‘They Don’t Pay Actors Like They Used To’: Madame Web Star Sydney Sweeney Wants To Be a Young Mom, Blames Hollywood and Streaming for Underpaying Her
Sydney Sweeney is an American actress who gained the mainstream spotlight for her role as Emaline Addario in Netflix’s Everything Sucks(2018). In recent news, the Euphoria actress has opened up about her aspirations other than Hollywood. She says that she has always wanted to be a young mom. The soon-to-star in Madame Web actress is afraid of the stereotypes and partialities the Hollywood industry puts on young women who have children.
Sydney Sweeney blames Hollywood and Streaming for Less Pay
She says that she is worried, “if I don’t work, there is no money and no support for kids I would have.” The actress further says that if she were to take a half-year-long break, she won’t have anyone to support her. She continues with, ” I don’t have anyone I can turn to, to pay my bills or call for help.”
The Euphoria actress said, “They don’t pay actors like they used to, and with streamers, you no longer get residuals.” Implying how much the ethics of the industry have changed. She adds how she has to pay a certain amount of money to her lawyer, her agents, and her publicist every month and that’s even more than her mortgage.
The Reason for Making Deals with Various Brands
She explains that if she had just acted, she wouldn’t have been able to afford to live in LA, “The City of Angles”. This is the reason she makes various deals with brands. “I take deals because I have to,” said Sweeney concluding herself.
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Despite all the problems that she stated, there is no denying that Sydney Sweeney’s stardom is on the rise as she is ready to star in Marvel’s Madame Web. Although right now, her role has not been released to the public. Dakota Johnson will be in the movie as well portraying the role of Madame Web herself. The movie is set to hit the theatres on October 6, 2023.
Source: People
