Low & unpaid work | Cate Blanchett says cast wasn't 'paid anything' for Lord of the Rings

Cate Blanchett recently revealed in an interview for the film adaptation of the video game Borderlands that for her appearance in Lord of the Rings “nobody got paid anything” - despite the films receiving critical acclamation and billions in revenue.

“I basically got paid in sandwiches,” Blanchett joked on a US talk show and game, Plead the Fifth, about her portrayal of the elf Galadriel.