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Ana de Armas replaces Scarlett Johansson in Ghosted alongside Chris Evans

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After joining her Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star Chris Evans in Ghosted a couple months ago, Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson has exited the project due to a scheduling conflict, but it has not taken long to find a replacement as Deadline reports that the film has now cast Ana de Armas (No Time to Die) in Johansson’s […]

Scarlett Johansson reuniting with Marvel for “top secret” new project

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In the run up to the release of Black Widow, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige praised star Scarlett Johansson and suggested that, despite the character’s demise in Avengers: Endgame, he was “excited to continue working” with the actress in some capacity in the future. Although Johansson’s subsequent lawsuit with Disney over Black Widow’s hybrid release […]

Illumination Entertainment’s Sing 2 gets a new trailer and poster

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Ahead of its theatrical release this December, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment has revealed a new poster and trailer for the animated musical sequel Sing 2; check them out here… Buster (Oscar® winner Matthew McConaughey) has turned the New Moon Theater into a local hit, but Buster has his eyes on a bigger prize: Debuting […]

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 […]

The Russos are at an “impasse” with Marvel over negotiations to return due to Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit

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It seems the Russo Brothers were almost returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but those plans have hit a recent snag. Recently, The Wall Street Journal ran an in-depth piece on Scarlett Johansson’s legal battle with Disney over the release of Black Widow. The WSJ noted in the report that this lawsuit from Johansson to […]

Former Avengers assemble as Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans reunite for Ghosted

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They have fought alongside each other through multiple movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but now that both Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans have hung up their costumes it appears that the one time Captain America and Black Widow are already set to transfer their chemistry and reunite for Apple Studios romantic action-adventure Ghosted. Directed […]

Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Wright and Hope Davis join Wes Anderson’s next

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As production continues on Wes Anderson’s new project, the filmmaker has continued to fill out the ensemble cast with several new additions in Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) and Your Honor co-stars Bryan Cranston and Hope Davis. Wright and Schreiber will soon be seen in Anderson’s latest film The […]

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 […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Black Widow (2021)

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Black Widow, 2021. Directed by Cate Shortland. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, Ray Winstone, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko and William Hurt. SYNOPSIS: On the run from the authorities, Natasha Romanoff joins forces with her dysfunctional family in an attempt to bring down the chilling initiative that turned her into a ruthless […]