Endgame Director Criticizes Disney's Response To Black Widow Lawsuit
Avengers: Endgame co-director Joe Russo is speaking out against Disney for their Black Widow lawsuit and criticizing the studio for their "disturbing" treatment of Scarlett Johansson. The Oscar nominee enjoyed a storied tenure within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having made her debut as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Iron Man 2 as a supporting character before becoming a main character in her own right with The Avengers. Johansson would carry her role of Black Widow on through nine films in the MCU, culminating in 2021's Black Widow telling her origin story and acting as a sendoff for the character after her death in Avengers: Endgame.
As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters around the globe, Disney elected to opt for a simultaneous theatrical and streaming release for Black Widow, which in turn sparked Johansson to file a lawsuit against the studio for a breach in contract that would prevent her from receiving additional box office profits. The lawsuit would become a point of infamy in Hollywood as it endured for two months, with Disney issuing statements criticizing Johansson for looking over the ongoing pandemic while Johansson and various industry insiders argued the House of Mouse was making character attacks on the actress. Johansson and Disney would eventually come to an undisclosed resolution in September, with the two also agreeing to continue working on a new Tower of Terror film and a top-secret Marvel Studios project not tied to Black Widow.
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While speaking with Den of Geek for his upcoming Netflix movie The Gray Man, Joe Russo opened up about Scarlett Johansson's infamous lawsuit against Disney over Black Widow. The Avengers:
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