Argentine Victoria Alonso did not leave: she would have been fired by Marvel Studios

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victory too was fired as president of physical production, post production, visual effects and animation of wonderthey said to Variety three people familiar with the matter. Disney did not immediately announce Alonso’s replacement. And given the breadth of tasks performed by Argentina, it is likely that more than one person will be needed to fill your seat at Marvel Studios.

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His firing has raised numerous questions about Marvel’s management as Disney CEO Bob Iger tries to stabilize his parent company amid the economic turmoil. Alonso, 57, has been noted for spearheading greater diversity and inclusion in Marvel films and series.

dismissal without justification

Yes, OK the cause of Alonso’s sacking is unclearThe decision, the sources said, was made by a consortium that included people from HR, Disney’s legal department and various executives, including Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman (who owns all Marvel studios).

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With Ricardo Darin, one day before the Oscars where "Argentina, 1985" competed in West Hollywood.

With Ricardo Darin, one day before the Oscars where “Argentina, 1985” competed in West Hollywood.

Alonso’s longtime boss and creative director of Marvel, Kevin Feige, “he felt trapped in an impossible situation,” added a source, and ultimately didn’t intervene. Alonso was surprised, added another source consulted by VarietyA bit like the Hollywood Bible.

Variety He says that “an Alonso rep declined to provide commentary for this story. Marvel Studios has not commented.”

And, again according to this medium, numerous sources have highlighted the “tremendous pressure that the unit has experienced in recent years to offer attractive content not only to theaters, but in the form of new broadcast programs aimed at strengthening Disney +. In 2021 and as of 2022, Marvel has released 17 titles (seven films, eight streaming series, and two TV specials) in 23 months.

The recent lackluster international success of "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" is indicated as one of the possible reasons for Alonso

The recent lackluster international success of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is indicated as one of the possible reasons for Alonso’s dismissal.

The Oscar

When we asked Alonso how he got into the project of Argentina, 1985 as a producer she told us: “Through Axel Kuschevatzky, who had wanted to work with me for a long time, and when he told me he was doing it, he asked me if I wanted to be a part of it, and I had to ask permission. they gave and we did.”

Stories have been popping up on the internet in recent days where visual effects artists have started complaining about Marvel’s busy post-production schedules. “Complaints ranged from relentless overtime to chronic understaffing and an inability to avoid delivering shoddy work due to ever-changing deadlines, but some noted that Alonso blacklisted artists who pissed her off in some way”.

But another visual effects artist threw cold water at the idea that Alonso would fire artists, saying “the idea of ​​a top-level executive terrorizing ordinary artists, according to some reports, seems a little out of place.” . Three members of the MCU (the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to its acronym in English) agreed that Alonso was only a support force on the set.

“He was the epitome of the professional and knows what he’s doing,” said a former Disney film executive.

At his debut, together with Robert Downey Jr., on the set of "Iron Man" (2008).

At his debut, together with Robert Downey Jr., on the set of “Iron Man” (2008).

His career at Marvel

Alonso had been with the company since the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, launching an enviable 17-year career.

She joined the studio in 2006 as head of visual effects and post production and helped launch the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) as co-producer of Hombre de Hierro 2008. She was co-producer of iron man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) e Captain America (2011). Alonso was then promoted to executive producer of avengers (2012). The film grossed $1.5 billion.

And he ended up becoming one of the presidents of Marvel.

Source: Clarin

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