Disney Gave Dwayne Johnson New Deal For Jungle Cruise Disney+ Release But Not Johansson

[@bobbyvee9950]

No matter what the final out come is, This is a very bad look for Disney.

[@stinka4079]

When Jennifer Lawrence spoke out about her contract situation she was deemed "difficult", and the same shit is happening to Scarlett. Disney was foul for this. "They" broke their own contract. Scarlett has every right to fight back. Good for Erin to shut John down on whether the actresses in American Hustle got "taken care of"...No the hell they didn't. It was made public that they were slighted, he just read the quote minutes earlier. Weird.

[@Steef_Lee]

Disney revealed themselves when they started mentioning her compensation; as if her contract doesn’t matter because they think she made enough? What? That’s not how contracts work lol

[@jaredguffey1185]

Emily Blunt also made a new deal as well. Big mistake to not do the same with ScarJo before all this mess happened.

[@emileraikin9442]

only because her uncle is a member of British parliament and her father is a Royal lawyer

[@Thed538dhsk]

Is this confirmed I thought she allegedly didn't have her contract negotiated

[@kaceynm]

Source?

[@cbeaird52]

I mean... tin foil hat theory, but Disney and ScarJo team did have meetings to renegotiate the deal, but ScarJo's team said no to their offers or wanted something the mousehouse wasnt going to share. OR Disney though black widow would do fine at box office AND they knew Jungle cruise would suffer a lot from it and thus targeted that contract for re-compensation.

[@Tommy9834]

Disney to the Rock: Of course we will renegotiate. Disney to Scarlett: I have altered the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further.

[@sjoo8]

OOOOO nice Mileena reference! 🦷🗡💜

[@Exaldear]

This deal is getting worse all the time.

[@redharrison894]

Look at this old people defending an old selfish woman Scarlett that they still thinks she's hot. The Rock still looks great just like Gal Gadot.. No one wants to pay to go see old wahmen like Scarlett anymore except old people!!

[@babytoshiro7014]

@@redharrison894 hahaha you're trying too hard

[@marikotrue3488]

I agree with Erin Cummings. Disney did not just make a mistake, they made a MISTAKE. Future contracts are going to be far more difficult for Disney lawyers to negotiate and for prospective talent to believe.

[@queenofnevers6990]

Why, they said quite a while ago that new contracts will include that Disney can release the projects the way they decide.

[@legendlalo]

@@joeybaseball7352 not really

[@legendlalo]

@@joeybaseball7352 oh you mean the daughter of famous musician Billy Ray Cyrus and goddaughter of legendary Dolly Parton? Yeah totally, wouldn’t be anyone without Disney

[@legendlalo]

@@joeybaseball7352 sure, try to act like you said Miley Cyrus sarcastically, lmao

[@bettercallmaul5810]

The problem with Disney owning Marvel & Pixar & Star Wars & Fox & so much more is that many actor will turn their head at this because they want a decade long role in a franchise like ScarJo enjoyed. Actors just need to make sure their contracts anticipate another pandemic.

[@jacobsaylor198]

Holy crap in amazed how campea says the same thing over and over again. 7 minutes in and it’s literally the same thing over and over again. We got the point !!

[@kingbong7004]

You should start your own channel dude show em how it's done

[@Kingcali49]

Lol he does seem to do that a lot.

[@kingbong7004]

@@jeromemaida4933 report

[@ericcoyle3520]

He always does this. He likes the sound of his own voice.

[@Asian_Movie_Enthusiast]

I remember John explaining this years ago. He does it because most people don't retain what they hear the first time. So he feels the need to pound it into people's heads, just so there's a better chance that they will retain what he's saying. Probably a good idea in concept but it does get a bit irritating for those of us who can actually process things efficiently.

[@matthewa441]

Makes me wonder, if Black Widow wasn't dead in the MCU, would things have been different? If she was a character in an upcoming movie, they may have changed her contract. They probably thought they didn't need her anymore.

[@claydallas8877]

DC gave 10 million extra to Gal Godot for this exact same reason. Disney ,the biggest entertainment company in the world is just being greedy. For really mind boggling reasons.

[@txmetalhead6166]

"It's not about the money.. it's about upholding a contract"- charlie chaplin, probably

[@drisshansfreetime453]

@Jo Ol huh??? Disney + is not part of the contract. What are you talking about?

[@MoviesAndTvShowsAreSubjective]

@Jo Ol um. No. Disney breached the contract

[@mcstacia]

@@drisshansfreetime453 where are all y’all seeing this contract? Or are you simply going by word of mouth? I won’t believe either side unless I see said contract. Or the court sees it and rules on it.

