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Andy Park Exits Marvel as Disney Layoffs Reshape Visual Development

The studio is shifting to a smaller in‑house group that hires freelance artists on a project basis.

Overview

  • Andy Park, a 16‑year veteran who led visual development on 15 Marvel projects, disclosed Monday on social media that he was laid off.
  • Disney is cutting about 1,000 roles companywide as part of a streamlining plan tied to a new centralized marketing division under Asad Ayaz.
  • Marvel has kept a small visual development team under department head Ryan Meinerding while moving to project‑by‑project hiring of outside artists.
  • Park said he worked on more than 40 films and series since 2010, with credits ranging from early MCU entries to upcoming work on Avengers: Doomsday.
  • The downsizing raises concerns about how Marvel will maintain consistent costume and character design, which the in‑house team long shaped across connected films.