According to the latest reports from foreign media, Marvel Studios is launching large-scale layoffs. Almost all senior art teams responsible for Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and other series have been laid off. It is reported that this is also an important part of parent company Disney's large-scale layoff plan.
·It is reported that Marvel Studios’ large-scale layoff plan is mainly focused on employees in its film, TV series and comic departments, especially the art team that has won the Grammy Award. It is said that almost all employees have been laid off.
· Disney just had a new CEO not long ago, and immediately started the new official's appointment. It will implement a labor cost reduction plan of up to 1,000 people. At Marvel Studios, the art team that has been almost laid off has been responsible for the visual design, character design, background art production and other important positions of its famous series such as Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Daredevil. Many of them are veteran employees who have been working for more than 10 years.
·Marvel also stated that future series art work will adopt a flexible development mechanism according to the project, so a minimum number of employees will be retained to maintain necessary operations. Officials emphasized that this is an adjustment based on the group's strategic plan and is not due to the impact of AI.
