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FILE - Scarlett Johansson arrives at the Bafta Film Awards, in central London, Feb. 2 2020. Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over the companyâs streaming release of Black Widow, which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings. The âBlack Widowâ star and executive producer filed a suit Thursday, July 29, 2021, in the Los Angeles Superior Court that said her contract guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release.
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Scarlett Johansson files lawsuit over Black Widow release
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30 Jul 2021, 17:37 GMT+10
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.
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Black Widow actress Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over the dual release of the movie in theaters and on the Disney Plus streaming platform, citing a breach of contract. Disney, meanwhile, has issued a strong response, saying there s no merit to the lawsuit.
This is per the Wall Street Journal, which says Johansson filed the lawsuit on Thursday, July 29, in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Johansson s suit says she was guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release for Black Widow, with her salary being based on how the film performed.
The outlet quotes the following from the lawsuit. Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel.
Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ OTT release AP
Updated Jul 30, 2021, 10:32 am IST
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Johansson said her contract guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release
Scarlett Johansson. (AP)
LOS ANGELES: Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of “Black Widow,” which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the “Black Widow” star and executive producer said her contract guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news of the lawsuit.