Disney has laid off nearly the entire visual development team at Marvel Studios.
The Walt Disney Company announced massive layoffs this week to “streamline operations,” according to a memo from new CEO Josh D’Amaro. The cuts will affect about one thousand employees across all the arms of Disney’s media holdings, including studios, TV networks, sports, and experiences.
One division hit hard is Marvel, which is losing staff from both New York and Burbank, across most areas of the organization including film and tv production, comics, franchise, finance, and legal. That includes the nearly the entire Academy Award-winning visual development team at Marvel Studios.
These are the artists, illustrators, character designers, environment designers and other technical specialists responsible for the look of Marvel’s film and television productions, from The Avengers to Guardians of the Galaxy to Daredevil. Many had been with Marvel for a decade or more.
Nearly the entire department has been let go, with only a skeleton crew of full time production staff remaining in place to coordinate the hiring of resources on a per-project basis. Reports and social media posts discussing the layoffs began circulating on public and private channels mid-day Tuesday.
The Walt Disney Company announced massive layoffs this week to “streamline operations,” according to a memo from new CEO Josh D’Amaro. The cuts will affect about one thousand employees across all the arms of Disney’s media holdings, including studios, TV networks, sports, and experiences.
One division hit hard is Marvel, which is losing staff from both New York and Burbank, across most areas of the organization including film and tv production, comics, franchise, finance, and legal. That includes the nearly the entire Academy Award-winning visual development team at Marvel Studios.
These are the artists, illustrators, character designers, environment designers and other technical specialists responsible for the look of Marvel’s film and television productions, from The Avengers to Guardians of the Galaxy to Daredevil. Many had been with Marvel for a decade or more.
Nearly the entire department has been let go, with only a skeleton crew of full time production staff remaining in place to coordinate the hiring of resources on a per-project basis. Reports and social media posts discussing the layoffs began circulating on public and private channels mid-day Tuesday.
