Marvel Visual-Development Team Shrinks as Layoffs Prompt Cohesion Concerns
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Marvel Studios’ in-house visual development team, responsible for the studio’s character aesthetics, was cut from about 13–15 artists to a handful amid Disney’s mass layoffs. Former staff describe the move as shortsighted and warn it could erode institutional knowledge and project cohesion, with speculation about AI involvement and reports that Marvel may rehire laid-off artists on a freelance basis.
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- Layoffs Hit Disney: 1,000 Jobs Cut as Josh D’Amaro Unveils Streamlining Push The Hollywood Reporter
- Disney axes 1,000 jobs, gutting Marvel's award-winning team — 1 artist was laid off in a room adorned with his own mural Yahoo Finance
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