The CEO said that when the pandemic occurred they became "completely constrained" and had to make a "very difficult decision" regarding their content: "It’s important to go back to when Disney+ was launched and what the hypothesis was about how much food you had to give that system for it to truly maximize its potential, and I would say we dramatically underestimated the hungry beast and how much content it needed to be fed." And I was one voice, and I’ll just say that our relationship with her agency and her has never been better."Ĭhapek also gave some insight into the streaming release strategy that caused the whole ordeal, revealing that the company "dramatically underestimated" how much content Disney+ would require. "There were a lot of people that got a vote in how we handled that. When it came to Disney's current partnership with Johansson, Chapek said optimistically it has "never been better.": In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke about the company's current relationship with Scarlett Johansson and revealed some context behind the controversial Disney+ release strategy. Disney's Current Relationship With Scarlett Johansson Marvel The issues were resolved in Fall 2021 when Disney and Johansson reached a mutual agreement for an undisclosed settlement amount, which was believed to be over $40 million in the actor's favor.Īlmost a year on, Disney's new CEO has addressed the company's relationship with the Black Widow star. The lawsuit claimed that this alternative release strategy prevented Johansson "from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel." Johansson filed a lawsuit over a breach of contract which allegedly occurred when Disney opted to release Black Widow onto streaming at the same time as its theatrical premiere. Marvel Studios' Black Widow was one of the first major blockbusters to attempt this and it resulted in an unexpected set of problems when starring actress Scarlett Johansson decided to sue Disney for its dual release strategy. The ride was previously turned into a 1997 TV film starring Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst, but a new theatrical feature has been in development since 2015, when John August ( Big Fish, 2019’s Aladdin) was tapped to write a treatment.With films well and truly back in theatres, it's easy to forget that time when Disney started to release its movies directly onto streaming during the pandemic. The upcoming project is based on the exhilarating ride that features a creepy narrator who sounds like The Twilight Zone host Rod Serling. Tower of Terror will likely be the next big Disney production for Johansson, who’s saying goodbye to Marvel’s Natasha Romanoff with Black Widow early next month. We really need another live-action adventure hit from Disney not based on an existing film property. Hopefully, Jungle Cruise, which finally arrives next month, will make a splash with audiences and not sink. Pirates of the Caribbean is being reworked, so the company is looking at other options to kickstart fresh live-action franchises. This project marks yet another stab by Disney at their extensive list of theme park attractions which haven’t made the jump to the big screen. Meanwhile, Josh Cooley, who directed Pixar’s Toy Story 4 and co-wrote Inside Out, is penning a script. It’s being developed as a starring vehicle for Johansson, and this will probably lead into Disney looking to hire a big name director. The exclusive comes from Collider, who claim the famous actress will produce via her company These Pictures alongside Jonathan Lia. Scarlett Johansson is set to visit and help build Disney’s Tower of Terror.
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