Disney calls Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit ‘sad and distressing’ as star sues over Black Widow’s streaming release
metro.co.ukDisney has accused Scarlett Johansson of having a ‘callous disregard for the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic’, after the actress sued the company for releasing Black Widow on streaming.Johansson, 36, has sued Disney for releasing her standalone Marvel film Black Widow on its streaming platform Disney Plus at the same time it was released in cinemas, alleging this was a breach of her contract.The actress, who plays the titular superhero, aka Natasha Romanoff, in the film, claims that her contract with Disney’s Marvel Entertainment was for a guaranteed exclusive movie theatre release, with the bulk of her salary depending in large part on the film’s box office performance – and alleges that the move to streaming prevented her from ‘realising.
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