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.”