Jessica Chastain speaks out for wage equality revealing she 'made less than a quarter' of reported $7m for The Martian that was far less than Matt Damon's $25m pay

By Bobbie Whiteman For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:05 EST, 16 October 2015 | Updated: 14:58 EST, 17 October 2015

In June, Star reported that Jessica Chastain made $7 million for her work on The Martian, while Matt Damon took home $25 million.

But in fact the wage disparity was far greater, according to the 38-year-old, who spoke out about the gap between what male and female actors earn in a HuffPost Live interview for her new movie, Crimson Peak, on Friday.

'I've actually never said this, I think, so here we go: There's misinformation out there,' Jessica told host Alex Miranda.

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Speaking out: Jessica Chastain, pictured at AOL's Build Speaker Series at AOL Studios in New York on Friday, talked about the pay disparity between actors and actresses in a HuffPost Live interview the same day

Speaking out: Jessica Chastain, pictured at AOL's Build Speaker Series at AOL Studios in New York on Friday, talked about the pay disparity between actors and actresses in a HuffPost Live interview the same day

'Someone wrote an article once that I made a certain amount of money for The Martian. I made less than a quarter of that in reality...there is a huge wage gap in the industry.'

Actresses including Jennifer Lawrence have already spoken out about the inequality and Jessica said she believed more would join the movement.

'It's wonderful that people are starting to talk about the wage gap, and really [admit] that it's an issue,' she said. 

Keeping a count: The 38-year-old, who looked ravishing in a plum coloured dress, revealed that she had made a lot less than the reported $7 million for her role in The Martian while Matt Damon raked in $25 million
Keeping a count: The 38-year-old, who looked ravishing in a plum coloured dress, revealed that she had made a lot less than the reported $7 million for her role in The Martian while Matt Damon raked in $25 million

Keeping a count: The 38-year-old, who looked ravishing in a plum coloured dress, revealed that she had made a lot less than the reported $7 million for her role in The Martian while Matt Damon raked in $25 million

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'Women can talk about it, [but] it actually moves me a lot to hear men talk about it as well. I think the film industry is an incredible group of people ... and so the more that we all discuss it as a community, that's what I think is going to help.' 

So no doubt she was delighted when her Crimson Peak co-star Tom Hiddleston chimed in to back her call for equal pay, saying: 'It's completely unreasonable. It needs to be fixed and soon.'

It was a busy day for Jessica, Tom and Mia Wasikowska, the three stars of writer-director Guillermo del Toro's 1850s-set Gothic ghost story. 

Three's a wow: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica chatted about their new film, Crimson Peak, at the AOL event. The Gothic horror ghost story was due out the same day.

Three's a wow: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica chatted about their new film, Crimson Peak, at the AOL event. The Gothic horror ghost story was due out the same day.

He supports equal pay: Earlier, Tom backed Jessica's call to end pay disparity, saying, 'It's completely unreasonable. It needs to be fixed and soon'

He supports equal pay: Earlier, Tom backed Jessica's call to end pay disparity, saying, 'It's completely unreasonable. It needs to be fixed and soon'

With the chiller set to debut the same day, the trio took part in AOL's Build Speaker Series at AOL Studios where they discussed the movie.

And Jessica held Guillermo's arm as they stood outside the studio before their appearance on CBS's The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

The beautiful redhead, who wore a fitted, sleeveless, plum coloured dress for most of the day changed into something a little more revealing for her chat with Stephen.

The actress slipped her slender body into a figure hugging bright red frock with a cutout giving a glimpse of her cleavage.

Arm-in-arm: The titian-haired beauty and Crimson Peak director Guillermo Del Toro were spotted outside the studios of CBS's The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Friday afternoon

Arm-in-arm: The titian-haired beauty and Crimson Peak director Guillermo Del Toro were spotted outside the studios of CBS's The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Friday afternoon

Changing it up: Jessica sizzled in a figure-hugging red dress with a cutout that gave a glimpse of cleavage as she left Colbert's studio

Changing it up: Jessica sizzled in a figure-hugging red dress with a cutout that gave a glimpse of cleavage as she left Colbert's studio

 

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