Author: Zack Sharf / Source: IndieWire
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Ahead of leading the Competition jury at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Cate Blanchett sat down with Variety for a discussion in which she opened up about the disappointment she felt when Harvey Weinstein boarded “Carol” as a producer. The Weinstein Company was behind Haynes’ “I’m Not There,” which also starred Blanchett, but the actress says Harvey did not “understand” or “support” the film, which worried her when he joined “Carol.
”“Carol” was released in select theaters by The Weinstein Company on November 20, 2015, but it only grossed $12.7 million at the U.S. box office (via Box Office Mojo). The total wasn’t a disaster, but it was considered weak for a major awards release with universal acclaim, Blanchett in the lead role, and six Oscar nominations. Variety’s editor-in-cheif Claudia Eller told Blanchett that she heard from a “Carol” producer that Weinstein did not support the film, to which the actress suggested that Weinstein’s involvement behind-the-scenes did the film no favors.
“I was disappointed when Harvey was brought on as a producer of ‘Carol,’” Blanchett said in a video interview. “I didnt think he understood or supported Todd’s previous film, ‘Im not There.’ There had already begun to be a stink around him. I think his association maybe didn’t help the film [at the box office].”
Blanchett sees a silver lining, however, as “Carol”…
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