Scarlett Johansson and Disney agree to end lawsuit
Johansson stated in an announcement on Thursday that she was “completely satisfied to have resolved our variations.”
“I am extremely happy with the work we have carried out collectively through the years and have enormously loved my inventive relationship with the crew,” she stated. “I look ahead to persevering with our collaboration in years to come back.”
Phrases of the settlement weren’t disclosed.
Alan Bergman, chairman of Disney Studios Content material, stated that Disney appreciates Johansson’s “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.'”
Disney responded in July by saying that “there isn’t a benefit in anyway to this submitting.” The studio added on the time that the corporate “totally complied with Ms. Johansson’s contract and moreover, the discharge of ‘Black Widow’ on Disney+ with Premier Entry has considerably enhanced her means to earn further compensation on prime of the $20 million she has obtained thus far.”
Johansson vs. Disney has been a flashpoint in an evolving Hollywood. The lawsuit got here at a pivotal second because the trade faces questions on how audiences will devour leisure sooner or later, and the way those that create will probably be compensated.