Carrie Coon: People Would Be ‘Surprised’ by MCU Salaries

Well, even those big blockbuster IP franchise films aren’t leading to actors making bank — least not the lead stars. After Elijah Wood recently echoed his fellow “Lotr” co-stars Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom about his hobbit sized salary for the trilogy, former Marvel actress Carrie Coon is revealing that audiences would be shocked by how little even MCU ensemble actors make.
Coon’s spouse, actor and playwright Tracy Letts, recently said during “The Big Picture” podcast that Coon opted to not reprise her “Infinity War” voiceover and motion capture role of Proxima Midnight for “Avengers: Endgame” after Marvel was not going to increase Coon’s salary for the sequel appearance. According to Letts, Marvel told Coon that she “should feel fortunate to be part of the Marvel Universe” at all. Coon and Letts have still never seen “Infinity War” or “Endgame” due to the pay dispute.
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Coon’s spouse, actor and playwright Tracy Letts, recently said during “The Big Picture” podcast that Coon opted to not reprise her “Infinity War” voiceover and motion capture role of Proxima Midnight for “Avengers: Endgame” after Marvel was not going to increase Coon’s salary for the sequel appearance. According to Letts, Marvel told Coon that she “should feel fortunate to be part of the Marvel Universe” at all. Coon and Letts have still never seen “Infinity War” or “Endgame” due to the pay dispute.
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- 4/7/2025
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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