[@AlphaEarth]

People need to remember, Disney NEVER EVER wanted to make a Black Widow movie. It was only after Kevin Feige threatened to quit, that the Disney Company was reorganised and systems put in place, that the idea of the Black Widow movie was even entertained. And then what did Disney do? They used the pandemic as an excuse to use the movie to advertise their Disney + platform, at Johansson's expense. Look carefully at who profiteered the most from switching over the BW movie to D+ and theatre release. Iger and Chapek, both received huge bonuses for the 'growth' of D+. Chapek and co had no intention of talking to Johansson, because it didn't suit their purpose. They wanted a 'female' lead movie, to look as if they are woke, whilst paying her the bare minimum, and without the need to give the character a trilogy as they have done with Captain America, Iron Man and Thor (now on his 4th movie). Even Antman as a trilogy, and he isn't even an OG Avenger. Connect the dots ... the writers of Endgame originally had Hawkeye as the one who jumped over the cliff, not BW. Then some 'female executive' was said to have insisted that it should be BW because it would be wrong to 'take this moment away from her". I thought at the time it was an odd creative choice. But of course it was all an excuse to 'get rid' of the character, appease the fans with the BW movie, making said movie an advert for Phase 4 without the need to make sequels (and negotiate a lower pay package as a result), without the need to invest in the character long term. Max profit, min outlay for a character Disney never respected. Then, COVID happened and then the movie has now become an advert for D+. Note how Disney changed Johnson's compensation immediately, but they completely ignored Johansson's team over virtually the same issue. Disney knew they were in breach of Johansson's contract, but thought they would get away with it - because - 'hey BW is dead', and Johansson is female, so should be grateful she's getting pay anything at all. The fact that tried to suggest that Johansson was being greedy, not taking into account the COVID factor and then exposing her salary, proves that Disney is a sexist organisation. Of course Disney are trying to fight this case, because they don't want to pay their female employees their fair pay. Disney exploits their female talent, staff and employees, so that the CEO can get his huge pay packet. Funny how they didn't try this on with any of their male acting talent? Funny how they managed to negotiate a deal with Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and now Dwayne Johnson, but were unable to come to the table with Johansson. It's time for Chapek to go, before he brings down the MCU even further with his greed.

[@antoniothompson5514]

As a fan and supporter of Disney, I'm now re-thinking my spending as a result of these insider moves.

[@smithereens1693]

Really? Ok 😐

[@antoniothompson5514]

@@smithereens1693 Yes!

[@jking4973]

Nearly every major company in every industry is corrupt in some way. However the actions of a few greedy suits should not prevent you from supporting and appreciating the work of creatives who work under these companies.

[@dr.j7542]

@@jking4973 it should

[@heythere6983]

Lol it took you this long to make that decision?

[@Mr.Silence.]

If Disney violated her contract then they need to pay her. There's no getting around that. It doesn't matter how anyone feels about Scarlett or if anyone thinks she made more than enough, if she signed a contract and did her job she needs to be paid exactly what she is due.

[@andrewcalica2570]

I love when Erin speaks up like this. She should’ve spoke first.

[@Jennifer_Elliott]

I love Erin... her take on this topic was needed and completely spot on!

[@jesussalazar1901]

This sad because Scarlet Jo was going to produce, and even star on a movie about Tower of Terror For Disney. I think of all the rides that’s a must made movie.

[@tnays17]

There’s a tower of terror 1997 movie on KZbin.

[@el_covfefe]

Erin killed this!

[@LeaLeaA7]

Shout out to Erin Cummings. Articulated herself so well and I agreed with pretty much everything she said

[@jaybling6687]

It’s not about who’s the bigger star. It’s about what movies they’re doing. Why should Dwayne Johnson get better compensated for a kind of movie that makes less money?

[@israelruiz8706]

I read something online that Dwayne Johnson has his company involved with jungle cruise so basically there is more to loose if Disney pisses off the Rock. Still sucks for Johanson but luckily this helps her case more.

[@jaybling6687]

@@BishopWalters12 No. The kind of movie matters more than who’s starring in it.

[@wimalasirikalupahana2303]

Dwayne’s a bigger audience draw compared to Johansen.

[@Thed538dhsk]

Also Emily blunt allegedly didn't get her contract negotiated. Dwayne only did due to his production company being so involved and Scarlett doesn't ha e a production company involved in black widow. She's an executive producer just like Dwayne tho. So messed up

[@jaybling6687]

@@wimalasirikalupahana2303 Black Widow made more than Jungle Cruise.

[@brucesmith7481]

Initially this breach of contract was disgusting of Disney, now it's deplorable. You broke the law and you're not special. Pay the woman.

[@kman20]

Emma Stone inked a deal for a sequel to Cruella. Sounds like they hashed things out with her!

[@jeremyv12]

Was glad to hear Erin’s passionate take on the bigger picture, if someone as big of a star and at the top of their game like Scarjo and what it means for other Women in the industry.

