'Black Widow' joins the streaming battle, but nobody's sure what winning looks like
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Wonder Woman, Mulan and now Black Widow have all been enlisted to help power streaming services. Yet despite that high-profile roster of heroes, it's a battle the studios deploying them appear somewhat conflicted about winning.
Disney has announced that "Black Widow," the eagerly anticipated Marvel prequel starring Scarlett Johansson, will receive a simultaneous streaming release via Disney+ -- for a $30 premium -- in addition to hitting movie theaters in July. The model builds on what Warner Bros. tried with "Wonder Woman 1984" on HBO Max, minus the extra fee, and the exclusive $30 experiment with Disney's live-action "Mulan" in September. The announcement -- and indeed, the last year of "Will they or won't they?" speculation about shifting major titles to streaming during the pandemic -- has unleashed a new round of discussion about what the right price should be for the privilege of watching such movies at home.
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