By Jennie - 30 July 2021
According to the "Wall Street Journal" report, on July 29th, local time in the United States, Scarlett Johansson sued Disney in the Los Angeles High Court, claiming that Disney will simultaneously stream Marvel's new film "Black Widow" (the film has been released on July 29). On the 9th, she landed on the North American theater line and launched the online streaming media Disney+) on the same day, which violated her contract.
The complaint stated: Scarlett Johansson and Disney's Marvel Entertainment have reached an agreement to guarantee the exclusive theater release of "Black Widow", and a large part of her remuneration comes from the movie's theater box office. The complaint alleges that Disney deliberately led Marvel to breach the contract for no reason to prevent Johnson from turning all the benefits she could obtain under the terms of negotiation with Marvel into reality.
According to people familiar with the matter: The simultaneous launch of "Black Widow" on the streaming media Disney+ caused Scarlett Johansson to lose more than 50 million US dollars.
The Wall Street Journal said that recently, major film companies have simultaneously put key content on streaming media, which has a very complicated impact on actors and producers in terms of money. They don't want the growth of streaming media platforms to affect their own interests.
In the end, a Disney spokesperson issued a statement in response to being sued by Scarlett Johansson, saying: "This lawsuit is meaningless. 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+'s Premier Access has significantly strengthened her to earn additional profits. ability."
