Carey Mulligan was the latest star to talk about Jennifer Lawrence’s now-famous wage gap essay this weekend. The actress also talked about why she couldn’t see herself in a Marvel movie.
In an interview with Deadline this weekend, Mulligan noted that she is happy to see Lawrence take a stand on the “unfair” discrepancy.
“I think it’s a good thing for someone like Jennifer to speak out; it means an awful lot to women,” Mulligan said. “Sure, there’s been cynicism toward her speaking out and the fact that she makes a lot of money, but she is completely and selflessly rising above that.”
The actress continued, “(The discrepancy) is inherently unfair and she has an enormous platform to speak out against it. Men in Hollywood look up to her because she is powerful. She’s using that platform to correct something that isn’t right. It’s a long overdue conversation and it’s admirable what she has done. This is an age-old issue that’s in every part of society.”
Back in October, Lawrence published an essay about how she was paid significantly less than her male American Hustle co-stars. That set off a discussion around Hollywood and the world about how women are still paid less than their male counterparts, especially in showbusiness.
Mulligan was also asked by Deadline if she would ever star in a tentpole film or franchise. She said she never would, because she likes playing different characters all the time. The Great Gatsby star might like those movies, but she doesn’t want to make them.
“The Marvel films—while I enjoy watching these movies—the material doesn’t speak to me,” Mulligan told Deadline. “With these types of franchise films there’s always the conversation of starring in more than one film and I’m not interested in playing the same character in more than one film. What’s appealing to me is playing different characters.”
Mulligan can currently be seen in Suffragette and you can check out our interview with director Sarah Gavron right here.