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re: Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Release
Posted on 7/29/21 at 9:32 pm to Dr RC
Posted on 7/29/21 at 9:32 pm to Dr RC
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According to the reporting in Variety she, her agent, and her agency all reached out to Disney to rework her deal when they announced it was going to release on D+ but Disney refused to call any of them back. I'm not sure there was much more her they could do behind the scenes if Disney has straight ghosted them.
Fair enough, but if you have the contract and the other side is in breach, you have the luxury of the high ground, unless I'm missing something on the procedural side.
And, maybe I'm not thinking it through - put the pressure on Disney now with the film still fresh in folks' minds. I'm just of the old school - litigate ONLY if you have to. You never know what a judge and jury are going to do.
Maybe, from a technical standpoint, filing suit now, get an injunction and start discovery in real time before things get too stale might be the right call from a strictly legal strategy standpoint. It ignores the fact that she is still a working actress who is used to 8-figure salary for films. Studios will always factor in how problematic an actor is before signing them on to a project. Litigation is just as big a lodestone as being unprofessional or substance abuse, IMHO.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 9:44 pm
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 9:59 pm to Ace Midnight
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Studios will always factor in how problematic an actor is before signing them on to a project. Litigation is just as big a lodestone as being unprofessional or substance abuse, IMHO.
True but I'm thinking quite a few actors and directors are about to start suing the studios over this stuff.
Denzel Washington was pissed about The Little Things getting a day and date release on HBOMax. LINK John Krasinski and Emily Blunt are angry at Paramount for cutting the theatrical run of A Quiet Place II in half from 90 days to 45 days in order to put it on Paramount+. LINK Mark Wahlberg was also upset that Paramount decided to skip a theatrical release entirely for Infinite and then didn't even bother to let him know until the day before they put out a press release. LINK Christopher Nolan was so angry at WB for putting Tenet on HBOMax he's probably never going to work with them again. LINK
It would be one thing had these movie deals been made with the idea they would be streaming at the same time they were in theaters or would have short theatrical runs and then go straight to streaming. But to unilaterally change the release strategy and then refuse to compensate the people who had their pay contingent on reaching certain box office numbers is extremely poor form.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 7/29/21 at 10:02 pm to Ace Midnight
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It ignores the fact that she is still a working actress who is used to 8-figure salary for films. Studios will always factor in how problematic an actor is before signing them on to a project. Litigation is just as big a lodestone as being unprofessional or substance abuse, IMHO.
Scarlett's total net worth is 165 million. Not exactly hurting for money there.
If her finances are managed well, she and her immediate descendants will live an extremely comfortable lifestyle without ever having to work a single day at all.
If she's bringing this lawsuit forward, that tells me she's doing so with the awareness that Disney could and will likely retaliate by using their influence to send her career straight into the shitter; and she's fine with that as long as the precedent is set and she gets her money from this suit.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:45 am to Ace Midnight
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It ignores the fact that she is still a working actress who is used to 8-figure salary for films
I would imagine that ScarJo and her people know that the clock is likely ticking on her career. She's at the age where Hollywood tends to lose interest in an actress (remember how rapidly Meg Ryan faded away after being Hollywood royalty?) and if you have to cast a red head in your action/comedy than Karen Gillan is right there, younger, and frankly better at comedy.
So why not sue? She is likely on her way out the door when it comes to being a movie superstar. Get your cash on the way out and stick it to the Mouse as a matter of principle. If she was 30 and in her movie making prime I'd keep all of this on the down low but she can afford to be middle aged and crazy at 40.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:42 pm to Ace Midnight
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It ignores the fact that she is still a working actress who is used to 8-figure salary for films. Studios will always factor in how problematic an actor is before signing them on to a project. Litigation is just as big a lodestone as being unprofessional or substance abuse, IMHO.
Honestly I think Disney (and likely other studios) are using this as a bellwether case because they are looking at possibly losing the winter box office, too. It's a new world and the entire industry has to figure this out.
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