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Elizabeth Olsenis the latest celeb to show support forScarlett Johanssonamid her lawsuit against Disney.
Olsen, 32, praised her fellowAvengersstar last week in a conversation withJason SudeikisforVanity Fair.
“I think she’s so tough and literally when I read that I was like, ‘Good for you Scarlett,'” Olsen remarked.
The comment came while Olsen answered a question on whether actors were worried about movies having a harder time hitting theaters post-pandemic.
“Not worried on Scarlett’s behalf. But I’m worried about small movies getting the opportunity to be seen in theaters. That was already a thing pre-COVID,” she said, later adding: “But when it comes to actors and their earnings, I mean, that’s just, that’s just all contracts. So it’s either in the contract or it’s not.”
“Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel,” the suit said.
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Disney subsequently argued that there is “no merit whatsoever to this filing” in a statement to PEOPLE. “The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,” they said.
“Disney has fully complied with Ms. Johansson’s contract and furthermore, the release ofBlack Widowon Disney+ with Premier Access has significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20M she has received to date,” the statement continued.
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On Friday, Disney filed a motion with the Los Angeles Superior Court tomove the lawsuit to binding arbitrationin New York. Berlinski responded in a statement. “After initially responding to this litigation with a misogynistic attack against Scarlett Johansson, Disney is now, predictably, trying to hide its misconduct in a confidential arbitration,” he said.
Johansson’s first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Black Widow (a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff) came with 2010’sIron Man 2, and she’s since appeared in nine films as the Russian femme fatale.
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The character died in 2019’sAvengers: Endgame, but she recently got her own solo outing inBlack Widow, which premiered last month. The moviebroke a pandemic box office recordwith an $80 million opening weekend in North America. Overall, the opening grossed $215 million, including international box office sales and Disney+ Premier Access rentals.
Johansson said in early July that she has “no plans to return” to the role, even after Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige expressed a desire tocontinue working with her. “I feel really satisfied with this film,” she told Fatherly. “It feels like a great way to go out for this chapter of my Marvel identity.”
source: people.com
