Scarlett Johansson has reflected on her high-profile lawsuit against Disney over the MCU movie Black Widow, saying she does not hold a grudge regarding how it all went down. That’s no surprise, after all, as Johansson remains in business with Disney and is producing more content for the company.
As a refresher, Johansson’s team sued Disney over the company’s decision to release Black Widow through the Disney+ Premier Access program during the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2021. Johansson’s deal with Disney was for the film to be released exclusively in theaters, and when it wasn’t, her lawyers argued she was missing out on potentially millions of dollars in backend compensation. Black Widow was released in theaters alongside its Disney+ debut, but it was not a theatrical-exclusive release.
“I don’t hold a grudge,” Johansson told The New York Times, as reported by Variety. “I think it was just poor judgment and poor leadership at that time. It just felt very unprofessional to me, the entire ordeal. And honestly, I was incredibly disappointed, especially because I was holding out hope until, finally, my team was like, ‘You have to act.'”
