American actress Scarlett Johansson has begun a legal battle with Walt Disney Studios. As Disney Studios tried to resolve disputes out of court, the war took a new turn.
The "Black Widow" actress complained in a lawsuit filed last month that Disney Studios had defrauded millions of dollars in box office profits by releasing the female superhero film in theaters and at the same time as Disney Plus. According to the actress, the studio's actions seriously reduced revenue under the contract with the studio, which she claimed had violated the terms of the contract.
Scarlett Johansson angered Disney executives, who demanded that the lawsuit be resolved through arbitration. He cited Scarlett Johansson's contract with Periwinkle Entertainment: Johansson's business of negotiating contracts with formal plaintiffs in the case.
According to Disney, Periwinkle agreed to use arbitration to resolve any issues arising out of or in connection with Scarlett Johansson's representation of Black Widow.
To avoid this inevitable outcome (and to draw public attention through public documents), Periwinkle put the principle of contractual intervention at its core, and the company replaced Disney. But long-standing theory does not allow for such an operation," Disney said.
Given that she signed a contract with Marvel, not Disney, Scarlett Johansson did not involve Marvel in her lawsuit, explaining that Disney forced Marvel to violate the terms of her contract.
In response to Scarlett Johansson's allegations, Disney said in its motion that "Periwinkle alleges that Marvel breached the agreement and that Disney instigated the breach or otherwise interfered with the agreement." ”
During the pandemic, Black Widow was the highest-grossing film in the country, grossing $179.3 million. In a bill filed friday, Disney also revealed that the film has generated "more than $125 million in streaming and download retail revenue."