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Cate Blanchett Thinks Her Lesbian Romance ‘Carol’ Got No Funds Because Of Hate

She said the film took five years to make because no one wanted to support it at the time.

Cate Blanchett recently spoke at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and revealed how hard it was to get her 2015 movie ‘Carol’ funded.

The film tells the story of a romance between two women. It took five years to make and went through multiple directors before it was completed.

As per Variety, Blanchett said that many people didn’t want to invest in a movie about two women falling in love. ‘No one wanted to see … who was going to watch a film with one woman, let alone two women, falling in love?’ she said during the talk.

The actress also spoke about how the film industry has changed in recent years. She noted that there have been big improvements in diversity and inclusion but there’s still work to be done. “We think about how much still has to change within the industry in terms of equity, inclusion, and making films more sustainably. But, you know, we have made huge advances,” she said.

Blanchett was in Toronto to support two other projects, Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ show ‘Disclaimer’ and Guy Maddin’s film ‘Rumours.’ She talked about the challenges she faced with Carol and how the film was seen as a ‘risky endeavor’ when it came to getting financial backing.

The film came out nearly ten years ago, but Blanchett pointed out that it was still difficult to get support for such a story back then.

‘Carol’ got its struggles to get off the ground, but it ended up being nominated for six Academy Awards and became a well-known film.

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