The original film, which also starred Sarah Jessica Parker as one of the husbands’ new partners, was a rip-roaring success at the box office, but a sequel never happened.

Why? Well, according to Hawn, there were a lot of sticky issues with regards to 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.”

It remains to be seen as to whether she or her co-stars will make an appearance in the reboot when it airs in 2019.

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