Cate Blanchett Makes Shocking Claim About Her Lord Of The Rings Pay

Cate Blanchett in the Watch What Happens Live studio

Cate Blanchett has claimed her pay packet for her part in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy wasn’t quite as hefty as you might have expected.

The Australian actor appeared in all three of Peter Jackson’s adaptations of the classic Tolkien stories as the elf leader Galadriel, later reprising the role in the recent Hobbit prequels.

During an interview on Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen questioned which one of Cate’s films earned her the biggest pay-out...