Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was one of the best movies that was released in 2023. The hype for the movie was wild, and ultimately it managed to meet the expectations. All this would have been not possible without the artists who spent countless hours working on the animations.
However, due to pressure, these artists are often forced to work long hours so the final product reaches the audience on time. Recently, several animators revealed that over 100 artists left the project just because they were asked to work overtime. Filmmaker Amy Pascal talked about the allegations in a recent interview.
Animators were forced to work overtime while creating Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Four animators who worked on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse recently sat down for an interview with Vulture and explained how artists were treated when they were working on the movie. First, they explained that over 100 artists left the project mainly because of the demands set by their employers.
One of the main factors that attracted the audience to watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was the animation. It was also revealed that artists were working seven days a week for at least 11 hours for one year.
Amy Pascal talked about the allegations
Amy Pascal, the former Sony Pictures Entertainment chairperson, recently talked about the allegations. As per the animators, all the artists were forced to redo the final product 5 times. Pascal said,
“One of the things about animation that makes it such a wonderful thing to work on is that you get to keep going until the story is right. If the story isn’t right, you have to keep going until it is. I guess, Welcome to making a movie.”
Some people may agree with Pascal, but forcing artists to work overtime so they can finish the movie before the deadline is morally incorrect.
Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse might get delayed
Amy Pascal’s statement invited a lot of trouble as fans united on Twitter to stand with the artists. Many claimed that they don’t need the movie at the cost of those artists’ exploitation.
Reading this made my blood boil.
— Ultima📛 | #вʟм (@UltimaShadowX) June 23, 2023
I mean David Fincher does like 4500 takes, movie-making can be tedious. I think the issue here is people aren’t being paid what they are worth.
— Metanodes.ai (@metanodesai) June 23, 2023
Animation has to be the hardest filmmaking job
— DriftyFilm (@driftyfilm) June 23, 2023
Amy’s probably thinking, “I can’t wait to replace these bitches with AI.” pic.twitter.com/SiGI24SHgm
— John Handem Piette (@JohnHPiette) June 23, 2023
She’s not wrong but hopefully they getting compensated enough
— Movie Reviews And Stuff (@GoodViews23) June 23, 2023
One of the animators also revealed that the release date of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will be pushed further for sure. The current release date is set to be March 29, 2024.
Source: Twitter
