United Kingdom, May 18 -- Cate Blanchett is disappointed the #MeToo movement "got killed very quickly" in Hollywood.

The Tar actress questioned why the initiative - which saw a number of women in the public eye speak about their experiences of sexual misconduct in their careers - got "shut down" when it had such a power to effect change.

Speaking in conversation at the Cannes Film Festival, she said: "It got killed very quickly, which I think is interesting.

"There are a lot of people with platforms who are able to speak up with relative safety and say this has happened to me. And the so-called average woman on the street, person on the street, is saying me too. Why does that get shut down?

"What [the movement] revealed is a systemic ...