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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew cast salary: How much did Jude Law and the stars charge?

"Skeleton Crew" has generated significant interest due to its premise, creative team, and especially its cast led by Jude Law. Here, you can check how much the stars have earned from the Star Wars series.

Jude Law in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
© IMDbJude Law in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

Skeleton Crew is the new series that will expand the Star Wars universe in a big way, as its eight episodes, which make up the first season, will star Jude Law (Captain Marvel) and multiple mega-talented young actors.

The actor who once belonged to Marvel as Yon-Rogg now brings Jod Na Nawood to life. The action, adventure and science fiction story follows a group of ten-year-old children who are Force-sensitive and lost in the galaxy.

Lucasfilm usually grants George Lucas‘ franchise productions a big budget, like with The Mandalorian, which had a $120 million budget per season. Here, check out how much this one cost and how much the main cast earned..

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s rumored cast salary

Although Andor is Disney+‘s most expensive live-action series, Skeleton Crew isn’t far behind, ranking third with a budget of $136 million. The Hollywood Reporter noted that this is $15 million more than The Mandalorian.

Screen Rant indicated that with a total of eight episodes, each episode of the upcoming TV show would cost around $17 million, which is significantly more than other popular Star Wars productions like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka.

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The fact that this action drama (to be released on December 3) has such a large budget means it has been able to attract industry figures like Jude Law, who is the highest-paid actor in the cast.

Although the two-time Oscar-nominated actor for Cold Mountain and The Talented Mr. Ripley has not commented on his pay, Showbiz Galore reported that he might have earned $500,000 per episode, totaling $4 million.

Here, check out when the stars that make up the main cast of Skeleton Crew have theoretically been paid per episode:

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  • Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood | $500,000 per episode
  • Nick Frost | $50,000 per episode
  • Tunde Adebimpe as father of the Skeleton Crew children | $30,000 per episode
  • Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Wim | $30,000 per episode
  • Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Fern | $20,000 per episode
  • Kyriana Kratter as KB | $20,000 per episode
  • Robert Timothy Smith as Neel | $20,000 per episode

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