Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Release

Scarlett Johansson, star of the latest Marvel movie “Black Widow,” filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Disney, alleging her contract was breached when the media giant released the film on its Disney+ streaming service at the same time as its theatrical debut.

Ms. Johansson said in the suit that her agreement with Disney’s Marvel Entertainment guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release, and her salary was based in large part on the box-office performance of the film.

“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,” the suit said.

Disney couldn’t be reached immediately for comment.

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[TheProdigalStunna]

lmao good luck. The mouse has more lawyers than artists.

 

[Not Really Here]

Someone's pissed her last major payday got cut by the rat.
Good luck with that stinker of a film.

 

[CharlesBarkley]

Good way to never be in another marvel film, I guess.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

I somehow doubt Disney would be that stupid.

 

[Morch Ponkey]

When the chosen fight amongst themselves, the goyim rejoice.

Is this the end of the Avengers? Tune in for the Next Episode of Marvel Cinematic Universe Z

 

[6MillionCoofs]

Good way to never be in another marvel film, I guess.

Good way to never being in a Hollywood film ever again.

 

[neverendingmidi]

I bet a number of actors are interested in this. Any that aren’t idiots had their compensation tied to box office gross, not profits as no movie ever is “profitable” thanks to Hollywood accounting. Now with streaming they’ll get pennies from box office.

hahahahaha.

TBF, if an exclusive theatrical release was contracted, they did breach the contract.

 

[make_it_so]

I figured something like this was going to happen when studios started insisting on same-day streaming releases. I'm surprised other actors haven't already filed suit against Disney or Comcast.

 

[melcarba99]

I mean, yeah, she lost some money, but is it wise to pick a fight against disney? Scarlet is getting old in hollywood years (still looks great).

 

[The Last Stand]

Go GET your money, @Scarlett Johansson! Show Disney that STRONG, FEMALE MAGIC!!

 

[Sithis]

Holy shit this is golden.
I don't even like Disney. To be more accurate I hate most everything they do as a company.
But she deserves this for banking entirely on box office performance in an age where they were already beginning to push for streaming theatrical releases before WuFlu. You'd think someone who has been playing capeshit for over a decade would realize there's plenty of money to be made in a major contract like playing fucking Black Widow.
Even more than that you would think as an actor who has presumably been conscious in the last decade, she'd realize Disney now owns a vast chunk of the entertainment industry. Biting the hand of the people who are literally feeding you doesn't tend to be a good strategy.

 

[The Last Stand]

I propose that any articles about Scarlett Johansson should tag that user by default.

 

[frozenrunner]

Based and contractpilled.

I wish her luck.

 

[The Last Stand]

What did she expect? Theaters aren't as populated as they were before thanks to COVID. Streaming and subscribing is infinitely easier than driving to the cinema. On top of that, people are slowly getting tired of Hollywood.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

I hope she wins because fuck the rat.

 

[Absurdist Laughter]

Good way to never be in another marvel film, I guess.

I think it is a good thing; for the actress. Disney is a dumpster fire that is tucked away in a warehouse.

 

[Terrifik]

..............

In all seriousness you had about 6 chances & pissed them away on feminism.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

When you sup with the Devil, use a long spoon.

 

[make_it_so]

I think it is a good thing; for the actress. Disney is a dumpster fire that is tucked away in a warehouse.

Considering she was one of two people on the Disney/Marvel side of things that acted like an actual adult during the controversy when Martin Scorsese said Marvel movies "weren't cinema," I think her future prospects are still pretty good. Capeshit is not the dominant form of entertainment, despite what retards like Bob Chipman desire, and I imagine the whole thing is going to come crashing down in the very near future. Scarlett started her career in smaller, independent films, and I figured that was always where she was going to go back to after Black Widow.