“It’s either in the contract or it’s not”

• Olsen called Johannson “tough” in a new interview with Vanity Fair.

• Johannson is suing Disney over the online release of “Black Widow,” which she says violates the contract.

• Olsen stars as Scarlet Witch on Marvel’s first Disney + show “Wandavision”.

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Elizabeth Olsen offered words of support to Scarlett Johansson amid her lawsuit against Disney in a joint interview with Jason Sudeikis for Vanity Fair.

Last month, Johansson filed a lawsuit against the entertainment giant alleging that the simultaneous release of “Black Widow” on Disney + as well as in theaters violated his contract and jeopardized his total box office revenues.

Johansson’s salary was largely based on box office performance, and a copy of the lawsuit obtained by Insider claimed that Johansson’s contract for “Black Widow” indicated that the film would be a theatrical release.

Asked about the lawsuit and the impact of COVID on streaming, Olsen, who played Scarlet Witch in three “Avengers” movies, “Captain America Civil War” and Marvel’s first Disney + show “Wandavision,” said told Vanity Fair she was “worried” about the future of cinemas and how they will survive if streaming becomes more popular.

As for the lawsuit, she said, “But when it comes to actors and their income, I mean, it’s fair, it’s just all the contracts. So it’s either in the contract or what is not. “

“I think she’s so tough and literally when I read I was like ‘good for you Scarlett’,” Olsen continued.

Sudeikis said he was “worried” about Johansson who is married to his “comedic brother” Colin Jost.

He said, “Well, I mean, it’s suitably mean and brand-consistent.”

Sources told The Wall Street Journal that Johansson was deprived of about $ 50 million because of the spread, while Disney made $ 60 million from the movie’s streaming sales. The theatrical release grossed $ 158 million at the box office.

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According to an email included in the lawsuit, Marvel chief counsel Dave Galluzzi assured Johansson and his team in early 2019 that the film would have an exclusive theatrical release and that Johansson would be consulted if those plans changed.

A company spokesperson told Insider that there was “no basis” for Johansson’s lawsuit and said the case was “particularly sad and distressing in its utter disregard for the effects horrific and prolonged global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic “.

In early August, three of Hollywood’s most prominent women’s groups condemned Disney’s response in a joint statement.

The statement read: “While we take no position on trade issues in the Scarlett Johansson-The Walt Disney Company dispute, we strongly oppose Disney’s recent statement that attempts to characterize Johansson as callous or selfish for defending its contractual commercial rights. “

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