Disney’s CEO defends dual release of 'Black Widow'

Scarlett Johansson

Disney CEO Bob Chapek is standing by the company's hybrid movie release model amid Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit. He said distribution of future Disney movies would be made "on a film-by-film basis".

According to reports, during an earnings call, Chapek spoke about the dual releases of films in movie theatres and on Disney+, telling Wall Street analysts, "We value flexibility in being able to make last-minute calls." Chapek, who did not mention Johansson or Black Widow by name, said, "Certainly when we planned, we didn't anticipate the resurgence of Covid."

He added that he and former CEO Bob Iger, who now serves as chairman of the board at Disney, "determined" the dual release plan for several of this year's movies "was the right strategy to enable us to reach the broadest possible audience".

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