WDWNT Daily Recap (9/30/21): Interactive MagicBand+ Announced, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Opening 2022, KiteTails Show Canceled Mid-Performance After Jet Ski Flips, and More

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, September 30, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

Disney and Scarlett Johansson Reach Settlement in ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit, New ‘Tower of Terror’ Movie Moving Forward

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Deadline has reported that Disney and Scarlett Johansson have reached a settlement for the “Black Widow” lawsuit. Johansson had sued Disney over a breach of contract after sending the Marvel film to Disney+ Premier Access alongside the theatrical release, citing lost revenue. Terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, but Johannson was cited as … Read more

Bob Chapek Defends Disney’s Talent Compensation in Vague Statement About ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek has finally made a vague public statement about Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit regarding “Black Widow”‘s simultaneous theater and Disney+ release. At the Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Communacopia Conference, Chapek was asked about the compensation of Hollywood talent as distribution models are changed, and the advantages Disney has as a place that talent … Read more

Disney to Force Scarlett Johansson’s “Black Widow” Lawsuit to Private Arbitration

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In the latest update on the ongoing lawsuit by Scarlett Johansson against Disney, the media conglomerate has filed a motion that would force the lawsuit into private arbitration. Johansson alleges that Disney breached her contract for “Black Widow” by releasing the film simultaneously to Disney+ Premier Access and traditional theaters, thereby compromising her potential earnings. … Read more

Kevin Feige Reportedly Angry With Disney Regarding “Black Widow” Lawsuit

Yesterday, news broke that Scarlett Johansson, star of Marvel’s Black Widow, was suing Disney for breach of contract. The lawsuit alleges that by releasing the film on Disney+ simultaneously with the theatrical release, “Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of … Read more