[@jameswest35]

The irony is, this will eventually end up costing Disney a lot more than if they just coffed up her money from the start.

[@TheCaliforniaboy1]

Very that. I'm still surprised the CEO is not budging.

[@justinmiller2655]

Erin killed it. Spot on

[@hughiegibson1716]

Man Erin was pissed. Feel so bad for her, she is so awesome.

[@roguefrogger5823]

Oh dude right away I know exactly why they chose to do what they did. Dwayne The Rock Johnson is going to appear in future projects whereas at the time Scarlett Johansson was not. Therefore they felt the need to make the Rock Happy because they needed him for other projects. However they didn't have any further need for Scarlett Johansson at that time and that's why they treated her differently than the Rock. I don't think it had anything to do with the fact that one is male and one is female. I do believe it had everything to do with a future business standpoint. Regardless it was still wrong and Disney needs to pay her.

[@craigbarr2003]

That would be wrong though, because Disney had TOWER OF TERROR with her attached in the works at the time. So Disney had future plans when they breached.

[@raf686]

False.

[@WritersOnTheWall]

that's really dumb dude, she was willing to trade money owed for more work. they could have stuck her in anything. but also you're sort of right because disney was betting on women of a certain age not being able to get the big pay days anymore , Carrie Anne moss talked about getting an offer to play a grandma on her 40th birthday

[@roguefrogger5823]

@@WritersOnTheWall I heard about that, I was like WT actual F 😂

[@nedslass3032]

Yea, i mean if you ask many people, whether go see the Rock movie or Scarlet, the answer is obvious

[@WhiteRaven696]

Wow. I personally think this hugely helps out Scarlett’s case. But it SUCKS.

[@raphaeldelaghetto85]

Not necessarily. Unless their contracts explicitly mandated an exclusive theatrical window, (Key word: exclusive) Disney may have very well met their contractural obligation. Renegotiating with The Rock and Emily Blunt could have been more of a professional courtesy to maintain a good working relationship with those actors. My theory is, they offered Johansson a similar deal and her team rejected it hoping to negotiate a bigger cut and that’s when Disney went silent on them.

[@BC-yg7xm]

@@raphaeldelaghetto85 Dude, if that's the case, disney would put out a statement that they had talks with johansson and that johansson's demand was too high for them. But disney didn't, and they just straight up ignored her from the start

[@raphaeldelaghetto85]

@@BC-yg7xm They kinda did… “the release of ‘Black Widow’ on Disney+ with Premier Access has significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20M she has received to date.” I imagine they didn’t get too specific in order to not reveal or jeopardize their legal defense before trial.

[@BC-yg7xm]

@@raphaeldelaghetto85 Well if that's what you mean that they really had talks. Disney should have mentioned that they've given her just the same deal with other talents so to not confuse the media that they've just ignored her. I don't know though but that would be more beneficial to Disney's PR rather just give the amount she's getting.

[@raphaeldelaghetto85]

@@BC-yg7xm It’s probably not in their best interest to reveal their entire legal defense publicly. I’m just reading between the lines since they alluded to it in their statement. I’m sure more details will be revealed as the lawsuit plays out in court.

[@thecounselingcouch68]

This will make other stars think twice before working with Disney in the future. Especially women and minorities, they are usually first to get the short end of the stick.

[@hisbassness]

Unless there's more bombshells coming from other actors/actresses, say from Jungle Cruise, I don't honestly think it'll be that big of an impact. The Disney+ angle was an unknown-unknown a few years ago when people were signing contracts. Obviously, they'll all know about it now, and moving forward actors will negotiate their contracts accordingly. Of all their projects, if the only contract renegotiation that comes to light is Dwayne Johnson, they can reason it away--there's only one Rock, after all, and other actors can't argue his influence in the industry. If it turns out they cherry-picked a bunch of contracts to redo, that could be a scandal. As for talent thinking twice about working for Disney, I think that's highly unlikely. Disney is such a large share of the pool of potential employers, most of the talent would be hurting their earning and career potential to refuse on principle.

[@thecounselingcouch68]

@@hisbassness Actually, this does not help Disney at all. Their renegotiation with Dwayne Johnson leaves them open to recognizing that there is an obvious loss in profit. It doesn't matter Dwayne Johnson's influence in the industry. The issue here is the terms of the contract. Now they have to explain why her contract was not also considered for renegotiation when the terms of the contract changed, which they did. The terms of her contract were negotiated prior to Disney + being an option of release because the movie was never meant to be on the service. All people, especially ones with something to lose, should take into consideration the possibility of them being cheated in contract negotiations when a company goes through a public case and smears their contractee. They would be a fool not to.

[@hisbassness]

@@thecounselingcouch68 I don't think I said it would help them (although KZbin won't let me see what I said rn), but losing a lawsuit is a lot different from a big scandal. Without more bombshells coming out to create a substantial scandal, I doubt this will be big enough to influence talent from working with them.

