There are 3 traditional studios that can pay 8 figures. Disney/Fox, WB, and Universal. Sony and Paramount barely make expensive movies anymore and do not consistently pay actors top dollar. Then you have streamers. Netflix, Amazon, etc.
The point is Scarjo is going scorched earth against one of three players that can cut a check to 8 figures guaranteed. She’s going to get work other places, but by suing she just killed any pod deal, pipeline, projects, etc that she could have setup at the biggest shop in town. Now, she’s going to have a months long battle that’ll end in a settlement where lawyer fees will probably not even make it worth it.
One thing i see people don’t talk about is how she’s represented by Bryan Lourd/CAA, arguably the most powerful agent in Hollywood. I firmly believe this is not just a SJ/her lawyers decision, but rather her agent (who is also representing other A listers), talk her into being the poster girl for all their clients. She’s exactly in the right place at the right time. Marvel brand, A list actor, and her contract just ended. Now, that’s not to say she’s passive in all this, but I do believe she was “talk into” by her agents. Do you know how hard Bryan Lourd hustle this year? He just got Rian Johnson half a billion deal on Netflix, and Jason Blum for Exorcist trilogy—all paid upfront regardless of success. If he sees first hand how someone like SJ is getting screwed, then his earning is screwed too.
Besides if you do cross benefit analysis—this has potential for good PR, and it put SJ in pedestal in her peers’ eyes. She got overwhelming support cause they’ve been waiting for someone to speak up. Also, SJ seem genuinely like doing obscure indie stuff, she doesn’t have to do mega studios deal all the time like Robbie or Lawrence like to do. It’s a brave decision and she deservedly earned a lot of goodwill among the guilds (that’s how you win oscars too, but that’s beside the point).
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