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Blake's initial move was to be cast as the lead character, Lily Bloom, with a surprisingly low salary of $3 million—a fraction of her typical pay—an apparent bait that allowed her to claim a coveted executive producer credit. This tactical step echoed Ryan Reynolds, who initially took a pay cut on "Deadpool" to gain the trust of production executives, winning backdoor creative control in the process.
By embedding herself into the production while maintaining a façade of humility, Blake cleverly shifted the scenes of power dynamics before the project had even begun.