[@Senate300]

Or any of their subsidiaries right?

[@nicholassiple7838]

Im really surprised that Disney's board of directors havent pushed Chairman Bob Iger to step in to resolve this issue although he might be working on it behind closed doors for all we know. I hope Disney makes it right financially for Scarjo

[@dariojovicic9346]

This All Remambers me of the War between my childhood tv show power Rangers that went to Disney we call it power rangers Disney era after Zordon era Saban brand Saban is Kevin of Power Rangers world he too hade issues with Disney and same say Saban sayd bye bye Disney i m leaving now Power Rangers are doing it beter and good without Disney i think MCU needs to join Discovery or Disney needs to step up and stop this bull shit.

[@copeboy25]

Hopefully she gets all she's owed and some extra as well

[@AZAComics]

Disney totally screwed Scarlett but what added to why Disney negotiated with The Rock is because his production company co-produced Jungle Cruise. He has part ownership of the project... Disney literally can't make a move without him being on board. Emily Blunt learned her lesson. Her next movie for Amazon Prime she is co-producing so that she is FULLY compensated and has ownership of the property.

[@miguelarellano3011]

I wonder how Emily Blunt's contract looks like for Jungle Cruise.

[@jasonh.2439]

I dont think Disney renegotiating the Rock's contract was them admitting they're violating his deal. I think it's them admitting he's more valuable than Johansson and they want to stay good with him. She's expendable, he's not, in their eyes. Her character is done and outside of it, they probably dont think she Having said that, it still is a double standard. Because she's expendable, they thought they could get away with it.

[@tremilius]

@@ajnunez8788 WTF? ScarJo has two oscar nominations and a lot of cult small indipentent movies! the rock has alot of movies that look the same an a lot of flop. hes never had a solid movie, only actioon/comedy films.

[@sjoo8]

@@ajnunez8788 Mmmmmm idk... the rock is a producer on most of his films so if he's able to influence the story then sometimes the writing is his fault. Not saying I agree or disagree... but as soon as I found out he was a producer for Black Adam I was like, "he's going to make sure this is an Anti-hero story and not a villain. He's not going to play a villain." I was right.

[@sjoo8]

@@ajnunez8788 I mean he's had 10 years but still going to make it an anti-hero lol. He even use that specific term in an interview about it at DC Fandome last year. I just KNEW he wouldn't let Black Adam be a villian... pretty sure if he wasn't a producer he would have been a villain... of course then, he wouldn't play the role. But that's why producers have that kind of power when you're also starring in it. Hence, the stories are on him sometimes. Not necessarily a bad thing, just pointing out that it is in fact his fault sometimes if the story is shitty. That doesn't have anything to do with his amazing work ethic.

[@Macreno1]

@@tremilius you don't get tell others whether his movies suck or not that's completely subjective. Do u know what's objective? Its his box office numbers. N by the way winning numerous awards does not equate to box office success

[@ItsJustJess269]

Yes maybe the rock is an amazing top actor but I would argue as well that Scarlett Johansson has been in the industry way longer than he has.. who cares if her character is dead you can bring her back.. I'm with Scarlett on this one 💙🙏

[@RenegadeJames]

Dwayne's acting skills are subpar at best. Dude literally plays the same character in every film he's in.

[@sonofblackwidow3765]

@@RenegadeJames No shade against him, but you are so right.

[@chetlyp]

So Dwayne isn't a tip actor, he is a top box office draw though

[@mosescharles]

@SuperPunch76 @its just jess just said it at the top of this post. Look.....the Rock is a wrestler that makes only action movies that for the most part are subpar at best. Scarlett Johansson can play in action movies, romance, period pieces etc. For some to say he's a better actor then her is ludicrous. Much respect to The Rock but its not like he's a Will Smith or Tom Cruise or even a Keanu Reeves. When has The Rock kissed a girl in movie or had a great action movie.

[@RenegadeJames]

@@BishopWalters12 what? The Rock is nowhere near as big of a star in comparison to Scarlett Johanson. She's literally featured is some of the most iconic and biggest movies of this past decade or two. The problem with the Rock is that he tries to come into every franchise like some big hotshot actor and try to take over sh*t. Why you think he was ousted out of the Fast & Furious franchise? Jason Statham is still apart of it because he knows his place. The Rock comes into the DCEU saying, "The hierarchy of the DCEU is about to change." Dude comes in with the macho macho I'm the dominant actor and will be the face of everything. And wonders why nobody wants to really work with him.

[@FeScully]

Another example was Michelle Willams getting paid US$ 1000.00 for the reshoots of Ridley Scott's "All the Money in the World," while Mark Wahlberg got US$ 1,500,000.00

[@Exaldear]

This deal is getting worse all the time - Lando

[@babytoshiro7014]

Yes it is 😅

[@writererbaine]

Sexism, discrimination, nothing new here. Shame on Disney.

