Black Widow Star Scarlett Johansson Sues Walt Disney Company, Here's Why

Scarlett Johansson is Suing Walt Disney Company Over ‘Black Widow’ Release

BLACK WIDOW – Actress Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court that alleges Walt Disney Company breaching her contract by releasing ‘Black Widow’ on Disney+.

American actress Scarlett Johansson was the world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019. She earned her popular acclaim in a variety of genres, from thriller to drama, and action.

In 2010, she debuted as Black Widow in Iron Man 2, a role for which she received critical acclaim. Her solo Marvel Studious film ‘Black Widow’ was released on July 2, 2021.

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In the Black Widow movie, Marvel fans will discover Natasha Romanoff’s (Scarlett Johansson) story outside of the Avengers. She confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a threatening conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Romanoff must deal with her history as a super-spy and the relationships she left before she became an Avenger.

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Based on a report from CNN, Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney. On Thursday, she filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court that alleges Walt Disney Co. breaching her contract by releasing ‘Black Widow’ on its streaming service, Disney+.

The actress’ highly anticipated superhero film was released simultaneously on Disney+ and in theaters, which the suit claims broke an agreement between Johansson and Disney. The suit alleges that agreed that her salary from ‘Black Widow’ would be based on the movie’s box office haul. She said making the film available on their streaming site at the same time it opened on theaters lowered box office revenue.

“To maximize these receipts, and thereby protect her financial interests, Ms. Johansson extracted a promise from Marvel that the release of the picture would be a “theatrical release.“

“As Ms. Johansson, Disney, Marvel, and most everyone else in Hollywood knows, a ‘theatrical release’ is a release that is exclusive to movie theatres. Disney was well aware of this promise, but nonetheless directed Marvel to violate its pledge and instead release the picture on the Disney+ streaming service the very same day it was released in movie theatres.”