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Kristen Stewart agreed to On The Road pay cut

Written by . Published: May 10 2012

Kristen Stewart was so passionate about starring in the big screen adaptation of On The Road, she accepted a massive pay cut when the movie's budget was slashed.


The actress commanded millions for each installment of the Twilight franchise, but she trimmed her fee to less than $200,000 to portray Marylou in the film version of Jack Kerouac's classic novel.


Stewart was forced to make the sacrifice after bosses at French financier Pathe cut the budget from $35 million to the mid-$20 million range, and insists she was committed to playing the free-spirited character.


She tells The Hollywood Reporter, "(I love the role because) there is something scary and unpredictable and animalistic about Marylou."

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