Which Rogue One Star Was Paid the Most?

At long last,Star Wars: Rogue Oneis here! For the last eight months or so, fans have been teased with tons of trailers, TV spots, rumors and everything in between in relation to this very firstStar Warsstandalone story, but now the movie is out and the word from both fans and critics has been very positive. A lot of that has do withFelicity Jonesand her performance asJyn Erso, and it turns out she was paid well for her work in the movie.

According to The Hollywood Reporter,Felicity Jonesis somewhat surprisingly the highest-paid actor out of anyone in the cast ofRogue One: A Star Wars Story. The report comes from sources close to the movie who say that she “by far” got the biggest paycheck, which goes against the grain in Hollywood. There is a massive gender pay gap in the industry between men and their female co-stars, so it is impressive thatFelicity Jonesnabbed the biggest payday, but THR’s source says it was pretty cut and dry.

“She knows her worth.”

Felicity Jones’s star power has been on the rise in recent years. She took part in a massive franchise as she played Felicia Hardy inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2and was probably looking at a bigger part in future installments before Part 3 was canned. But things really heated up after her performance inThe Theory of Everything, for which she scored a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards. So, Disney decided they wanted her to lead the cast ofRogue Oneand they were willing to pay for it. Since this is such ahuge movie, that is a really big deal.

In recent years, many actresses likeJennifer Lawrenceand most recentlyEmmy Rossumhave stood up and publically made stands to try and close the gender pay gap. According to the report,Felicity Joneswas able to negotiate an impressive seven-figure upfront salary for her turn as Jyn Erso. Disney is making the biggest movies in Hollywood right now andStar Wars moviesare the biggest of those big movies, so the fact that an actress as part of a big ensemble cast wound up being the highest-paid of the bunch is monumental and important.

Other members of theRogue One: A Star Wars Storycast likeDiego Luna,Ben MendelsohnandDonnie Yendidn’t even crack the mid-six-figure mark.Star Warshas been aprogressive franchisein a lot of ways, but in an age when pay for actresses in Hollywood is such a big topic of discussion, this is one very major progression and one that could help other actresses in the future. With the moneyRogue One: A Star Wars Storyis going to make this weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm were probably more than happy to payFelicity Jonesfor her work.