No, I didn't get paid anything to do that movie!" Cohen was shocked and wondered what happened. "I wanted to work with the guy who made Braindead ," she replied, referencing Lord of the Rings ...

Cate Blanchett Says She “Didn’t Get Paid Anything” for ‘Lord of the Rings’ The Oscar-winning actress joked that she "basically got free sandwiches" as her perk on set.

Cate Blanchett says ‘Lord of the Rings’ cast didn’t rake it in. A perk: ‘I got to keep my ears’ Cate Blanchett says that the “Lord of the Rings” cast was not paid.

Lord of the Rings star Cate Blanchett claims she didn’t get paid any substantial amount of money for appearing in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy in the 2000s.

Cate Blanchett Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images. Cate Blanchett didn’t cash the biggest check for her time in Middle-earth.. The actress, who played Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s epic Lord of the ...

No, no one got paid anything to do that movie." Cohen asked if she received a backend payment — a deal where actors receive some of a film's profits — but Blanchett said she didn't.

Blanchett asked Cohen when he asked about her salary. “No, no one got paid anything to do that movie.” She also admitted she didn’t even get a piece of the backend when Cohen inquired.

Cate Blanchett claimed she was paid "nothing" for "Lord of the Rings," pictured above as Galadriel. New Line Cinema Blanchett chats with Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" set Wednesday.

Cate Blanchett has claimed that "no one got paid anything" for 'Lord of the Rings'. The 55-year-old actress starred as Galadriel in the big-screen adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic novel series but ...

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