In recent months, there has been a discussion online about VFX artists being upset when they work for Marvel Entertainment. According to a Reddit thread, some artists have stopped working with Marvel and have been harboring those feelings for quite some time. However, the cast and crew of Disney+’s upcoming She-Hulk: Attorney At Law series stand in solidarity with these talented performers.

During the TCA Summer Press Tour She-Hulk panel, the showrunner discussed what’s going on with the VFX artists Marvel has hired to work on their movies and TV shows. “I feel incredibly respectful of the talent of these artists and how quickly they have to work,” said executive producer and showrunner Jessica Gao. “Obviously, I eat a lot faster than I probably [the amount of time] given to them, in terms of mass producing these things.

“I know there’s a lot of eyes on CG and a lot of criticism or whatever, but I think we have to be super aware of, like you say, how working conditions aren’t always optimal and that’s what these incredible advancements have made in this industry. [and] in this technology, where I look at it and I see thoughts instead of, you know, it doesn’t look like a scene from a video game. It seems like I can see the person’s thoughts. I can see the thoughts of the characters and I think that’s… I feel very amazed by what they do. I’m so thankful that we’re at the point where, you know, we can work with these amazing artists.

Star Tatiana Maslany proclaimed that she was in favor of the union, with director Kat Coiro adding that “they sympathize with what they say. The truth is that we work with them, but we are not behind the scenes in these long nights and days. If they we’re feeling pressure, we’re with them, and we listen to them. You know, in terms of CGI being criticized, I think it has to do with our culture’s belief in its ownership of women’s bodies. I think a lot about criticism. of feeling like they can tear the CGI woman apart. There’s a lot of talk about her body type. And, you know, we base her a lot on Olympians and not bodybuilders, but I think if I had gone the other way, we’d be facing the same criticism.

Gao added that some artists may feel rushed with what can be a huge workload, and that’s terrible. And that everyone on the panel stands in solidarity with these VFX artists and wants better working conditions.

She-Hulk recently changed its release date, and will now premiere on Thursday, August 18, and will release weekly until its finale on October 13. This works a little better with another Disney+ series, Andor, which debuts on September 21, so the shows will no longer premiere on the same day.