[@bmortelliti]

I think it’s pretty straight forward. Disney plans to do a lot more work with The Rock so they need to keep her happy. Scarlett has finished up with Marvel so they don’t need to keep her happy.

[@rubberducky4074]

She had another film planned with Disney though.

[@Jankuso19]

Good on Scarlett for going for what she is owed. Good on Dwayne who was successful in getting what he's owed. I hope ScarJo gets what she deserves. She helped bring a lot of fans to Disney via Marvel.

[@mcstacia]

No she didn’t. She’s not even that popular outside of marvel movies and a few voice animated jobs. Out of her 48 movies, only eleven made over 200 million at the worldwide box office. They were all marvel or animated movies. The lone exception was the movie Lucy. So sounds like Marvel made her appear more popular than she really is.

[@archangel3433]

@@mcstacia she's an oscar nominee sweetie.

[@maynardhouse]

I think the Rock told the Disney execs to know their role and shut their mouth, or he negotiated his new deal at the smack down hotel.

[@Tahokmusic]

All 3 of you are right and Erin's point is right....The Scarjo scenario has ripples to every other female Disney actresses...Angelina Jolie and Selma Hayek in Eternals....Emily Blunt, Emma Stone.....This is bigger than Depp Vs Amber

[@marcboss6]

And the thing is the Rock misses about as much as he hits. Scar Jo help make these people billions of dollars. This new management team is gonna strangle the golden goose

[@allthingshollywood2620]

Disney *to Variety reporter*: You've made a serious mistake. Scar Jo: Not as serious as yours, I fear.

[@Thed538dhsk]

If this is true then Disney did Scarlett sooo dirty. Don't forget Dwayne is actively working with DC/WB and an executive producer of black Adam so Disney may be trying to keep him happy

[@Spore6001]

This whole situation is so bizarrely unnecessary from Disney's standpoint. They're causing so much damage to their credibility among new potential hires, and for what? What are they hoping to gain from this? I bet Kevin Feige is losing his shit. They've just made his job recruiting talent 10x harder.

[@aT47157]

It’s very clear a lot of you didn’t even watch the full video before commenting.

[@The_Ghost_Slasher]

I see that too, it's like listening to a conversation as you pass by without knowing what it's about/context and then stating your opinion about it. Lmao!

[@seantrice1176]

Erin is RIGHTFULLY PISSED OFF. 🤬🤬🤬

[@WilliamtheWilliam718]

"Contracts are for US, not THEM" -Howard Stern

[@danielslazar742]

I believe Disney Will Reach a vile point cause wasn’t this new guy the one in charge at Disney park and had its employed homeless and starving cause of the pay and treatment. Guess that’s moving onto the big house now.

[@RandomJtv]

Not that any of this changes the clear sexism and that Disney were a mess for sorting The Rock out with a deal and not Scarlett Johansson. But I think two factors that worked in The Rock's favour was that Jungle Cruise is directly a Disney film, not Marvel. And that The Rock is the executive producer of the Disney+ documentary 'Behind the Attraction' and probabaly has other Disney projects in the pipeline.

[@BIGGER-B]

Scarlett not turning up to the premire of the movie was really weird.

[@easywhitechocolate]

I thought it was because she's heavily pregnant but this makes sense

[@rubberducky4074]

She was pregnant as well, it’s risky for pregnant women in the time of covid to attend large gatherings.

[@TitoTimTravels]

I have not been privy to the contracts and I am pretty sure no one here has either. So anything any of us say is pure conjecture. It is possible that the Rock's contract may have a clause about digital release. Or, he is a bigger star and they want to keep him happy. They see more future profit from him in various movies. Her character, while part of a huge franchise, is dead. But without reading the contracts, we will never know.

[@williamhazlett6724]

the mouse is going to get screwed this time lol

[@djd0118]

Forget legal merit, it's disturbing how Disney has no concern about appearance that could easily be implied. I am sure that whatever they would need to settle this quietly is less costly to the brand then having a highly public case in the media. Just poor top down leadership.

[@jamesd4695]

Yeah. Erin is right. Also, as much as I like the rock, we’re taking about a 2-time academy award nominated actress / 1-time bafta winner / 1-time Tony award winner here. The kind of reach Scarlette has is not something that Dwayne has been able to display so far.

[@Macreno1]

James D I think prestigious awards have little to do with box office result unfortunately.

