Michelle Williams was cast as the lead in director Ridley Scott’s 2017 crime drama “All the Money in the World.” Opposite Williams was actor Kevin Spacey, who was cut from the film when sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against him and replaced with Christopher Plummer. However, Williams had to reshoot several scenes because of the cast change, who, at the time, refused payment. She told USA Today, “I said I’d be wherever they needed me, whenever that needed me.” She added, “And they could have my salary, they could have my holiday, whatever they wanted.”
Although USA Today initially reported that all the actors, including Mark Wahlberg, agreed to reshoot the film’s scenes for free, this was far from the truth. It was revealed that Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million for his time to reshoot several scenes, while Williams was paid less than $1,000. The enormous pay difference highlighted the importance of the gender pay gap, with female actors earning less than their male counterparts.
Williams spoke at a hearing in Washington D.C. in 2019 where she stated (via The Guardian), “This came at no surprise to me, it simply reinforced my life-learned belief that equality is not an inalienable right and that women would always be working just as hard for less money while shouldering more responsibility at home.” Wahlberg later donated his salary.
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