Cate Blanchett reveals she feels ‘unnatural pressure’ selling a female-led film as Ocean’s 8 is released

Cate Blanchett reveals she feels ‘unnatural pressure’ selling a female-led film as Ocean's 8 hits cinemas.

The Australian actress stars alongside Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter.

The film is centred around an all-female team of con artists who attempt to get together in attempt to pull off a jewellery heist at New York’s Met Gala.

Blanchett told Sky News: “There is this unnatural pressure on a film like this which has all women on the poster.

“You go 'please God do well' because [if it doesn't] it's going to reinforce the falsehood that these films don't do well and no one wants to see them, which is untrue.”

The film had been in the works years prior to the Hollywood sexual assault scandal.

Referencing the film’s release in light of the Time’s Up campaign, Blanchett said: “A good film's a good film, but of course it has to do with the zeitgeist, and when it's released and that's just luck and timing.”

Bullock added: “I think also, not just because we're women, but because people were ready for something that's just pure entertainment and fun.

“I think had we been in this climate that's happening, basically all over the world, a year ago and this film came out I think it would have done the same.”

Director of the upcoming film Gary Ross told how it was “incredible” he managed to pull an all-star cast together.

He said: “It seemed to all come together in about six weeks, which for a film this size, with people that busy, it was kind of incredible."