【Ikaw Lang Ang Mahal】
If you have Ikaw Lang Ang Mahala role for Benedict Cumberbatch but his female co-stars aren't receiving equal pay, he's going to say no.
The Doctor Strangeand Sherlockstar is using his sizable platform to push for positive, necessary change. He said as much in a recent interview with Radio Times, during which he articulated his thoughts on gender equality very clearly.
SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about Equal Pay Day"Equal pay and a place at the table are the central tenets of feminism," he said. "Look at your quotas. Ask what women are being paid, and say: 'If she’s not paid the same as the men, I’m not doing it.'"
That's his stance as an actor, though Cumberbatch also described how he uses his platform as a producer, under the SunnyMarch, Ltd. banner, to promote the same agenda.
"I’m proud that [partner] Adam [Ackland] and I are the only men in our production company; our next project is a female story with a female lens about motherhood, in a time of environmental disaster. If it’s centered around my name, to get investors, then we can use that attention for a raft of female projects. Half the audience is female!"
On one level, this is common sense stuff. But as #MeToo and the Time's Up movement have made abundantly clear, common sense doesn't always dictate reality.
Instead of sitting back and waiting for others to make things better, Cumberbatch is being the change he wishes to see in the world. Please, other male actors in Hollywood (and beyond: Be like Benedict.
Featured Video For You
Search
Categories
Latest Posts
The Garbage Man
2025-06-26 01:38Alicia Keys used her VMA moment to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
2025-06-26 01:329 tech gifts you shouldn't buy for anyone
2025-06-26 01:29Apple has cut production on iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max, report says
2025-06-26 01:05Stalking the Story
2025-06-26 00:44Popular Posts
Sweet, Sweet Phantasy
2025-06-26 01:37Who’s Afraid of Ocasio-Cortez?
2025-06-26 00:38Featured Posts
Our Refugees
2025-06-26 01:58VMAs: Drake's attempt to kiss Rihanna didn't work
2025-06-26 01:32Joe Ricketts, Media Destroyer
2025-06-26 00:29Popular Articles
Who’s Afraid of Hostile Love?
2025-06-26 01:59People are freaking out over this iPhone cursor trick
2025-06-26 01:18The Crimes of Grindelwald' has a major Harry Potter canon blunder
2025-06-26 01:04The Long Battle for Medicaid
2025-06-25 23:44Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates.
Comments (7716)
Inspiration Information Network
Cut the Music
2025-06-26 02:23Trendy Information Network
Drake took out a billboard for Rihanna because he can't help himself
2025-06-26 02:20Inspiration Information Network
8 tech gifts that won't fail this holiday season
2025-06-26 02:14Exploration Information Network
Report: Snapchat to sell $350 Spectacles 3 by end of the year
2025-06-26 02:00Belief Information Network
Emboldened Fight for Health Care as a Right
2025-06-26 00:18