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Concept that male actors are more bankable still exists: Stacy Martin

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Actor Stacy Martin believes film industry still suffers from the mentality that male stars are more "bankable" than their female counterparts.

The 29-year-old actor co-starred with Mark Walhberg and Michelle Williams in Ridley Scott's "All The Money in The World". The film was embroiled in a controversy when it was revealed that Walhberg was paid way more than Williams for the reshoots.

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Martin told Independent that people misunderstand "where the problem lies" when they talk about pay equality.

"When we talk about pay equality, I think we're misunderstanding where the problem lies. I think the reason why they were paid differently was because they didn't have the same contract. And then there's the way a film is financed. There's still this concept that a man is more bankable than a woman," she said.

 

"I have never been paid equally to my male counterparts, and it's mainly because of bankability. Give me more money. I live in London," she added.

Martin currently features in Natalie Portman and Jude Law-starrer "Vox Lux". She will also be seen in Kirsten Dunst's directorial debut film, which is an adaptation of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar".

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First Published: May 05 2019 | 12:20 PM IST

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