Marvel VFX artist makes startling Avengers: Endgame claim about movie studio

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The worst was when Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame were coming out,” David said, before alleging: “They actually bumped up that release by a month but they hadn’t told us.” He continued: “I remember being on the floor with my team and one of my artists comes to me and says, ‘Hey, you see this?’ and he shows me the article saying Marvel bumped the release date up a month.” According to David, Marvel eventually told the team they had “forgotten” to alert them to the news. Another VFX employee called Marvel “ the worst example of a lot of the problems in the industry”, adding: “It would be one thing if sometimes it was really bad, sometimes it wasn’t… But with Marvel, it seems like every single time it’s the same thing.” The article follows previous allegations that Marvel does not provide VFX artists with great working conditions, which led to criticism of Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi who highlighted, and seemingly mocked, a VFX error in the film. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free VFX artists are accusing Marvel of negligence The majority of claims specifically levied against Marvel come from a Reddit thread titled: “I am quite frankly sick and tired of working on Marvel shows!”, which is filled with complaints by former VFX artists who have supposedly worked on MCU projects. The artists working on Marvel shows are definitely not paid equivalent to the amount of work they put in.” The claims led to another article published by The Gamer earlier this year, titled: “VFX Artists Are Refusing To Work With Marvel Due To Stress And Unrealistic Deadlines.” Former VFX artist Dhruv Govill, who worked on Guardians of the Galaxy, shared the article on Twitter, writing: “Working on #Marvel shows is what pushed me to leave the VFX industry.