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Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by rdtwo on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:31PM (#27998996)
You think she’s blacklisted now?
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by ricopags on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:40PM (#27999143)
Knowing nothing at all about the industry from an insider perspective, my outsider surmise is maybe a lesser star in this situation would be.

But Scarlett Johansson is the highest grossing female 'bankable'[0] star and as such even if Disney might not want to work with her, I doubt she will ever be wanting for work.

>Expect her ROI to jump after the box-office takes of "Black Widow" are tallied.

ope.

I think the dispute over compensation is likely fair, and will be settled out of court.

[0]https://www.workandmoney.com/s/most-bankable-movie-actresses...

Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by calmd on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:44PM (#27999192)
The problem is if Disney blacklists her from its main franchises, Star Wars and Marvel and Pixar/Disney animation films, that is more than half of the box office these days.

The box office is I think 50% super hero films now.

That said I think they won't...

Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by echelon on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:13PM (#27999610)
Maybe it was a bad idea to let Disney own almost every major studio and franchise.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by sofixa on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:29PM (#27999788)
And do their content distribution.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:01PM (#27999445)
Sounds very antitrust to me.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by ALittleLight on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:21PM (#27999702)
The United States government needs to break up The Avengers?
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by ViViDboarder on Friday July 30, 2021 @02:14PM (#28010698)
Not exactly, but maybe they shouldn’t have been allowed to buy Pixar, Lucas Films, and Marvel Studios.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by labster on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:39PM (#27999131)
No. Suits over compensation are common in Hollywood.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by minimaxir on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:45PM (#27999204)
She won't be getting any more roles as Black Widow, anyways.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by approxim8ion on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:02PM (#27999475)
Unlikely, she is very talented and extremely popular.

She may not do a Marvel Studios project again, but her character's arc is complete now so there's not much of a reason to have her anyway.

Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by mixmastamyk on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:54PM (#27999354)
Also, she is near the end of her run as the character, so has little to lose.

Many of the Avengers are moving on to let others take over.

Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by tag2103 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:01PM (#27999449)
Exactly my thought. I wonder who the next black widow will be.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by dmhmr on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:15PM (#27999633)
This was her last time in the role, but the movie kind of answers this question regardless.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by ssully on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:14PM (#27999612)
The Black Widow movie actually addresses this.
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Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by silicon2401 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:53PM (#27999323)
Please don't refer to people as "blacks" and "pocs". That's racist as it boils people down to their most superficial trait. I'm being sincere.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by igetspam on Thursday July 29, 2021 @04:39PM (#28001201)
Nothing about the term "blacklist" or the related term "blackball" have roots in racism. They idea of dark and light being evil and good is biblical and speak to a belief in an afterlife. Making something racist because it's adjacent to something else is searching for racism. I'm sure a lot of things can be racist, if you want them to be. Let's keep the stones we cast aimed in the right direction.
Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by kova12 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:58PM (#27999399)
This assault at our language is so counter-productive. If you indeed want races to coexist cordially, spend your energy on something that actually helps their relations. You are literally making people who were not racist before to resent the other races.
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Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by labster on Thursday July 29, 2021 @04:49PM (#28001321)
I miss the days when HN was becoming Slashdot.
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Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by throwaway3neu94 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @08:43PM (#28003249)
That's not an IETF standard, that's a draft. Anyone can publish an Internet draft. They do not necessarily reflect the position of the IETF. Furthermore, this draft is expired and was not adopted as a standard.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-wkumari-not-a-dr...

Re:Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ Streami... by walshemj on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:52PM (#27999309)
In the entertainment Biz unions these days they use "call first list " get a rep for not paying talent and you go on that list.