Bob Chapek, CEO of the Disney Group, and actress Scarlett Johansson in the film Black Widow (2021) (Photo: Getty Images; Promotions)
After receiving a lawsuit from Scarlett Johansson around the debut of ‘Black Widow’, Disney is reviewing its model of contracting talent: From now on, the entertainment company will focus more on the strategies the pandemic enforces for the release of movies does. This was disclosed by the CEO of the multinational company Bob Chapek in a meeting with investors on Tuesday (21).
According to Hollywood Reporter, the businessman avoided mentioning Johansson’s name during his presentation at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference. However, he did mention deals made three to four years ago that included feature films released during the pandemic – the case not only for ‘Black Widow’ but also for ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’, Which is the most recent production. from Marvel.
Noting that Disney has an agreement that “was conceived under certain conditions and actually results in a film that is released in a completely different setting,” Chapek explained that the company will update the contractually. is demanding. “There’s a little reboot going on right now. And finally, let’s think about it as we do business with talent in the future,” he said.
Scarlett Johansson in the Black Widow scene (Photo: Publicity)
Simu Liu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) (Photo: Publicity)
The CEO said: “But now we have kind of a middle position where we’re trying to be fair to talent. I think talent is trying to be fair to us, and we’re going to ‘fill the gap’.” Looking for a way to.
Scarlett Johansson decided to file a lawsuit against Disney in late July, just weeks after “Black Widow” hit theaters. Star claims that the company broke its contract with the film by releasing the film on its streaming platform Disney+ along with its big screen debut. The artist claims that this strategy resulted in a significant drop in his earnings from the feature, as he receives a percentage of the box office profit.
In return, Disney pointed out that it had met its obligation to release the film in 9,000 movie theaters in the United States, and highlighted that “Black Widow” had been released by some Marvel productions before Covid-19. more revenue than
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