Mumbai, Feb. 26 -- In an unprecedented move that shook the foundations of Hollywood, Scarlett Johansson took on the entertainment behemoth Disney over the dual release of her headliner movie, Black Widow. This legal clash not only highlighted the seismic shifts in movie distribution models but also underscored the burgeoning tensions between traditional cinema and the new digital frontier, exacerbated by the global pandemic.

At the heart of Johansson's lawsuit was the allegation that Disney's decision to release 'Black Widow' both in theaters and on their streaming platform Disney+, contravened her contract, which she asserted promised an exclusive theatrical release. This move, she argued, significantly dented the movie's box office pot...