Black Widow should’ve been the triumphant last bow of Scarlett Johansson as she said goodbye to her iconic founding Avengers member Natasha Romanoff, after 11 years as part of the MCU. Sadly, however, the long-awaited release of her long-overdue solo Marvel movie was overshadowed by the heated and surprising public spat between the actress and the studio, concerning Disney’s decision to drop the would-be blockbuster on streaming — thereby cutting Johansson out of her pre-agreed cut of the box office profits.
Infamously, despite the breach in contract being obvious and the tide of public opinion mostly in her favor, Disney hit back with a shockingly brutal response once Johansson filed a suit against the company, accusing one of its most lucrative leading ladies of showing a “callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Black Widow should’ve been the triumphant last bow of Scarlett Johansson as she said goodbye to her iconic founding Avengers member Natasha Romanoff, after 11 years as part of the MCU. Sadly, however, the long-awaited release of her long-overdue solo Marvel movie was overshadowed by the heated and surprising public spat between the actress and the studio, concerning Disney’s decision to drop the would-be blockbuster on streaming — thereby cutting Johansson out of her pre-agreed cut of the box office profits.
Infamously, despite the breach in contract being obvious and the tide of public opinion mostly in her favor, Disney hit back with a shockingly brutal response once Johansson filed a suit against the company, accusing one of its most lucrative leading ladies of showing a “callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”