Marvel Actor Still In Disbelief Over Disney’s Sweeping Layoffs, Claims Artists ‘Are Now Being Replaced By AI’

Evangeline Lilly criticized Disney’s layoffs at Marvel, saying they cut visual development artists who helped shape the MCU.

She warned that generative AI could increasingly replace the creative work these artists once did.

The cuts spotlight how Hollywood studios are restructuring creative teams as AI adoption accelerates.

The debate raises broader concerns about losing human artists behind major franchise worlds like Marvel.