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Solium: Exactly. Plus her "stunt double" and "CGI double" probably did half the work in the film. And she's complaining about pocketing only 20 million? I have no love for Disney as a corporation but you're in the one percent, get a grip.
I admire how deeply principled you chauvinists are in this matter of Scarlett Johannson, with your "anti-elitism" and "anti-wokeness".
If this was a right-wing male actor, we wouldn't have heard a peep from you creeps.
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If this was a right-wing male actor, we wouldn't have heard a peep from you creeps.
That's cuz we "right-wingers" never whine.
Seriously though, uh, go, ScarJo, go!
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It seems to have been a pretty shrewd, but dickish move on the part of Disney's lawyers to reveal that Johansson had received $20,000,000 for her involvement in the film. It pretty much eliminates any sympathy that many of us who will never earn anywhere close to $20,000,000 in our lifetimes, and certainly not for a year and change worth of work, may have had for Johannson. On the other hand, if we all found out that our employer moved the goal posts so that we were suddenly receiving much less money than even the most conservative estimates would suggest, and the employer did nothing to mitigate this, we would all be understandably outraged.
It seems surprising that Disney didn't try and get ahead of this, as Warner Brothers dealt with this problem much earlier in the pandemic when they announced Wonder Woman 1984 and their entire 2021 release schedule would be released simultaneously in theaters and HBOMax. I doubt this case will see the inside of a courtroom. I am sure there will be a confidential settlement and both sides will issue press releases saying the case has been resolved amicably. I also won't be surprised if Emma Stone, Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, and any other talent with enough clout to negotiate a percentage of box office receipts getting a nice windfall in exchange for keeping quiet.
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Aug 2, 2021 - 9:06 AM
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When Disney decided to stream the movie, the contract should have been renegotiated--it I'm understanding this correctly.
The question now becomes, when did Disney make that decision?
We don't know for a fact she had a contract that stated it had to have a theatrical run (for X amount of time) before making it available for streaming. Even so this has not been a normal year as far as the planet is concerned. Disney had its parks, resorts, cruise lines closed for over a year. Productions were closed down. They've probably lost a ton of money this last year. They're trying to get consumers to join Disney + and recoup lost income. I can understand their reason for doing a theatrical release and streaming release at the same time. People that want to risk it and go to the theaters can see the film on the big screen. Those who rather play it safe and stay home can also view the film via streaming. Win/Win. She could've been the bigger person and said, yeah, I might lose some income but I am filthy rich, far removed from the average persons struggles thru this pandemic. Stay safe and enjoy my movie in the comfort of your home.
I cannot get this whole ' let's shaft Disney" and "oh, poor lil millionaire actors" thing going on here.
But it seems like you and I are in the minority on this.
There seems to be a full pile on against Disney, and it makes no sense.
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