthews2370I think viggo was in the third chainsaw massacre movie

[@wargey3431]

⁠​⁠@@bryanmatthews2370Vigo and Wood had some history Wood played some big roles in the 90s in thinking Deep Impact and the Faculty deep impact was a huge movie it was literally Orlando’s first movie apart from a small role in Black Hawk Down that came out at the exact same time

[@sirmarton6782]

I instantly thought Arwen when saw the tumbnail... You know that scene

[@randallradke1279]

It doesnt sound like much but its more than a livable amount, and it catapulted him into his career. Its like going to college with a high end job placement except they pay you.

[@wargey3431]

Look at his career following that’s where he earnt his money 175k for your first film is big

[@suzannekirkwood6392]

And he also got free accommodation and food whilst filming

[@GenericInternetter]

Yeah but Andy Sirkus was absolutely amazing as Gollum, a truly outstanding performance that stands the test of time.

[@price5647]

It was the first film for alot of them

[@sean4236]

He possibly had the most intense work load of all actors.

[@jrsergiomuwowo5177]

"Have you tried confidence" "Have you tried exercising "

[@JWC924]

Andy Serkis deserves more

[@elsuperbaterista]

I understand cate Blanchett, she is a terrific actor with a Great career to back up. But liv Tyler? If I am not wrong, that was one of her first roles...

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

Armageddon was her 1st movie came out in 98. Sorry 2nd role her 1st was stealing beauty came out 96.

[@wargey3431]

@@kharnthebetrayer1575yea she was a big name in 99 when they started filming thanks to Armageddon same with Wood thanks to Deep Impact

[@Metalord874]

Steven Tyler (singer in Aerosmith) is her father, which also explains it. She was born famous.

[@misshitokiri]

@@kharnthebetrayer1575 Shewas in 21 movies before the lord of the rings.

[@Ceyx000]

​@@kharnthebetrayer1575LoTR was Liv Tyler's 14th movie. Silent Fall was her first movie (1994), then Heavy (1995), then Empire Records (1995)..

[@Chris-es3wf]

Honestly Andy deserved way more...

[@miked5834]

You must sacrifice for a masterpiece.

[@finesupplements9698]

Orlando made out like a bandit considering this was his first movie snd role ever, straight out of film school

[@peterpain6625]

Considering what Andy went through to make Gollum work he's worth every single penny.

[@Its_Ryzzy]

From what I hear the actors say, they don’t mind how much they made because they themselves love the work that they did

[@janbonkowski430]

Absolutely deserved, his Gollum performance and his giant efforts are legendary.

[@brandocalrissian3294]

Cate blanchett clames she worked for sandwiches. I guess millions isn't enough.

[@ilovepickle2931]

Orlando was not underpaid. He said he'd do it again for even less money. He got paid a fair share, plus he got a career. Not to mention he made much more for a smaller role in The Hobbit.

[@jobengals86]

Dude nobody got underpaid. This is Hollywood - they’re paid what they’re worth at the time; everyone has lawyers, everyone signed contracts, & everyone agreed. They all got hooked up. Underpaid, jeez dude 🙄

[@cptairwolf]

As an actor, you'd have to be crazy to pass up the opportunity to take part in a film like this because it's a once in a lifetime opportunity to solidify you're status in the industry. Nobody would even know Orlando Bloom had it not been for Legolas.

[@nodinitiative]

Well yeah, a movie epic like, Orlanda Bloom at that time was still an unknown actor and this role ensured that he would get more money in future roles than $10 million dollars. The actors that were paid a lot, were key in this movie and only a few might be able to do it and make it successful.

[@kennethtan6677]

How they got paid big: YEARS OF EXPERIENCE many of the leading roles are young talents with fewer or small roles in the past.

[@joanwood9480]

Andy Serkis started acting in 1989 so he was definitely not an unknown. He was in numerous movies and television as well as a mini series prior to LoTR

[@ScigerN]

As he should!!! He was AMAZING!!!!! No cgi could ever created what he did.. You should all watch his behind scenes and how he's playing. He's the one that gave birth to gollum. He created the voice. And the cgi shapes and moves of body and face were created watching his moves. It's all him, he's going very deep instead of treating it as something that will be done by a computer so let's not care that much. It's all him. And he's very talented. But to be honest many actors should get paid better for their roles!!

[@kimgroslouis5587]

It was not just about the money back then but about how to make it and being part of big movies. Orlando was a beginner so it is normal he had way less than other actors who had already big names and in a position to deal their salary. Orlando was not in that position but that made him very famous and franchises started asking for his name. Now he's in the position to deal his salary. That's how you had to start an acting career by working hard and being very proud of your work.

[@astridsekie567]

The only movie i sat down once every year to watch it all.. Lord Of the Ring is a masterpiece..

[@thewestfire9729]

175K in three years, making the greatest fantasy trilogy ever conceived seems perfectly reasonable. It was his first ever movie, and his first ever movie contract. He had no name before this. AND that’s still A lot of money. If I took all the annual salaries I’ve earned in the last 7 years, before tax, I would still only land at 162K. He made approximately 60K a year for his first job. That’s a 40 hour work week making $30 an hour, no vacations included. For his first job, that’s amazing. $1 in 2001 would be the equivalent of $1.75 today, or 75% more. That would mean the equivalent comparison of 175K in 2003 would be $175K + $131,250 = $306,250. In other words, $306,250 would be what he would’ve made if the films had been shot in 2023. Thats 10x more money in one year compared to my 30K annual. That’s being paid $50 an hour. For a first job contract, making 100K a year, that’s pretty fucking damn good.

