Dwayne
Laissez le bon temps rouler
That’s what i said
Disney+ Marvel's Black Widow
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That’s what i said
The way you worded it appeared as though maybe you missed a word in your response
I knew that cause I'm fluent in Dwayne
Dwayne
Laissez le bon temps rouler
Disney maximize profits and cut cost by didn’t have to pay SJ would she think she was owed due to releasing it in theaters and on the app.
We don’t know if they did breach the contract but that’s her grievance and she has some from the MCU on her side regarding the issue.
we all just speculating right now.
We don’t know if they did breach the contract but that’s her grievance and she has some from the MCU on her side regarding the issue.
we all just speculating right now.
TheNightKing
J.A.P.A.N.
Nah, they wouldn't have based their decision on paying or not paying ScarJo. What they would have paid her wouldn't even be a factor in their decision. If she's only getting 5% they still would have been getting 95%.
Mister
Ignorance can be remedied. Stupidity is incurable.
I wonder how much they've calculated the movie would have made with a theatrical only release. For them to have thrown out $50M as her portion, they must think this would have done pre-pandemic MCU numbers.
Inori
NAWF
I thought the issue was that her pay was supposed based on how it performed in the theaters tho. So by them putting it on Disney+ right away that's a legit gripe to have seeing as how it's cutting into what she was originally supposed to get.
I guess the real question is did her contract state that it was a "theatrical release only" for X amount of days. If they didnt recalculate based off of streams from disney+ since they had to adjust the release plan I can see where the grievance comes from
I guess the real question is did her contract state that it was a "theatrical release only" for X amount of days. If they didnt recalculate based off of streams from disney+ since they had to adjust the release plan I can see where the grievance comes from
Ironman
Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist
They did breach
Mister
Ignorance can be remedied. Stupidity is incurable.
How? Do you have a link?
Ironman
Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist
It did state if I'm remembering correctly because I remember that issue being brought up when her film was first getting promo. Disneys weakness is their own hubris.
They really thought this movie was gonna do a Billion in this climate.......
I don't think it would've gotten that even without a pandemic.
Mister
Ignorance can be remedied. Stupidity is incurable.
They really thought this movie was gonna do a Billion in this climate.......
I don't think it would've gotten that even without a pandemic.
I think it would have done close to, if not a Billy, with the female audience packing the theaters. But not in summer 2021.
Thought, w/ no pandemic, it would top out at 700-800M
But I also thought that was the ceiling for Captain Marvel as well.......
757'sFinest
OG
Lol no they both made over 600 million
TheNightKing
J.A.P.A.N.
According to this she seems to have gotten a cut of the Disney plus Premier Access money too. I guess her team felt like they would have gotten a bigger cut from an all theatrical release.Disney is responding to Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit over Black Widow being released on Disney+. In a statement, Disney has basically indicated that Johansson's lawsuit is meritless, stating "There is no merit whatsoever to this filing. The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Disney has fully complied with Ms. Johansson’s contract and furthermore, the release of Black Widow on Disney+ with Premier Access has significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20M she has received to date."
When Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit was announced, here legal team issued the following statement: "Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel."
John Berlinski, an attorney who represents Scarlett Johansson, added that “This will surely not be the last case where Hollywood talent stands up to Disney and makes it clear that, whatever the company may pretend, it has a legal obligation to honor its contracts."
This lawsuit between Scarlett Johansson and Disney is quickly becoming something of a lightning rod for the industry. ScarJo is arguably the most high-profile star, taking on what is arguably the most powerful studio in entertainment, over an issue that has never been more pivotal. In what feels like an echo of the battle over the big studio systems of the old days, actors and other creative talents are trying to navigate the quickly evolving industry format - especially where streaming is concerned. From actors to musicians, there is a low-key war going between talent and owners, regarding who gets how much of the streaming profits - and just how those profits are measured and negotiated in modern contracts.
Black Widow has made significant money from Disney's Disney+ streaming service and its "Premier Access" premium feature, which offers new theatrical movies to viewers at home, for a surcharge. Clearly, ScarJo and/or her legal team don't feel like the profits from that streaming option are being reflected in the negotiated sums. It's a fair thing to wonder since Johansson's Black Widow contract was done before COVID-19 swept across the world and drastic new distribution plans for the film had to be made.
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At the same time, Disney is kind of weird for using the pandemic as some kind of shaming tool. That said, it's going to be really interesting to see if this goes into a court - and what a judge might rule in terms of whether or not Disney changed the plans for Black Widow enough to have violate Scarlett's contract.
Source: Deadline
Disney Issues Response To Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow Lawsuit, Calling It Sad And Distressing
Disney is responding to Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit over Black Widow being released on Disney+. [...]comicbook.com
Again, they feel like the movie would have made more being theatrical release only, whereas Disney either disagreed or agreed but still pushed it to Disney plus to driver subscriptions.
I think her cut is still 5%.
What her lawyers are trying to say is, if that 60M that Disney got is true from Disney+. What her team believes is that if those people who went the Disney+ route went to the movies instead. That 60M could have been 80-100M. Which would give her more of her 5% cut.
Which is basically what her lawyers have to prove. That if the movie wasn't available on Disney+, all those people would've went to a theater.
TheNightKing
J.A.P.A.N.
Precisely. And unless they have a crystal ball, good luck proving that, especially during this time.
