A report that reveals some details about the surprising departure of Victoria Alonso from Marvel Studios. The decision to fire her was apparently made by a consortium that includes human resources, Disney’s legal department and various executives. Read more here!
This week we found out about the surprising departure of victoria alonso of Marvel Studios, which was followed by the question: Why was she fired after almost 20 years as a director? While the reasons are still being kept under lock and key, a report from Variety says that the decision was made by several people and departments of Disney and that it could be related to the accelerated release schedule of the mcu and the many reviews from the VFX community.
According to Variety, three sources said the decision to fire victoria alonso as president of physical production, post production, VFX and animation of Marvel was taken over by a consortium that includes human resources, the legal department of Disney and various executives. One of the latter would include the co-chair of Disney Entertainment, Alan Bergman (who reports everything Marvel Studios). As to Kevin Feigethe sources clarify that the creative director of Marvel “He felt trapped in an impossible situation and ultimately did not intervene..
Apparently, the problems arise from the enormous pressure to which she was subjected Marvel in recent years to offer content in theaters and Disney+. To give you an idea, in 2021 and 2022, the studio released 17 titles (seven movies, eight series, and two television specials) over 23 months.
This rather hectic distribution schedule, a product of the pandemic and the need to constantly feed Disney+, it was not the work of victoria alonso, commented the aforementioned medium. The work of the Argentine production company was to ensure that each of the titles of the mcu went through the huge post-production process of Marvel.
However, the problems became more than evident in 2022, when a lot of criticism began to fall regarding the working conditions of artists, professionals and VFX experts in Marvel. These complaints highlighted the studio’s demanding post-production schedules, overtime, understaffing, and poor work due to constantly changing deadlines. Some even went so far as to point out that alonso had a blacklist with artists who made it”angry in some way.”
Regarding this, a senior VFX artist told Variety: “The idea of a very high-ranking executive terrifying ordinary artists, by some reports, feels a little out of place.“. In addition, the outlet added that three actors from Marvel they agreed that victoria alonso was “just a support force on set”. Also, a former movie executive from Disney described the producer as “the epitome of professional.”
Another factor that could influence the output of alonso was the wrong answer Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, film that received several critics for the visual effects and that is postulated as a box office failure.
This, added to the cuts being made by the executive director of Disney, Bob Iger, throughout the company could result in a further delay of projects of the mcu. The aforementioned medium said that of the five series of Marvel that they were going to get to Disney+ in 2023, only three or four would remain for this year, leaving the rest for 2024. This restructuring would remove some of the immediate pressure on the post-production area of Marvel.
This year there were the projects that we were going to see were: Secret Invasion, Ironheart, Echo and the second seasons of What if…? and Loki. also hovered Agatha: Coven of Chaos, although everything indicated that it was going to come out in 2024. It is not known which of these series will be delayed, but we can rest easy with the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in May.
Despite his departure, it is still expected that alonso be credited as executive producer of some of the upcoming projects in the Multiverse Saga. Some examples are Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Marvels and the series Secret Invasion, Echo, Ironheart, Agatha: Coven of Chaos.
For now, neither alonso neither Marvel either Disney commented on his leaving the studio. Moreover, it has not yet been announced who will replace her. She could be someone new to fill her position or promote someone already in Marvel Studios.