Back in 2020, when we were all still holed up on our couches, Marvel’s Black Widow arrived on Disney+ instead of in theaters. Famously,
Scarlett Johansson took Disney to court over it all, because she had been promised (and deserved, tbh) that the movie would hit theaters. In a new interview with Variety, Johansson talked about how the lawsuit affected her — and earned her a legion of supporters — and how even with that battle against her boss, she’s still (and always will be) a Disney Adult. No hard feelings.
“I was sad and disappointed. But mostly sad,” Johansson said of the legal battle and Disney brᴀss bragging about how Black Widow‘s Disney+ premiere generated $60 million in Disney+ Premier Access sales. She did note that she was in a very specific mental state, however, since she was pregnant when it all went down. “It was such a surreal moment because we were all isolated and just sort of emerging a little bit. I was also really heavily pregnant, too, which in a weird way was amazing timing. Suddenly, your entire attention is drawn to this miracle of life. So, I had the most wonderful distraction in the world and soon after had a beautiful baby.”
As the suit made headlines, Johansson said that she was met with support, not criticism.
“I couldn’t even walk through a restaurant without somebody saying, ‘Good for you. Stand up for yourself,’” she said. “I could see that it had a bigger impact. I got support from strangers that have no skin in the game at all.”