By Helene - 03 August 2021
After Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney was revealed on Thursday, the two sides are exchanging words before the lawsuit begins. According to TheWrap, scarlett's team was shocked by Disney's statement: Disney took a rare step to directly disclose an artist's salary and chided her for ignoring the global pandemic.
Several industry insiders told the foreign media that Disney CEO Bob Chapek's handling of the issue has something to do with the fact that the a-list actress and Disney are in such a bad relationship. Many industry insiders say this would not have happened if Bob Iger had remained CEO. At the end of February last year, Disney replaced Bob Iger as executive chairman of the board until his contract expires on December 31, 2021.
A producer on a big-budget film series says Bob Chapek made a mistake and he didn't expect to screw it up. He doesn't deal with artists and doesn't have much experience working with artists.
"I don't recall anyone at The top of Disney severely accusing anyone of greed." "An industry executive told foreign media, adding that Disney's statement was clumsy.
In addition, industry sources said that Marvel CEO Kevin Feige had objected to the mixed release plan for Black Widow, but was ignored. The head of media and Entertainment distribution, Kareem Daniel, works for Bob Chapek and was the decision maker behind the mixed release of Black Widow. Apparently, Kareem is also an executive who doesn't know how to deal with artists.
Many believe that the Current strategy of Disney's CEO puts streaming and stock price first, and relationships with artists second. Marvel's box-office success in theaters won't lift the stock directly, but Disney+ 's growing subscriber base could.
Disney is reluctant to give Scarlett Johansson a possible $50 million bonus, feeling that stock market performance is more important, but Kevin Feige doesn't think so. "History says don't fall out with Kevin Fitch." The executive went on to add, "He wins every time. There's no replacing Marvel."
