Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney for Releasing ‘Black Widow’ Online

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Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney for Releasing ‘Black Widow’ Online “Scar Jo's paycheck was tied to box office sales, but in a pandemic that strategy backfired.”

in the film of the same name is a long time coming as the actress has been playing the iconic Marvel hero for years. After years of waiting for a Marvel flick centering Natasha Romanoff, we finally got, but because we are in a pandemic, after all, the film didn’t get the classic theatrical release we expect from Marvel flicks and instead opened in both theaters and on

on the same day. Unfortunately, this isn’t sitting well with Johansson, who is suing Disney for breach of contract., Johansson’s lawyers say that her contract was breached when the studio opted not to debut the film exclusively in theaters, which is what she agreed to because most of her compensation was tied to the box office performance of the movie, i.e. if it hit certain benchmarks, she would get bonuses.

 

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