LOS ANGELES — Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney Studios reached a settlement on Thursday in a authorized dispute involving streaming-era compensation for the superhero movie “Black Widow.”
Phrases weren’t disclosed.
“I’m completely happy to have resolved our variations,” Ms. Johansson mentioned in a press release. “I’m extremely happy with the work we’ve performed collectively over time and have drastically loved my artistic relationship with the crew. I look ahead to persevering with our collaboration in years to come back.”
Alan Bergman, chairman of Walt Disney Studios, echoed her feedback and added, “We admire her contributions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and look ahead to working collectively on a lot of upcoming initiatives, together with Disney’s ‘Tower of Terror.’”
Ms. Johansson, who has performed the Marvel character Black Widow in eight blockbuster movies, sued Disney over the summer season for breach of contract. A blistering response from a Disney spokeswoman put Ms. Johansson’s representatives at Artistic Artists Company on struggle footing with the leisure conglomerate. Hollywood lit up with chatter {that a} bevy of different stars have been equally sad with Disney and poised to comply with her to the courts.
In her lawsuit, Ms. Johansson claimed that Disney breached her contract when it launched “Black Widow” concurrently in theaters and on the Disney+ streaming service in early July. The go well with mentioned that Disney had promised that “Black Widow” would obtain an unique launch in theaters for about 90 to 120 days and that her compensation — based mostly largely on bonuses tied to ticket gross sales — had been gutted because of the hybrid launch. Simultaneous availability on Disney+, the place subscribers may watch the movie immediately (and have everlasting entry to it) for a $30 surcharge, “dramatically decreased field workplace income,” Ms. Johansson mentioned within the go well with.