(The statement added that there is “no merit whatsoever” to Johansson’s complaint.)
I don’t think there’s much conversation beyond that, honestly."
But Belloni adds that dealmaking is already changing, as actors and their representatives demand more money up front.
Scarlett Johansson in ‘Black Widow’.Jay Maidment/Marvel Studios
“When Wall Street looks at your subscription numbers, they want to see growth.
The studio, of course, disputes this, countering that its release strategy was motivated by COVID-19.
(Currently, only 2008’sThe IncredibleHulkhas grossed less.)
Scarlett Johansson in ‘Black Widow’.Marvel Studios
And that’s not happening [withBlack Widow].
“Shang-ChiandEternalsdefinitely aren’t tracking the way that the Avengers films were,” says Bock.
I would say if that bombs,Shang-Chiis probably going to go to Disney+.”
Simu Liu in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’.Jasin Boland/©Marvel Studios 2021
“We’re at a very strange inflection point in the film and TV industries,” Finkelstein says.
So right now, all of these companies are fighting to be in that group of survivors."
Additional reporting by Devan Coggan.
