Explosive Revelations: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Producer Denies Toxic Work Claims

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Despite the success of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at the box office, there are brewing concerns behind the scenes. Animators who worked on the film have been sharing their experiences, while producer Amy Pascal has also chimed in on the working conditions.

Similar to its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has received praise for its impressive and innovative animation. Each animated universe showcased in the film possesses its own unique artistic style, with each character faithfully embodying the animation style of their respective universe, no matter how intricate. A standout example of this is Daniel Kaluuya's Spider-Punk/Hobie Brown, whose appearance constantly transforms to highlight his collage-style image.

As fans have already suspected, accomplishing

this extraordinary animation wasn't a walk in the park. Some of the animators working on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse have openly expressed how demanding and grueling the process turned out to be. Vulture interviewed four animators who revealed that around 100 employees actually left the project due to the intense nature of the production. They also shed light on how Phil Lord's approach to revisions made an already challenging project even more difficult. In response to these claims, Pascal addressed the situation by stating, "One of the remarkable aspects of working on animation is that you can keep going until the story is perfect. If the story isn't right, you just have to keep pushing until it is." Speaking directly to those who struggled with the ever-changing demands of the movie, Pascal simply said, "I suppose this is what making a movie entails."

Pascal's comment seems to suggest that struggling employees lacked the work ethic required to bring a movie to life. However, an unnamed animator, who has extensive industry experience, described Lord's process as incredibly demanding. Regarding the end of production for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the animator stated, "Animation will be completed by Friday. No animator will be working on it anymore. And Phil is still making revisions."

The delay caused by these circumstances will not only affect Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but also Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Another anonymous animator, who spoke with Vulture, stated, "There's no way the movie will be released as planned. Progress has been made in terms of pre-production, but there hasn't been much progress on the production side, except for any exploration or tests conducted prior to splitting the movie into two parts."

The chances of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse being released on its original date seem highly unlikely, according to this animator. Sony has not officially announced a delay, but the fact that the movie is still in pre-production suggests that it will not be finished in time for a March release. Even if Pascal pushes for long working hours, it is doubtful that Beyond the Spider-Verse will come out next March, and it may not even be released next year. Meanwhile, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is currently showing in theaters.

Source: Vulture