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Evangeline Lilly Slams Marvel Studios Layoffs, Says Artists Who “Brought MCU to Life” Are “Being Replaced by AI”
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Evangeline Lilly Slams Marvel Studios Layoffs, Says Artists Who “Brought MCU to Life” Are “Being Replaced by AI”

The Hollywood Reporter·McKinley Franklin·about 1 month ago
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Logo text Ant-Man star Evangeline Lilly is voicing her frustrations for the recent Disney layoffs that hit a number of Marvel Studios staffers. CEO Josh D’Amaro informed staff about cuts in a memo on April 14, with a source familiar with the matter telling The Hollywood Reporter that around 1,000 jobs were eliminated. Marvel Studios included in the cuts, and laid off members of its visual development team, notably 16-year veteran Andy Park, who was well known by fans. In an Wednesday Instagram video, Lilly explained that upon hearing the news of layoffs, she reached out to Park, who confirmed that he had been let go. “I reached out to my good friend Andy Park, who was the genius behind creating the original Wasp super-suit and the original Wasp concept drawings for the film Ant-Man and the Wasp , and just said, ‘Is this true? Is this really what’s happening?'” she said. “And he said, ‘Yeah, it’s true.…

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