[@adrianvaduva5674]

Jungle Cruise is a potential franchise while black widow is a franchise based on a dead support character

[@nicknortonhiphop]

Erin was SPITTIN here

[@robertcolon6719]

Somebody at Disney is doing some shady stuff. I can't believe the studio that has made them mega dollars would be so scummy. But if they changed the Rock's they should have done Scarlet's too. Disney is scummy

[@thecounselingcouch68]

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[@markjmacrae]

One question that springs to mind is why agents for female talent aren’t able to get good deals? It’s not like The Rock or Scarlett Johansen are sitting across from someone hashing out a deal, surely they have lawyers and agents doing a lot of that, and those people surely at least have an idea of what comparable people are getting, who why is it that they can’t get the same deals?

[@chopchop1437]

John, has a dwayne johnson movie ever been in your top 10 movies of the year list?

[@stinka4079]

He doesn't necessarily make meaningful content. His movies are like junk food. And, I like the Rock, but I'm not rushing out to see his movies.

[@jonsmith9838]

depends on what you count as HIS movies. He been in movies that in top 10 before. and he been in multiple movies, where they make a nice profit. It not like Scarelt makes a huge amount outside marvel

[@chopchop1437]

@@jonsmith9838 which ones were in the top 10? It's just funny the names you think of with titles like Terminator, John Wick, Rocky and Die Hard. But then Idk which good movie is the Dwayne Johnson classic.

[@chopchop1437]

@@stinka4079 I agree to an extent but junk food movies like John Wick, Deadpool, and The Nice Guys I can still see cracking the Top 10 lists of many critics.

[@chopchop1437]

@@btafbm Moana was not on his top 10 of 2016 so stop lying

[@uzumaki2689]

"well she's already dead lets show her the door she's lucky she got a movie at all" 🤣🤣🤣

[@MarkAS56]

I can't fathom how anyone at all still wants anything at all to do with giving Disney a penny of their money.

[@tedbexley]

They deal the drug I am addicted to. I tell myself I can quit any time. Its a lie

[@yanismouhoub6028]

Is it just me or does he keep repeating himself saying that they ignored her

[@theebonymaw]

guarantee Feige is gone after this phase, if not sooner. i bet he hands off the reins once the last few films have begun production for a smooth hand-off. he knows Disney, or any other production company, ain't shit without the creatives who actually formulate & execute this stuff. and he's shown himself very loyal to his collaborators throughout his career. if the Big D are going to start behaving like big Ds, being corporate and mucking up the works, he'll gladly tackle new challenges elsewhere.

[@RegulatorJoe]

I don't think so. He got as much autonomy at Disney than anybody anywhere. Running Marvel is too sweet a gig for him to walk away

[@theebonymaw]

@@RegulatorJoe that's a fair point. and he may need to weather the storm given how precarious a situation cinemas are in right now. conceding a guarantee, i still believe he at least knows where the exits are.

[@bhlakbatosai]

@@RegulatorJoe actually, jds is right. Feigi & Bob Iger were grooming James Gunn to take Feigi's place because he now has a good sense of balance of being a fan & the business side. The negative Twitter publicity that got Gunn originally fired messed things up. Feigi strategically builds up talent. He groomed Favrau to eventually take over all of Star Wars too. Feigi plans on starting his own production company.

[@theebonymaw]

@@bhlakbatosai i totally forgot about that Gunn situation. good call back. if Feige were to start his own production company, as much as i love these marvel movies, i'd be very excited for that.

[@Spideymrw]

Maybe if he only was over the marvel studio but he is in control of all marvel not just the studio productions

[@ajrossjr]

Dwayne Johnson also owns the XFL. Disney owns ESPN Hulu and ABC sports. Dwayne ain’t fucking up potential NFL league type money from those networks..

[@richb313]

No John the only thing that Disney admitted is they like the Rock more and consider Scarlett more trouble than the Rock. A renegotiation does not admit the previous contract was changed only that the payout has changed. I know that sounds stupid but believe me lawyers make a living on stupid assumptions.

[@jacksonspeace2112]

So when was the contract renegotiated? Was it before or after Scarlet Johansson decided to sue?

[@writermichaeljlando]

Why is no one talking about the core issue? The issue was never JUST the Premiere Access money. The issue is ScarJo’s agents want Disney Plus subscriber revenue in addition to the Premiere Access revenue. Disney bristled at the idea of having to give up subscriber revenue because they feel no one star is the draw for subscriptions. Disney violated her contract so they should pay her for that. No question. But I don’t blame them for not wanting to turn over subscriber revenue as well. That opens a Pandora’s box.

[@mohamednadzri1980]

You're right.. that's a whole new viewpoint. I'm sure scarjo representatives did want cwratin things that Disney didn't want to give up. As John said there are other things and information that is certainly not public (yet) ... But yes , Disney is a dick for not having the foresight (or perhaps inclination) to renegotiate and/or alert scarjo in advance of the release. Whatever it is, the house of mouse smells very fishy here. In the end, they're the ones that look very bad from any viewpoint. At the very least, they're incompetent and at worse, they're extremely biased and dismissive. Which says a lot.

