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Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over hybrid film release

Scarlett Johansson has sued Walt Disney Co for breach of contract for streaming the film Black Widow on the Disney+ channel at the same time as the cinema release.

Black Widow • 30 Jul 21

Rachel Weisz: "I was quite surprised to be invited into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but very, very pleased, and really chuffed."

Rachel Weisz 'surprised' at role in Black Widow

Rachel Weisz has said she was "quite surprised" but "really chuffed" to be asked to star in a Marvel film.

Movies • 07 Jul 21

Stephen Dorff is 'embarrassed' for Scarlett Johansson

Actor Stephen Dorff has criticised the Marvel superhero films and said he is "embarrassed" for Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson.

Movies • 06 Jul 21

Johansson criticises Black Widow 'hypersexualisation'

Scarlett Johansson has criticised the "hypersexualisation" of her character Black Widow in Iron Man 2, saying she is portrayed like "a possession or a thing".

Movies • 18 Jun 21

Watch: Scarlett Johansson gets slimed during MTV awards

Scarlett Johansson was covered in slime by husband Colin Jost while accepting an honour during the MTV Movie & TV Awards.

Movies • 17 May 21

Chadwick Boseman honoured at MTV Movie & TV Awards

Chadwick Boseman, Rege-Jean Page and Elizabeth Olsen were among the winners at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.

MTV Movie & TV Awards • 17 May 21

Scarlett Johansson has alleged that she faced "sexist questions and remarks by certain HFPA members that bordered on sexual harassment"

Johansson urges "fundamental reform" at Golden Globes

Scarlett Johansson has called for "fundamental reform" of the Golden Globe Awards, after newspaper reports alleged corrupt behaviour by the awards board and criticism of lack of diversity.

Movies • 11 May 21

Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation

Coppola explains Lost in Translation's silent ending

Director Sofia Coppola has revealed why she never added a more conclusive ending to her critically acclaimed film Lost In Translation after the enigmatic final scene left fans guessing.

Movies • 20 Nov 20

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost share wedding joy

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost have tied the knot during an intimate ceremony attended by family and friends.

Movies • 30 Oct 20

Barry Keoghan (far left) and his Eternals co-stars at Disney's D23 EXPO 2019 in California

Barry Keoghan's Marvel movie delayed for nine months

The Barry Keoghan and Angelina Jolie-starring Marvel movie Eternals has been moved from a February 2021 to November 2021 release as Disney rearranges its slate in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Movies • 23 Sep 20

Halle Berry - "As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and that the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories"

Halle Berry scraps transgender role after criticism

Oscar winner Halle Berry has apologised and announced that she is pulling out of a planned role as a transgender man after online criticism of her involvement and her misgendering of the character in an interview.

Movies • 07 Jul 20

Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow put on back-burner

Disney announce new release dates for movies

Entertainment giant Disney has announced new release dates for a string of blockbuster movies as cinemas remain closed for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Disney • 04 Apr 20

Renée Zellweger wins Best Actress for Judy

The Oscars 2020 - as they happened

It was the biggest movie night of the year, and we were following all the winners.

oscars • 10 Feb 20

Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases

1917 is a must-see and Kristen Stewart is stunning in Seberg.

Movies • 10 Jan 20

(L-R) Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit

Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases

There's plenty to catch up on if you haven't been to the cinema these past two weeks.

Movies • 03 Jan 20

Director Taika Waititi uses his sharp wit to carry the multi-tiered film through what could be thorny and intensely sensitive territory

Jojo Rabbit bounces along with bold ambition

Adapted from Christine Leunens' best-selling 2004 book Caging Skies, director Taika Waititi's self-described 'anti-hate satire' bounces along with bold ambition.

Movie Review • 01 Jan 20

Marriage Story star Laura Dern at the Gotham Awards with writer-director Noah Baumbach (centre) and co-star Adam Driver

Marriage Story big winner at the Gotham Awards

Relationship comedy-drama Marriage Story was the big winner at the Gotham Awards in New York on Monday night, winning four awards as the countdown to the Oscars continues.

Movies • 03 Dec 19

Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases

Dubliner Aisling Franciosi owns cinema screens this weekend with her performance in The Nightingale.

Movies • 01 Dec 19

Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases

Frozen 2 is the big one this weekend.

Movies • 23 Nov 19

Estrangers on a train: Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in Marriage Story

Marriage Story: Johansson and Driver go to war

With a superb cast and a zinger of a script, writer-director Noah Baumbach wrings real heartache and humour from his latest relationship movie

Movies • 09 Dec 19

Scarlett Johansson and Woody Allen (pictured at the Los Angeles premiere of Vicky Cristina Barcelona in August 2008) - "I have been very direct with him, and he's very direct with me. He maintains his innocence, and I believe him"

Scarlett Johansson says she believes Woody Allen

Scarlett Johansson has defended director Woody Allen against the allegation that he sexually assaulted his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was a child.

Movies • 04 Sep 19

Scarlett Johansson promises 'surprises' in Black Widow

Scarlett Johansson has promised that there will be "lots of surprises" in her upcoming Marvel film Black Widow.

Black Widow • 21 Jul 19

Johansson: "I should be able to play any person, tree"

Vin Diesel, who memorably played a tree in Guardians of the Galaxy, should be worried. Scarlett Johansson has said that she should be able "to play any person, or any tree, or any animal."

Movies • 14 Jul 19

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost have been together for two years

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost engaged

It has been announced that Avengers: Endgame star Scarlett Johansson and her partner, comedian and actor Colin Jost, are engaged.

Movies • 20 May 19

Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame

Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases

Avengers: Endgame will be the be-all and end-all of multiplex action this weekend, but if saving the world isn't your thing, there are plenty of other options.

Movies • 29 Apr 19