Disney decided to erase LGBT images from Ant-Man 3 before the film’s theatrical release in order to escape a ban, according to a report detailing the behind-the-scenes controversy surrounding Victoria Alonso’s premature departure from Marvel Studios.
The sudden termination of longtime Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso from her high-level post after 17 years rocked the whole entertainment business recently.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alonso’s producing work in Argentina, in 1985 for a different company was a major contributing reason to the decision to terminate her.
However, that assertion was disputed by Alonso’s lawyer. She stated via Variety that the idea that it had anything to do with Argentina in 1985 was “totally ludicrous.”
She continued, saying that Disney and Marvel Studios had made a “very bad choice that will have major ramifications.”
Further details about the confusing issue have now surfaced.
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Gay imagery from Ant-Man has been removed by Marvel.
In preparation for its distribution in Kuwait, Marvel Studios reportedly took LGBT imagery out of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, according to a recent claim from The Hollywood Reporter (THR).
The new information was revealed in response to Victoria Alonso, an executive at Marvel Studios, being fired recently.
Alonso was “terminated,” according to Patty Glaser, the actress’s attorney, in a prior statement, when she “criticized Disney” and “refused to do what she considered was terrible.”
“A gay Hispanic who dared to criticize Disney was silenced by Victoria. After that, she was let go because she objected to something she thought was wrong.
Insiders believe that this “reprehensible” act was prompted by Kuwait’s request to have references to gay Pride removed from Quantumania, according to THR.
In January, Marvel management requested the blurring of a storefront window with the word “Pride” and rainbow decorations from an editor. Paul Rudd‘s character Scott Lang appeared in two quick moments with this set piece in a San Francisco street.
Alonso, a gay woman who managed post-production and visual effects at Marvel Studios, refused to allow her crew to make the edit. Marvel then requested the adjustments from a third-party vendor.
A number of alcohol-related references and even the animated butt cheeks of the character MODOK were removed at Kuwait’s request, among other adjustments made to the finished film.
Gay Rainbows Scare Kuwait
Given Alonso’s lengthy tenure at Marvel Studios, it is unlikely that her one incident with Kuwait was the main factor in her termination. If that were the case, one would assume that Disney would have taken the decision at the time she came out strongly against former CEO Bob Chapek.
It’s clear that things are a mess, and a lot of things would have to have happened to get things where they are now. There are probably important issues on both sides that have not yet been addressed.
Many fans are undoubtedly dismayed to learn that the company gave in to such unreasonable demands over Disney’s major Quantumania request.
What is one very modest country that Marvel Studios managed to withstand a few of its films being banned in China (a huge source of box office success)?
The most recent demands for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever adjustments came from Kuwait. The justification, which excluded a forehead kiss between Aneka and Ayo, is equally absurd as their requests for Ant-Man 3.
It’s difficult to imagine somebody being alarmed by rainbows on doors.
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