[@writermichaeljlando]

@@mohamednadzri1980 I completely agree. They should have offered her the full sum of her projected box office earnings and moved on. So they failed her and themselves if that did not happen before it got to this point.

[@chetlyp]

Disney didn't admit to violating anything. They see more of a future with the Rock. So to keep him happy they threw money at him. Johansson is done with Disney so they see no reason to offer her (at their complete discretion) any more money. Unless you're saying you actually read the contract and it's plain as day.

[@Canuck1000]

Indeed, nobody knows what is in the probably 100+-page contract. It is all speculation, but discussed here as certainty.

[@brandonreed09]

Except ScarJo was set to star in another Disney Movie after Black Widow. So that's just not accurate.

[@eugenemccarthy7880]

If the average person had their salary/pay cut in half without talking about it with their employer because of working from home during the pandemic they would be pissed and this is essentially what is happening to Scarlett.

[@siamsiraji3169]

That's what happened to most Americans in this pandemic. Nobody bats an eyes.

[@Jaizensama]

If ScarJo’s lawyers are lying, I think they will end up ruining her career. With all the hype and momentum in her corner now, I can’t see ending well if they “misspoke”. I hope the best for her.

[@tremilius]

do you think that her lawyers are sooo stupid to lying in a huge case like that?? i dont think so

[@Jaizensama]

@@tremilius you might not think so, but it happens every day. Do you know how many lawyers lied about the election being stolen? And still lie about it today? The court of public a opinion is a powerful tool against an entertainment company.

[@Dark-ki7lf]

Scarlett Johansson's best movies are the ones without Marvel. Be it Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Lost in Translation, Lucy, Match Point etc. Even bad movies like Rough Night managed to do okay job at Box Office because of Johansson star power. Her most successful movie remains Lost in Translation which did 25x the budget. It was well before MCU started. She's one of the few marvel actors with a good resume out of Marvel otherwise RDJ and Hemsworth can't do anything without marvel

[@Luis-jn7qu]

Disney are doing so many shitty things for their employees... they are screwing over their theme park even more.

[@TheDyerDynasty]

IMO, It is starting to feel more like Johansson's representatives dropped the ball. The Rock didn't pick up the phone and call Disney, his representatives did. This only proves that Johnson has a better team around him.

[@easywhitechocolate]

her team stated they tried to renegotiate for months and were ignored by Disney, hence the lawsuit

[@isaiasramirez8224]

Sounds like Johansson should've gotten in touch with Johnson's lawyers 😂

[@peterstark4562]

I believe its more about ScarJo no longer an asset of Disney bec her story arc is done with the MCU. Disney knew they breached the contract and dont care at all if they screwed her

[@pmsurve]

Disney acting unscrupulously? But but but ... they make superhero movies. Shocking, I say. Shocking. /Sarcasm.

[@ebhustln707]

too many unknowns just to say whos in the wrong especially when 1 side is doing all the talking

[@jacobsquest1036]

If Her contract didn’t help explicitly say “Exclusive to Theaters” then they didn’t actually break the contract. Maybe it being exclusive was the assumed way of things in 2019, but if it’s not written on paper then it doesn’t legally mean jack. Morally Disney is probably in the wrong, but legally They might be fine.

[@christinemikhail7088]

Disney only worked with THE ROCK after the bad publicity with the Johansson lawsuit

[@shakeemwinn3647]

Hollywood really is a dirty business at times. Wow!

[@donniejoes5092]

I wonder if the 2 legal departments dealing with these contracts are separate. Disney is obviously the parent company of both and distributing both films in most places around the world, but in all likelihood, Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios, who are the production companies that made these films, each have their own legal departments dealing with each of these contract negotiations.

[@_SYDGAMING_]

Disney definitely playing favoritism here. When scarjo earned them much more money. Not speaking of bw but with all the other movies she's been in for the mouse.

[@jonsmith9838]

In fairness didn't Disney say they made a deal with her on streaming, It's just that it Bombed, and she blames the,. At least that their claim. Only the court will know who made it up.

[@marioreyes2799]

Dwayne Johnson was one of the PRODUCERS of the movie. It is not the same his contract was not only as actor but producer.

[@mslcarmon]

Scarlet was also a producer on Black Widow. So, not different at all.

[@godzilla2damaxx]

Kimberly made me miss Erin. Kimberly would have been like "omg um yea" lol

[@Im-eb3ot]

I enjoy Kimberly's appearances better tbh, She's a fun guest star

[@KrissBreezeJa]

@@Im-eb3ot Yup, I like Kimberly much better.

[@zaynriasat5758]

My guess would be that Disney values The Rock significantly highly than ScarJo & has plans to create more movies with him whilst with ScarJo they dont have many plans to work with in the near future.

