Cate Blanchett Says #MeToo ‘Got Killed Very Quickly’ and She’s Still on Movie Sets Where There’s ’10 Women and 75 Men’: ‘It Just Gets Boring’
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- Cate Blanchett said at Cannes that the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly.”
- Cate Blanchett noted that on film sets she sees about 10 women and 75 men each morning, highlighting ongoing gender imbalance.
- Cate Blanchett led a 2018 Cannes women’s march with 82 women, a number chosen to match the 82 female directors that had competed at Cannes compared to 1,866 male directors.
- Julianne Moore also spoke at Cannes, recalling a recent set where only she and the third assistant camera were women, underscoring persistent crew gender disparity.
Why it matters: Female filmmakers and crew lose representation and influence, while studios continue to operate with homogeneous, male‑heavy teams that can limit creative diversity and diminish audience appeal, ultimately hurting box‑office performance.
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