Disney, Scarlett Johansson Resolve 'Black Widow' Lawsuit (deadline.com) 45
In a statement released Thursday, Scarlett Johansson said she has resolved her legal dispute with Disney. "I am happy to have resolved our differences with Disney," said Johansson. "I'm incredibly proud of the work we've done together over the years and have greatly enjoyed my creative relationship with the team. I look forward to continuing our collaboration in years to come." The movie star filed the lawsuit against Disney in late July, alleging her contract was breached when the media giant released "Black Widow" on its Disney+ streaming service at the same time as its theatrical debut, thus negatively impacting her salary that was based in large part on the box-office performance of the film. Deadline reports: Unlike in their vitriolic filings and their shaming PR statements over the past few, Marvel-owner Disney had nothing but love today for the actor who brought Natasha Romanoff to life for them in nearly 10 separate films. I'm very pleased that we have been able to come to a mutual agreement with Scarlett Johansson regarding Black Widow, said Alan Bergman, Chairman, Disney Studios Content. "We appreciate her contributions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and look forward to working together on a number of upcoming projects, including Disney's Tower of Terror."
As is almost always the case in cases like this, neither side gave any indication of how much money was involved in the settlement. However, when all is said and done, the deal will run to more than $40 million, sources tell me. Accordingly, the funds will not be paid by Disney in a single lump sum, if you pick up the creative accounting I'm putting down.
As is almost always the case in cases like this, neither side gave any indication of how much money was involved in the settlement. However, when all is said and done, the deal will run to more than $40 million, sources tell me. Accordingly, the funds will not be paid by Disney in a single lump sum, if you pick up the creative accounting I'm putting down.
TFA - rumored settlement is $40 million (Score:5, Funny)
But not in a lump sum. So, perhaps, she's getting $1/year for 40 million years?
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It's not even funny in an offensive way, it's just repetitive and unpleasant, like someone walked up to you and started repeating the word "moist".
When did moist become a bad word?
It was in early 1919 that the word came to refer specifically to someone who behaved in deranged way—in other words, like a psychopath. By 1945, the word had also gained its adjectival form.
As I live and breath, most with an "I" has resurfaced in a negative context... is this the clothing equivalent of "everything comes back in style, eventually?"
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They were raised with "Family Values."
The main value being, don't tell anybody.
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Why do Republicans have such violent fantasies?
I wouldn't bet on the author of that drivel being a Republican, I think it's more likely that it's just a standard troll who thinks triggering people is fun and that he's so very clever.
There's some sort of tech angle here (Score:2)
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Right?
Maybe Scarlett Johansson played Princess Leia in one of the Star Wars movies?
Re:There's some sort of tech angle here (Score:4, Funny)
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Red Haired Scarlett Johansson in a tight body fitting leather outfit showing her gorgeous curves. That's Tech enough for me. ;)
If that ain't tech, I don't wanna be tech.
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Disney sacrificed one of their most beloved Avengers characters to obtain the Box Office Success Gem?
Re:There's some sort of tech angle here (Score:4, Insightful)
Shelf life of an actress in Hollywood blockbusters is usually about ten years, twenty on the outside of the actress starts a teen. Hollywood makes blockbusters with a teenage male audience in mind, even if those films have to also do well with older audiences.
Johansson is smart. She chose the time to assert herself with Disney strategically, when she had relatively little at stake in that relationship. With her talent and looks she'll continue to get roles in films aimed at a more adult audience than Disney targets. We'll see her in art films, serious dramas, rom-coms, but probably not much in roles that require donning a catsuit.
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I and most of my buds are 50 to 63 years old. We are fans of the MCU. And almost all of us saw the MCU films multiple times in theaters. And passed the tradition down to our kids and grandkids.
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Black Widow was expected to be a minor character in the Marvel series of movies, along with Hawkeye. They were surprised that she became so popular, famously leading to a shortage of Black Widow dolls. That's why her standalone movie giving her backstory came after the Avengers/Thanos storyline wrapped up.
Hawkeye is getting a TV series, no standalone movie for him.
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It was called a Comic Book.
You're too young to understand why it was important.
But this isn't "news for techs" it is actually "news for nerds."
My favorite comic book was Elfquest. Because I'm a nerd.
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Well, you're not a nerd then, are you?
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This isn't a site for tech. It's a site for nerds. And Scarlett Johansson has boobs.
salary definition (Score:1)
Good that the most boring dispute ever is done now (Score:2)
Hopefully she didn't ask for a % of the profits? (Score:2)
https://www.slashfilm.com/5031... [slashfilm.com]
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She had a contract that was for a percent of the box office gross. This contract required a theatrical release because otherwise there is no box office gross. It said nothing about whether the theatrical release had to be theater-only, because back when the contract was signed all Marvel movies got a nice long theatrical release window. Ergo the legal dispute. Which has apparently been resolved by Disney paying her some amount of money, perhaps $40 million [deadline.com], altho that number is not technically public, and m
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Yeah. No that's fine. Collateral damage from the incredibly difficult to predict Covid pandemic... Scarlett should get undue consideration, while waitresses and those employed in the entertainment industry should adjust to live off their stimulus checks.
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Yeah. No that's fine. Collateral damage from the incredibly difficult to predict Covid pandemic... Scarlett should get undue consideration, while waitresses and those employed in the entertainment industry should adjust to live off their stimulus checks.
The issue wasn't that Covid cut into the box office gross - the issue was that Disney released it on their service at the same day as on cinemas for an extra $30. Since it wasn't box office, they didn't want to pay her any of that revenue. As much as I think top actors are grossly overpaid[*], my moral compass absolutely comes down on her side on this one.
[*] Overpaid when looking at the job. Not overpaid when looking at the value she provides.
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This story is for you: https://tech.slashdot.org/stor... [slashdot.org]
Good use of that $ (Score:1)
Called it! (Score:2)
Everyone on Slashdot saying Scarlett Johansson would be committing career suicide was laughably off base. Predicted this when this mess started that it will amount for nothing.
Good for them (Score:2)
Good for them, because I don't give a damn about either one of them.
Disney needs SJ more than SJ needs Disney (Score:2)
From the sound of things it seemed like Scarlett was going to be on the outs with Disney and not appear in any more movies.
But Disney appears to have come to their senses and realized they lose a LOT of money by not having Scarlett Johansson as a draw.
For those of you thinking "but she died" you've not been paying attention to what's gong on in the next wave.
Disney's Tower of Terror? (Score:1)
Producer also (Score:2)
It should also be pointed out that she was also a producer on this movie, not just acting in it. So she had a lot more invested in it.
Like all smart people in Hollywood as you age you need to diversify into producing, directing and your own studio to make the real money.
Like at Clint Eastwood.