Cate Blanchett has a new movie arriving at Cannes this week on May 17.

The movie, "Carol," is based on a 1952 novel called "The Price of Salt," according to Variety. When the book's author, Patricia Highsmith, published it in the '50s, the book was considered scandalous to say the least. That is mostly due to the main story of the film involving two women who fall in love.

The movie adaptation will feature Blanchett and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" actress Rooney Mara as the two headlining women who take the pre-civil rights era label of scandalous up to the big screen.

The subject matter of the book is a quick indicator that the film will delve into lesbian themes and female empowerment, which is quite a trend flowing through Hollywood right now with current releases such as "Cinderella," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" and "Insurgent."

Blanchett sat down for an interview with Variety and had quite few things to say about Hollywood trends, women's roles and her own past romances with women.

She first revealed that initially, she was not convinced the movie would ever make it to theaters due to the female headliners.

"It was so hard," Blanchett told Variety. "Midrange films with women at the center are tricky to finance. There are a lot of people laboring under the misapprehension that people don't want to see them, which isn't true."

She also expressed her opinions on what is happening in Hollywood in regards to gender equality.

"I think there's been a critical mass of women who have reached a certain place in the industry," Blanchett said.

When asked if this movie was the first time she had engaged in the role of a lesbian, she coyly wanted clarification as to whether or not they were asking about "on film or in real life?"

They then pressed for real-life details about her female affairs, and Blanchett seemed happy to oblige.

"Yes. Many times," Blanchett responded without elaboration.

"I never thought about it. I don't think Carol thought about it," she continued, referring to the character she plays in the movie having the label of a lesbian.