Actor says she had more screen success, aged 17, than her male co-star Tobey Maguire but was paid less
Kirsten Dunst has commented on Hollywood’s gender pay gap, saying she “didn’t even think to ask” about the difference between her fee and that of the male lead actor in the same film.
Speaking to the BBC, Dunst said: “I definitely grew up in a time of major pay disparity between the lead actor and myself.” Dunst was cast opposite Tobey Maguire in the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man aged 17.
