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Will Hollywood ever cease disappointing us? We have hope, however sadly right now is just not that day.
The producers behind Netflix’s critically acclaimed royal drama The Crown – Andy Harries, Suzanne Mackie, and Martin Childs – not too long ago sat down for a panel about the series on the INTV Conference in Jerusalem. There, they mentioned the difficulties they’re going through for the upcoming third season, whose timeline inches nearer and nearer to the lives of people who find themselves nonetheless round to take umbrage with the occasions depicted (“It’s called libel,” Harries quipped). Unfortunately the largest, and most disappointing, revelation was about The Crown‘s first season.
Apparently when casting season one, Matt Smith (Prince Philip) was paid way over Claire Foy (Queen Elizabeth II), regardless of the very fact she’s indisputably the drama’s star (there could be no “crown” with out Elizabeth, in spite of everything). The producers admitted that Smith was provided extra due to his Doctor Who fame, however that it was a mistake that will not quickly be repeated. “Going forward, no one gets paid more than the queen,” Mackie stated.
Their feedback stirred up loads of controversy concerning the gender pay hole, ultimately main to a petition calling for Smith to donate his wage to Time’s Up. On March 20, Left Bank Pictures, which produces The Crown, issued an announcement apologizing to the actors for his or her feedback, per Deadline.
“We need to apologize to each Claire Foy and to Matt Smith, good actors and mates, who’ve discovered themselves on the heart of a media storm this week by means of no fault of their very own. Claire and Matt are extremely gifted actors who, together with the broader forged on The Crown have labored tirelessly to deliver our characters to life with compassion and integrity.
As the producers of The Crown, we at Left Bank Pictures are accountable for budgets and salaries; the actors usually are not conscious of who will get what, and can’t be held personally accountable for the pay of their colleagues.
We perceive and recognize the dialog which is rightly being performed out throughout society and we’re completely united with the battle for honest pay, freed from gender bias, and for a re-balancing of the business’s remedy of girls, each these in entrance of the digital camera and for these behind the scenes.
We all have a duty to do what we are able to to make sure that these points are tackled, and as a number one manufacturing firm we would like to make our contribution to the talk. As firm coverage we’re engaged in conversations with ERA 50:50 and going ahead are eager to speak to Time’s Up UK; organizations that are working to guarantee all girls have a voice.”
It may be onerous to imagine {that a} lavish mission on Netflix – which just signed a rumored $300 million deal with Ryan Murphy – would nonetheless have bother determining how to pay its two leads equally, regardless of gender. In reality, The Crown broke data for being one of the most expensive TV shows ever produced, which makes it all of the extra infuriating.
“We’re victims of our own success, but so is Netflix,” Harries stated throughout the panel. “The Ryan Murphy deal is a problem for us all.”
Apparently the present can be asking for much more cash as they start creating subsequent seasons, seeing as they want to negotiate new offers with actors like Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Colman, who’re stepping in as the new Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth, respectively. Let’s hope the forces that be behind The Crown keep true to their phrase whereas understanding their salaries.
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