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Disney wanted to draw audiences away from movie theaters to its own streaming service to generate revenue, grow subscribers and to devalue Johansson’s contract, the actress said in a complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Disney fired back aggressively calling Johansson’s complaint “sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.” The company said it fully complied with Johansson’s contract and she already earned $20 million from the film.
Johansson’s complaint underscores what is likely to be an ongoing issue for Hollywood as studios increasingly look to release their films earlier online to boost the subscription revenue they generate from their streaming services. In the wake of the pandemic, studios are opting for more releases through paid online platforms.
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Steven Yeun in Talks to Star in Jordan Peele’s Next Horror Film at Universal
Yeun would join the cast alongside recently announced Keke PalmerUmberto Gonzalez | April 1, 2021 @ 1:12 PM Last Updated: April 1, 2021 @ 1:31 PM
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Academy Award nominee Steven Yeun is in negotiations to join Universal Pictures’ highly anticipated next project from producer, director and Academy Award-winning writer Jordan Peele.
Yeun would join the cast alongside recently announced Keke Palmer (“Hustlers”). Two-time Academy Award nominee Daniel Kaluuya (including for this year’s “Judas and the Black Messiah”) is also in negotiations to star. It would mark the first collaboration between Peele and Kaluuya since the Best Picture nominated “Get Out,” which earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor and Peele an Academy Award for Original Screenplay.