By Lee - 05 August 2021
The dispute between Scarlett Johansson and Disney sparked heated debate. Last week, Scarlett first condemned Disney’s breach of contract for the simultaneous streaming of Marvel’s new film Black Widow (the film has landed on the North American theaters and the streaming media Disney+ on the same day on July 9). take to court. Subsequently, Disney refuted this statement, saying that Disney has fully complied with the contract with Ms. Johnson, and, in addition to the $20 million she has received so far, the release of Black Widow through Disney+ has significantly strengthened her to earn additional profits. ability.
At the time when the two sides held different opinions and remained deadlocked, many people in the industry said that the party responsible for the incident was in fact the current CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek. They claim that if Bob Iger (the former CEO of Disney) is still in office, things won't happen like this. Bob Chapek made a mistake, and he didn't expect to mess it up. He is not responsible for signing contracts with artists, nor does he have much experience in dealing with artists.
Many people believe that the current Disney CEO's strategy is to give priority to streaming media and stock prices, and the relationship with artists should be lagging behind. The box office success of Marvel Movies in movie theaters cannot directly raise the stock price, but the increase in Disney+ subscribers can raise the stock price. Disney is unwilling to distribute the possible $50 million in dividends to Scarlett Johansson, thinking that the performance of the stock market is more important.
