Scarlett Johansson Denounces Disney for Digital Premiere of Black Widow

Los Angeles / New York. Actress Scarlett Johansson , star of the latest Marvel movie Black Widow (2021), denounced Disney for breach of contract due to the simultaneous release in cinemas and on the Disney+ digital platform of this film.

Scarlett Johansson, who filed the complaint in a court in Los Angeles (USA), pointed out that the agreement she reached with Disney for the filming of Black Widow guaranteed an exclusively theatrical release and that her salary was based on good share in the movie’s box office profits.

The actress and producer of “Black Widow” noted that there was “a promise” from Marvel that the film would have an exclusive release in theaters.

Disney was well aware of this promise, but still instructed Marvel to violate their commitment and instead release the film on Disney+ the same day it hit theaters, “the lawsuit states.

Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of contract, without justification, in order to prevent Johansson from reaping the full benefits of his Marvel deal, “the complaint adds.

Black Widow is the first film that Marvel has released since the pandemic began and is the film with which Johansson says goodbye to his character Natasha after more than a decade playing her in this popular superhero saga.

Directed by Cate Shortland and with Florence Pugh accompanying Johansson, Black Widow made $ 80 million in its opening weekend in theaters in the US and Canada, a figure that allowed it to be the best launch in the US. big screen since the pandemic started.

“Black Widow” added another 78 million dollars in the international market.

In addition, Disney detailed, in a very unusual gesture and commented on in Hollywood, that it had achieved 60 million more for sales on the Disney + platform in its first weekend.