Last month, leaked Sony emails revealed unequal pay between men and women in Hollywood, both with employees who work behind the scenes at studios and with on-screen celebrities.

In one instance, it came to light that Jennifer Lawrence was paid less than her male costars in the Oscar-nominated "American Hustle" — despite arguably being a more in-demand star than any other cast member.

Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth will both return for "The Huntsman," a prequel to 2012's "Snow White and the Huntsman." Kristen Stewart will not. Universal / Relativity

And Charlize Theron took note.

For her coming Universal movie "The Huntsman" — the prequel to 2012's successful "Snow White and the Huntsman," which earned nearly $397 million worldwide at the box office — the actress demanded to be paid the same as her male costar, Chris Hemsworth.

"Charlize insisted that she get paid the same money as Chris. She has a great track record, so she got the same deal," one source told PageSix. Another insider added: "One knock-on effect from the Sony hacking scandal is that there will be more sensitivity about equal pay for actresses and hiring practices at movie studios."

PageSix reports that Theron got a deal worth more than $10 million, the same as Hemsworth's, thanks to negotiations by her agents at WME.

The figure sounds fairly accurate, considering Theron was named Forbes' sixth-highest-paid actress in 2013.

"Theron likes to balance her work in smaller films, like 2011's 'Young Adult,' with bigger-budget fare like last year's 'Snow White and the Huntsman,'" Forbes wrote at the time. "She also starred in 'Prometheus,' the kind-of prequel to 'Aliens,' which earned $403 million at the global box office. Theron supplements her movie money with high-paid endorsements for brands like Dior."

The sony hack revealed a salary discrepancy between male and female actors. Francois Duhamel / Sony Pictures

In December, a leaked Sony email revealed that the female "American Hustle" stars Lawrence and Amy Adams received just 7% of the movie's profits, while their male costars Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, and Jeremy Renner got 9%.

Representatives for Theron, who is also believed to be getting a fair share of the new movie's profits, had not responded to PageSix's report.

"The Huntsman" is in preproduction and will be released in April 2016.

Drama surrounded the original "Snow White and the Huntsman" after star Kristen Stewart was caught having an affair with director Rupert Sanders, which resulted in Sanders' divorce from wife Liberty Ross and his being dropped from directing the sequel. Frank Darabont, who directed "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile," will replace Sanders on the prequel. Stewart will not appear in the new movie because it doesn't involve her character.



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