“I basically got free sandwiches, and I got to save my ears.”

Cate Blanchett sets the record straight about her filming fees the Lord of the Rings.

The star of Peter Jackson’s trilogy of films has successfully cleared up the misconception that it’s a high-paying job.

while Appearing on Bravo Watch what’s happening liveBlanchett played the role of “Plead the Fifth” which Host Andy Cohen asks his guest three tough questions and he can only answer one of them.

Cohen asked Blanchett which of her films gave her the “biggest paycheck.” Border areas The star asked Cohen to guess which movie it was after he said he assumed it was Lord of the rings.

“Are you kidding me? No, no one got paid to do this movie,” Blanchett said.

Cohen asked Blanchett if she got a percentage of the film’s box office success, to which she replied: “No, that was long before all of this.”

Blanchett said she joined the film because she “wanted to work with the man who made the movie.” brain deathJackson’s 1992 zombie comedy film, released in the United States as Dead alive.

“I got free sandwiches and I got to keep my ears,” Blanchett added.

“Nobody got paid,” Blanchett insisted, later adding, “Women don’t get paid as much as we think.”

That was in 2001. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Blanchett first played Galadriel, a royal fairy in Middle-earth who possesses magical powers. Blanchett reprised the role in 2002. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers And 2003 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingAlthough Galadriel was not part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit Introduction The character was written into the 2012 prequel film. An Unexpected Journey.

the Lord of the Rings The Iron Man trilogy is one of the most successful film trilogies, grossing $2.9 billion worldwide.

Watch Blanchett appear on WWHL In the video below.