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Hot Toys unveils its Yelena Belova Black Widow Marvel Movie Masterpiece Series figure

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have revealed the 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series Yelena Belova figure which is based on the appearance of Florence Pugh in the MCU blockbuster Black Widow. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $270; check out the promotional images here… Making her official debut in Marvel Studios’ Black Widow, […]

Scarlett Johansson and Disney settle Black Widow lawsuit

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Scarlett Johansson took on the Mouse, and now both sides have reached an agreement as it has been revealed that Johansson and Disney have settled the lawsuit that claimed Disney purposefully sabotaged her Marvel Studios film Black Widow in hopes to propel Disney+. Initially, Johansson sought $50 million from the studio. The terms of this […]

Shang-Chi holds better than Black Widow at the box office, while Malignant stalls

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Shang-Chi earned more than Ten Rings atop the U.S. Box Office this weekend, collecting $35.8 million in a healthy sophomore frame for the Marvel blockbuster. The Simu Liu and Awkwafina staring superhero movie suffered a decline of -53% at the North American box-office, which isn’t unusual for a Marvel blockbuster, particularly those released in this pandemic-era […]

Black Widow home entertainment release details and special features revealed

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Marvel Studios has announced that the Scarlett Johansson-headlined Phase Four blockbuster Black Widow arrives on digital on August 10th and goes on sale on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on September 14th; check out the release details below, which reveals a number of deleted scenes that are included as part of the bonus features… […]

Disney slams Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow lawsuit, Marvel’s Kevin Feige said to be “angry and embarrassed” by dispute

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Last night it was revealed that Marvel star Scarlett Johansson has filed a lawsuit against Disney, accusing the studio of breach of contract over the hybrid theatrical and streaming release of Black Widow. The suit claims that “Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing […]

State of the MCU Address: Where Does Marvel Studios Go Now?

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EJ Moreno and Allen Christian talk all things MCU in the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat… After a delayed start due to the coronavirus pandemic, Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now well and truly underway, with Black Widow bringing the MCU back to the big screen Disney+ having dropped Marvel Studios’ first […]

Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over Black Widow’s release

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In a story many never saw coming, Scarlett Johansson is suing her former employers Disney and Marvel over a breach of agreement relating to Marvel Studios’ Black Widow and its release. In a new story from The Wall Street Journal, the actress filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court against Disney. WSJ notes the reported […]

Stephen Dorff retracts his negative Black Widow comments, says it was taken “a little bit out of context”

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Earlier this month, Blade alum Stephen Dorff trashed Marvel’s Black Widow movie for looking like “garbage” as well as expressing his embarrassment for star Scarlett Johansson. Now, in an interview with TMZ, Dorff retracted his blunt and highly negative comments towards the film while claiming his comments were taken “out of context.” “Oh, I love Scarlett, I […]

Exhibitors slam Disney as Black Widow box office plummets

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Although Disney was celebrating an apparent success with streaming and theatrical release of Black Widow pulling in close to $220 million combined across its opening weekend, the Marvel Studios release suffered a hefty drop at the box office in its second weekend, leading the National Association of Theatre Owners to slam Disney over its hybrid […]

Black Widow streaming figures top 2 million in U.S. households; estimated $59.98 million domestic gross

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In the wake of a steep -67.3% second week drop at the domestic box-office for Black Widow, which led to some theatre chains openly criticising Disney’s dual platform release strategy for its pandemic delayed blockbuster, Samba TV have released an update on the number of household’s accessing Scarlett Johansson’s MCU swansong on Disney+ Premier. According […]