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MCU Star Evangeline Lilly Blasts Disney for Marvel Layoffs: ‘Shame on You for Turning Your Back on the People Who’ Gave You ‘Power’
ekZepp“I reached out to my good friend Andy Park, who was the genius behind creating the original Wasp super-suit and concept drawings, and I said, ‘Is this true? Is this really what’s happening?’” Lilly said in a video post reacting to reports of Marvel layoffs amid a larger Disney pivot to AI. “He said, ‘Yeah, it’s true.’ I can’t quite believe that… that Disney has let go of the artists who brought the Marvel Universe to life through their genius and that the people who invented these characters and who designed them are being replaced by AI. AI that will take their designs and take what they created and use it to create iterations of that. I am so sorry, Andy. I am so sorry to every one of the artists who were let go.”
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This is literally the history of Marvel Comics, though. Way before Disney or “AI”, they treated their creators like shit. Look up Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
This latest iteration of business as usual does show just what the purpose of “AI” is. Cutting costs, eliminating pesky labour, churning out progressively worse versions of past work at lower production outlay.
At some point “AI” is going to put enough people out of work, not just in the entertainment industry but really across the board, that nobody will be able to afford a trip to the cinema. Let’s see where the blame falls then.
It would mean more not coming from a antivax nutter.
Cite your source
Marvel star Evangeline Lilly attended anti-vaccine-mandate rally in Washington to support ‘bodily sovereignty’
Its well known how she acted and the comments she made during the pandemic and what a ass she was on the set of the last ant man movie. I wasn’t going to answer them. They knew but wanted to start something. Look at their reply to you. Just another troll.
You’re right, but sometimes it’s funny how deliberately stupid people present themselves just to “win” an argument on the internet.
That “article” is literally just 1 sentence, but thanks
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/evangeline-lilly-anti-vaxx-rally-marvel-firing-rumors-1235330015/
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a42925314/evangeline-lilly-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-interview-2023/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/01/28/evangeline-lilly-covid-anti-vaccine-mandate/
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/evangeline-lilly-says-knew-wake-giant-vax-mandate-rally-photos-backlash
Want more articles you won’t read? there’s no shortage, as she tends to not shut the fuck up about her opinion.
Fox news definitely is not credible. Idk about access Hollywood, but Esquire is good enough. And it loads fine. Thanks
If you don’t know how paywalls work, then yes. Sure.
If people can’t read it, then it’s not really a citation
I was able to read it by simply providing a fake email. The usual archive sites also work. It’s not rocket science.
Rally Attendance: In January 2022, Lilly attended a “Defeat the Mandates” rally in Washington, D.C., supporting bodily autonomy and protesting government-mandated vaccinations.
Stance on Mandates: She expressed on Instagram that “nobody should ever be forced to inject their body with anything, against their will,” listing potential negative consequences for refusing, such as loss of employment.
Previous Pandemic Comments: In March 2020, she apologized for “insensitive” comments early in the pandemic, where she initially refused to self-isolate, saying she valued “freedom” over her life.
Backlash and Response: Despite receiving backlash, including from fans and some peers, she stated she knew her actions would “wake the giant” and aimed to support those under pressure to get vaccinated.
She’s an asshole. Another antivax hick from Alberta.
Google it yourself, dumbass
They don’t want to. They want to get something started. Ignore the source trolls. Especially when its someone who made multiple anti vax comments on social media.
Kind of surprising to hear this coming from her. She’s been on the Alt right anti vax train for a while
Alt/far right people tend to be extremely tribal with the people they personally know, very much an us vs them mindset.
I am not disagreeing with you, just want to point out that ALL humans are hard wired to be tribal.
The alt/far right lean in really hard and mock anyone who shows empathy for other tribes. They take it to an extreme.
Not surprising at all. She suddenly cares when it affects her earning potential knowing damn well she has no hope of another job in Hollywood. You can take the girl out of Alberta, but you can’t take the Alberta out of the girl.
Two things:
I included alt right in there, too for this reason. She’s most prominently anti vax but seems to roll with that crowd.
And I’m pretty sure she’s already mostly out with Marvel as it is. So this isn’t affecting her income
but when COVID hit, she refused to mask up around her filming crews, because " she valued her freedom”.
Citation needed
It’s really not. Her reputation is not a secret.
You know what I do to trolls? I just don’t answer them and block.
Cool.
Movie stars are so cute. “Shame on you!” aww. How about you riot with the rest of us now Evangeline? One has to wonder whether they actually inhabit the pretend world from the big screen, where no issue is complex, fights have an end, and somehow good faith and justice prevail in the end. They appear to wake up to things just a tad later than everybody else, and invariably in the most naive manner. Given their predicament, I find myself utterly incapable of sympathy. I appreciate however her kind words directed at VFX professionals and artists at large.
Slopisney? Yeah, I like that.
Dislop
Slop-sney?
I’m not artistic enough, but if it doesn’t exist yet I’d love to see these alternate names with the original company logos style.
Hollywood is the distraction for the masses, the rich can continue their hording of wealth as long as we are all watching the next superhero movie.
They think they can pump out films with AI data centers and no one will notice the 6 fingered Thor. Hopefully people will notice how flammable these places are when their water gets shut off and servers melt down.