Cate Blanchett Says the #MeToo Movement ‘Got Killed Very Quickly’
MoviesHubCate Blanchett is addressing the current state of the “Me Too” movement.
The 57-year-old actress spoke out during a conversation at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival alongside moderator Didier Allouch.
During the conversation, Cate said she felt #MeToo got “killed very quickly.”
“There are a lot of people with platforms who are able to speak up with relative safety and say this has happened to me, and the so-called average woman on the street is saying #MeToo. Why does that get shut down?” she went on to say.
“What [the movement] revealed is a systemic layer of abuse, not only in this industry but in all industries, and if you don’t identify a problem, you can’t solve the problem.”
“I’m still on film sets and I do the headcount every day, and it is still, you know… there’s 10 women and there’s 75 men every morning,” Cate added.
“I love men, but what happens is the jokes become the same. You just have to brace yourself slightly, and I’m used to that, but it just gets boring for everybody when you walk into a homogeneous workplace. I think it has an effect on the work.”
Back in 2018, Cate joined 82 women in a silent protest of Cannes, with the number of participants referring to the amount of female directors who compete in the film festival, compared to the 1,866 male directors.
See all the photos of Cate Blanchett at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (May 17)…
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