According to US media reports, Argentine filmmaker Victoria Alonso (Victoria Alonso), who has worked in Marvel Studios for many years, has received a letter from Disney headquarters this week, ending her 17-year career in Marvel Studios. years of employment. This caused a lot of controversy in Hollywood.
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Victoria Alonso was born in Buenos Aires in 1965. When he was young, he came to the United States with the dream of being an actor, but accidentally stumbled into the field of special effects production. He participated in "The Sixth Day" and "Big Fish" etc. post-production work on the film. In 2005, she joined the Marvel team as an executive, responsible for the management of the post-production and special effects teams. It didn't take long before she participated in the production of "Iron Man", "Thor", "Iron Man 2" and "Captain America" as a co-producer. Later, she was promoted to a senior executive producer. All the Marvel movies and TV works starting from "The Avengers" were also promoted twice in 2015 and 2021, and her last position before her dismissal this time was in charge of post-production, special effects production and animation in Marvel Pictures The leader of the production.
It can be said that in the past few years, the reason why Marvel movies have achieved such brilliant achievements is absolutely inseparable from the efficient work of the post-production team and special effects team under the leadership of Alonso. Compared with the superheroes in front of the screen, their contributions are unknown, but they are of great importance. Therefore, in the Hollywood circle, Victoria Alonso has always been regarded as the third powerful figure in Marvel Studios after the boss Kevin Fitch and co-chairman Louis D'Esposito , the importance is obvious.
It is reported that at an internal meeting chaired by Disney Entertainment Group Co-Chairman Alan Bergman (Alan Bergman), colleagues in the Human Resources Department and the Legal Department of the Disney Group jointly made a major decision to immediately fire Victoria Alonso on the grounds that she The practice of participating in the film "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina, 1985) as a producer violated the provisions of the professional contract signed by the two parties in 2018, and illegally participated in the business operations of Disney's competitors.
The feature film "Argentina, 1985", which was released in the United States in October last year, was invested and distributed by Amazon Films. Best Foreign Language Film, Spanish Goya Film Awards Best Spanish Language Film and many other honors, also represented Argentina to participate in the best international film Oscar competition this year.
The film is adapted from real historical events and tells the story of the hero played by Ricardo Darling leading a team of lawyers to boldly challenge the Argentine military government and help the persecuted find justice. As an Argentinian, Victoria Alonso naturally attaches great importance to such a film, so he participated in it as a producer early on, but it is said that he did not seek permission from his employer Marvel Pictures and Disney in advance.
According to Disney, after discovering this matter, they could have ordered her to be expelled according to the contract. It was because of her years of contribution to Marvel that they decided to make an exception, but hoped that she would not participate in it again. The production, publicity and distribution of "Argentina, 1985", but Victoria Alonso obviously did not pay attention to the company's repeated reminders, and continued to follow the "Argentina, 1985" team all over the red carpet scene from Venice to Hollywood, Even on the Oscars night red carpet, she didn't side with the "Black Panther 2" team, but walked into the Dolby Theater with the director of "Argentina, 1985." These practices finally made Disney determined to kill the killer shortly after the Oscars ended.
Victoria Alonso (far right) and the crew of "Argentina, 1985" attend the Golden Globe Awards.
The party who received the dismissal letter obviously does not intend to let it go. At present, she has invited Patricia Glaser (Patricia Glaser), who is well-known in Hollywood, to be her attorney, and it is very likely that Marvel and Disney take to court. Attorney Glaser, 75, has worked as a lawyer for Hollywood bigwigs such as Harvey Weinstein, Miley Cyrus, and Conan O'Brien, and has won countless lawsuits.
Just this week, Glaser has publicly stated on behalf of the party involved, Victoria Alonso, that the reason why Alonso participated in the production of "Argentina, 1985" is purely because of her great enthusiasm for this work on a personal level, and Disney At the beginning, she also expressed her approval and blessings, but in the end, "she was fired just because she accepted a few media interviews", which is really a joke in the world.
In addition, in the public complaint against Disney, Glaser's lawyer is still playing a combination of political labels, emphasizing that "Argentina, 1985" is a work that emphasizes democracy and human rights, highlighting the gay identity of the client Victoria Alonso and Latin America. ethnic identity, condemning Disney’s practice of suppressing vulnerable groups.
It is reported that Victoria Alonso, who has been fired, is still expected to appear as an executive producer in the cast and crew of "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" and "Captain Marvel 2", which will be released this year. And the "Wanda Vision" spin-off "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" (Agatha: Coven of Chaos), which will be launched next year, should be the last Marvel work with her brand. Perhaps most ironically, Alonso's personal memoir, Possibility Is Your Superpower, has already been written and edited and is scheduled to be published by Disney Books later this year.
Regarding Disney's practice of firing female executives, there are two completely different views in the Hollywood industry. Some insisted that the rules are the rules, and Alonso's practice of "eating and smashing the pot" is really inappropriate, and it can only be said that he was to blame for being fired. Some people also think that there must be a bigger conspiracy hidden in this. The reason why Disney did this is because Alonso has often publicly opposed Disney on issues related to gender politics and minority rights in the past, which annoyed the top management.
In addition, some so-called insiders broke the news to the media, saying that the post-production department and special effects production team of Marvel Pictures have long been dissatisfied with this leader. She was busy participating in the production and publicity of "Argentina, 1985", which actually led to the delay of some Marvel works; in addition, Marvel Pictures has been producing continuous film and television works in recent years, and the workload is larger than before. As a result, the subordinates were forced to work overtime, causing many special effects producers to complain. Moreover, the recently released Marvel movie "Ant-Man 3" did not perform well in the box office market. From professional film critics to ordinary movie fans, many people criticized the special effects of the film, which also made Victoria, who directly leads the work · Alonso cannot escape the blame.
