Christopher Reeve And Margot Kidder’s Superman Contracts Were Hiding Some Unpleasant Surprises

Until Marvel Studios began phasing out huge multi-movie contracts for its actors, these commitments were a standard industry practice.

When Marvel was first assembling the Avengers cast, the studio was asking actors to commit to as many as nine pictures — a demand that Samuel L.

Jackson agreed to and which almost cost us Chris Evans as Captain America.High expectations for multiple appearances are not the only conflict Marvel has had with its actors.

Reflecting on her lawsuit with Disney over just compensation for the dual theatrical and Disney Plus release of “Black Widow,” Scarlett Johansson said that she was leading a charge in the industry by asking for fair recognition of her value.To its credit, Marvel has softened its stance on sequel commitments and adopted a new strategy of recruiting actors who are enthusiastic about appearing in several projects long-term, rather than being contractually locked in.

Though it

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