Scarlett Johansson files lawsuit over Black Widow release, Disney fires back calling it distressing ANI | Updated: Jul 30, 2021 12:30 IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): Following Scarlett Johansson s breach of contract lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday, the production house slammed back the Back Widow star for showing callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Variety, in a court filing, Johansson said that Disney s decision to send Back Widow to Disney Plus at the same time it was released in theatres cost her millions of dollars in backend compensation.
Those bonuses were tied to hitting box office benchmarks that the Marvel movie likely won t achieve. Disney is countering that it complied with the terms of Johansson s deal to star in the Avengers spinoff film.
Black Widow Streaming: Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over OTT Release, Alleges Breach of Contract
A Disney spokesperson denied company breaching contract and said that there is no merit whatsoever to this filing. By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 30 July 2021 11:03 IST
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Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow
Highlights
A spokesperson for Disney told that Disney had not breached any contract
Disney is increasingly prioritising streaming as source of future revenue
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over its decision to release superhero movie
Black Widow on streaming at the same time as in theaters, alleging a breach of contract which cost the star millions of dollars.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) â Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of âBlack Widow,â which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the âBlack Widowâ star and executive producer said her contract guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news of the lawsuit.
Johanssonâs potential earnings were tied to the box office performance of the film, which the company released simultaneously in theaters and on its streaming service Disney+ for a $30 rental.
Disney reacts to Scarlett Johansson after actor s lawsuit against them
Web Desk
July 30, 2021
Disney have responded to Scarlett Johansson after the actor filed a lawsuit against them over the streaming release of Black Widow.
According to reports, the actor filed the lawsuit on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that the online release violated her contract.
The filing, which was reviewed by The Independent, alleges that Johansson’s compensation for the movie was “largely based” on Black Widow’s box office performance.
“To maximise these receipts, and thereby protect her financial interests, Ms Johansson extracted a promise from Marvel that the release of the Picture would be a ‘theatrical release’. As Ms Johansson, Disney, Marvel, and most everyone else in Hollywood knows, a ‘theatrical release’ is a release that is exclusive to movie theatres,” the lawsuit states in part.
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