[@archangel3433]

she's supposed to work on Disney's Tower of Terror as an executive producer, but i guess that's cancelled now

[@ScrubNigel]

Well, to play the Devil's advocate: You kind of mentioned it, but the Rock is probably the most bankable star on the planet. It's possible that they renegotiated not because they were legally obligated to do so - but to keep The Rock in the fold for future projects. For all we know Scarlet was already done with Marvel AND Disney, and they saw no reason to pander to her, or they simply didn't think she was worth it. So in short: it's possible they renegotiated with The Rock because they WANTED to do it, not because they LEGALLY HAD TO, in order to keep him pleased, while they didn't feel Scarlet was as valueable to keep happy.

[@anirudhsharma8912]

i disagree as ROcK being biggest star ever.. its actually Leonardo DiCaprio.. he has 0 flops since titanic.. the close he got to making a flop is blood diamond.. he may not bring millions ike rock.. but no 1 lost money on him despite him not doing any franchises or sequels.. a true 🌟

[@aidancampbell5644]

Assuming all this is true, Disney should be worried. Not just about losing this court case, but about the backlash against it from talent who won’t want to work with them while they have this stink on them.

[@ruzaroos]

Without knowing what the Rock’s contract was negotiated from, this is a random conversation. We don’t know how biased his contract was toward box office relative to Scarlet’s. We also don’t know if the Rock’s contract had explicit language regarding digital release. Are we just going to pretend they didn’t skip theaters all together for Artemis Fowl? I suspect they pour over the contract language very carefully when they decide what they will do with the film and what contracts will be renegotiated. All of it is handled case by case, so there should be no surprise when people are treated differently.

[@nigelcox-hagan6820]

Erin was not having it. Not one bit of it.

[@shakeemwinn3647]

It doesn't look good for Disney. That's for sure.

[@LeaLeaA7]

I’m so sorry but since when was Dwayne Johnson the biggest movie star in the world? Why do both of you keep saying that lol He’s movies are subpar action flicks and I’ve personally never had someone say they going to see a movie because Dwayne is in it

[@babytoshiro7014]

Exactly. The Rock movies are help by his costars ,mostly, recognizable properties and they still only do slightly better. The Rock I love his energy and vibe but he's no Tom Cruise or Will Smith lol

[@Macreno1]

Where were you sweetie..?

[@Macreno1]

@@babytoshiro7014 tom and smith they re struggling...haven't you seen them lately

[@LeaLeaA7]

@@Macreno1 sweetheart this was 9 months ago why bother replying now like it’s gonna change what I said. ‘Biggest movie star in the world’ is a bold statement and just not true about Dwayne Johnson. Have a good day

[@Macreno1]

@@LeaLeaA7 maybe not for u.. He has box office numbers to back this statement. And numbers don't lie or care our subjective views. And by the way I just came across your comment so I felt I had to say my view nothing wrong in that.

[@amandadougherty6615]

Legal saying: if you don’t have the facts on your side, argue the law; if you don’t have the law on your side, argue the facts; and if you have neither, bang on the table. Disney is banging on the table.

[@Canuck1000]

The issue is that we only have parts of the facts or not all the facts for Scarlett (only her side of the story). People need to take a breather and not automatically jump to conclusions, as John is doing. Those are probably very complex contracts with 100+ pages (given the multi-million investments) and nobody knows what are in those contracts. BTW, legal analysts working contract law (I saw or read) who initially reviewed her claim (what she and her team made public) either said that she would lose if this goes to court or she faces a very steep hill in front of her.

[@marcomatos927]

My understanding is that she was never promise exclusive theater release... She was promise wide theatrical release! That is a big difference...

[@marioreyes2799]

It is not the same. The Rock was one of the producers of Jungle Cruise not only the main actor.

[@tashaem1]

Emily Blunt got a new deal for that movie too. Maybe it was just an oversight?

[@kristinab3838]

Big F*cking oversight!!!

[@justinmiller2655]

Oversight? Disney ignored Scarlett and Disneys response was vile. Disney truly f’ed up.

[@IsaacV24]

So Disney will talk contracts with an actor that works with other studios but won’t talk to one that’s a main character in a big franchise. Disney, where’s the logic? This is so illogical that the very fabric of our universe is being torn apart. Within 24 hours, our universe will be no more from the illogicalities of this decision! HELP US!!!! OUR END IS NEAR!!!! OUR END IS HERE!!!!!!! HELLLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!

[@chazzerous]

This is a failure of management AND leadership under Chapek

[@robk.6591]

ScarJo is the more bankable star, imo.

[@adrianmerchant653]

@@robk.6591 Compared to the Rock

[@rds8807]

Could Disney be worried about losing The Rock but not concerned about losing ScarJo? Seems kind of silly for Disney to do this.