[@coffeemug3009]

175k for 14 months, that's more than a lot of the high paid tech jobs out there.

[@dukeofistria5712]

Shut up

[@sokandueler9578]

Orlando Bloom was a recent graduate from theater school in England. Dude had no professional resume. Resumes earn the big bucks.

[@TheKingacevedo]

Always ask for royalties, even the smallest amount may pay large in the long run.

[@alinaelisabetei7624]

What does it mean royalties? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Lichenroc]

@@alinaelisabetei7624Royalties is money you can make if you are part of any kind of media for example music or the every time a product is purchased. In the case of a movie every sale or screening gets you a percentage of money.

[@Nyx544]

They’re immortalized, that’s more than enough

[@musicguy20]

Kate and Liv totally deserve that amount, the opening and Kate narrating of one of the best

[@Sindollx666x]

Andy Serkis also put his body through HELL. The wear and tear and permanent vocal damage. Actually several main actors recieved some brutal injuries during their time. I love and appreciate them all.

[@Ceyx000]

Serkis, McKellan, & Lee commanded every scene they were in. Absolutely incredible acting. The casting was perfect. If the entire LoTR extended edition is ~11 hrs edited. Just imagine what they left on the cutting room floor.

[@patriciafenwick5846]

Andy Serkis deserved it. He was amazing, should have got an Oscar. The making of shows all the gymnastic work he put into the role, and almost ruining his vocal chords in the process.

[@Philosophical_Ralph]

They actually filmed all three movies simultaneously in 438 days and Orlando bloom as a brand new actor when he got the Legolas role, so 175,000 for a brand new after in the early 2000s seems pretty good

[@MundaneBrain]

Legolas was so broke he used his shield as a skateboard at Helm's Deep.

[@kaihiggins725]

Erm you also forgot to mention Orlando Bloom was straight out of college. It was his first role so why the fuck are they gunna pay him millions

[@triune_blades]

It wasn't his first role in a movie

[@Cruxair]

No wonder Andy put down such a performance then 😂

[@maxinependragon]

Orlando was happy with his payment❤️

[@scottpolito2900]

This is not surprising that well known actors made the most money. What makes Lotr so good is that many of the main characters were relatively unknown actors at the time and they absolutely killed it becoming iconic

[@ffelegal]

Orlando actually reminds me why some people complaining about pay differences on Holywood is some sort of BS. It's an opportunity for future roles so if you are an unknown actor/actress you can't expect to receive the same as others, which makes sense.

[@ryan4327]

They needed better agents, and some of them simply weren't known at the time.

[@mikeb3265]

I thought only women actors (they used to be called actresses) were paid less. Uh oh

[@vermeilxsadness]

Wait, I know I saw Cait talking about how little she got paid for LOTR on Andy’s show. But y’all are saying it was actually multi-million dollar deal? Why would she say that?

[@DoggosAndJiuJitsu]

Wait. I got this. The girl who played Strider’s love interest, but only per capita based on credentials. See, it’s 2024 so she demanded equal salary despite not equally contributing. The ol’ WNBA / USWS move.

[@Serai3]

Good thing they didn't get Sean Connery, then. They offered him $125M to play Gandalf. He read the script and said, "Nah, not for me."

[@ПророкМухоед]

Do you really believe that an actor would be payed 125m$ in 1999? Even for 3 movies? Come on.

[@Serai3]

@@ПророкМухоед LOL, please learn something about Hollywood before you mouth off.

[@geogeek1758]

Andy Serkis deserved much more. His work was ground breaking and deserved an Oscar!

[@rohithn8787]

Andy serkins is the reason LOTR Became so successful

[@hurin_thalion11]

you should listen to his audiobooks of the Hobbit, LOTR's,, and The Silmarillion beyond the best narrator I've ever heard

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

I assume you mean by his work behind the scenes? Because Fellowship was successful without him.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Cate Blanchett has said in a TV interview, that she didn't get paid at all for LOTR, so where did the multi-million pound contract info come from?

[@dju164]

I'm wondering the same... Some information is wrong it seems

[@nilebillingsley2312]

175k from LoTR?? 😢

[@lachlanogrady]

Andy deserves every penny and more

[@traviss9059]

That was Blooms first role and he barely speaks.

[@FD-mz1id]

Gollum actor deserved it the most imo. Everyone was great but he was just better

[@erikhamann]

Highest paid actors: Arwen, Galadriel,... Feminists: the patriarchy!!!

[@ccink3931]

amount of work he did to portray Gollum in such a amazing way he 100% earned that $$$

[@tabunga4669]

I KEEP seeing articles saying that cate blanchett says she basically got paid in sandwiches... here she was one of the top paid?

[@Ash.Attack]

Andy serkis put in serious work for that role. He deserved that pay day

[@TurquoiseInk]

Andy Serkis earned every penny. His commitment to the role is unmatched.

[@its-beady-eyes5120]

Andy earned that money. Few people could convincingly play Gollum. I remember having a very hard time even picturing the creature when I read the books before the movie existed.

[@gregpickett8816]

Andy Serkis revolutionized the way CGI was done from that point on. Of course he deserves every last cent.