The original, which also starred Sarah Jessica Parker as one of the husbands’ new partners, was a success, but a sequel never happened. According to Hawn, good old ageism and sexism stalled negotiations over pay.

Explaining that the lead stars all took a pay cut in order for the film to be made, Hawn said they were offered exactly the same deal for the new film, even though the first had been a runaway success.

“We were all women of a certain age, and everyone took a cut in salary to do it so the studio could make what it needed […] we ended up doing incredibly well. The movie was hugely successful,” she said.

“But two years later, when the studio came back with a sequel, they wanted to offer us exactly the same deal […] Had three men come in there, they would have upped their salaries without even thinking about it.

“The fear of women’s movies is embedded in the culture.”

Paramount Network launches in January, and will also be screening the updated Heathers TV series.

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