It might have been more than a year since Don't Look Up dropped on Netflix and divided audiences, but the gender pay gap issue is still a major talking point in Hollywood.
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Case in point: one of the film's main stars, Jennifer Lawrence, recently opened up to share her frustration at being paid $5 million less than her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.
Now, some of you might be thinking that it's a bit rich for highly-paid actors to be talking about salary issues.
But the Hunger Games star acknowledged the fact that while actors are particularly overpaid, the discrepancy is part of a wider issue.
Jen and Leo were the top names in Adam McKay's comedy film, starring as two scientists who try desperately to warn the world of an approaching comet that's set to wipe out all of humanity.
But according to a Variety report on the biggest movie stars' salaries, Lawrence earned $25 million for the Netflix film, while DiCaprio made $30 million – even though Lawrence was the top-billed actor.
