Victoria Alonso, Marvel’s executive vice president of visual effects and post-production since 2006, has left the company. She was also the guarantor of diversity within the studio.
Things are moving at Marvel! While Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was a box office failure, Victoria Alonso, Marvel’s executive vice president of visual effects and post-production since 2006, left the studio.
Co-producer of MCU films since the first Iron Man, Victoria Alonso became executive producer in 2012. She was one of Kevin Feige’s main collaborators alongside Nate Moore and Louis D’Esposito.
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The reasons for his departure are unknown but according to the site Los Angeles Times his resignation is said to be related to the recent controversy over the treatment of visual effects artists at Marvel.
Last July, former visual effects specialist Dhruv Govil said on Twitter that working for Marvel had been a horrible experience for him, so much so that he preferred to change jobs.
He asserted thus:Working on Marvel series is what pushed me to leave the visual effects industry. He’s a horrible client, and I’ve seen far too many co-workers crumble after being overworked, while Marvel tightens the purse strings.“
Leading figure in diversity at Marvel
In addition to her work as President of Post-Production, Visual Effects and Animation on Marvel movies and series, Victoria Alonso has always fought for diversity and inclusion within the studio.
During the dispute between Disney employees and the state of Florida over the “Don’t Say Gay” law, the latter said: “As long as I work for Marvel Studios, I will fight for representation.“
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In 2019 and 2020 she was named one of the magazine’s most influential Hispanic women. People Spanish and has been on the Women in Entertainment Power 100 list multiple times. The Hollywood Reporter.
With the studio for 17 years, Victoria Alonso’s departure from Marvel comes as a shock to the industry.