{"id":2396378,"date":"2026-04-30T17:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2396378"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:18:21","slug":"avengers-star-evangeline-lilly-slams-disney-for-marvel-layoffs-disgusting-and-horrible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/avengers-star-evangeline-lilly-slams-disney-for-marvel-layoffs-disgusting-and-horrible\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAvengers\u201d star Evangeline Lilly slams Disney for Marvel layoffs: &#8216;Disgusting and horrible&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Avengers<\/em> actress Evangeline Lilly condemned Disney for its recent Marvel layoffs, calling the decision &#8220;disgusting and horrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress, who plays Janet Van Dyne\/The Wasp, said she couldn&#8217;t believe Disney let go of &#8220;the artists who brought the current Marvel Universe to life through their imagination and their genius.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;These were human creations,&#8221; she said of the MCU and its heroes, &#8220;and they shouldn&#8217;t be stolen by tech giants so that their robots can replicate them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/avengers-doomsday-11831184\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Avengers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Avengers<\/a> <\/em>star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/evangeline-lilly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Evangeline Lilly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Evangeline Lilly <\/a>is condemning <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/disney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Disney;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Disney<\/a> for its recent layoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress, who plays Janet Van Dyne\/The Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, slammed the company for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/disney-layoffs-hit-studios-tv-espn-marketing-josh-damaro-1236563751\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:letting go of 1,000 employees earlier this month;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">letting go of 1,000 employees earlier this month<\/a>. The cuts heavily impacted Marvel, in particular, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/marvel-layoffs-disney-1236860699\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Deadline;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline<\/a> reporting that 8 percent of its workforce was eliminated and its visual development team was significantly gutted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXuuTDNkld7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:an Instagram Video;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">an Instagram Video<\/a> published Wednesday, Lilly explained that she first learned of the layoffs via social media and wanted to confirm the news herself before sharing it with the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I reached out to my good friend Andy Park, who was the genius behind creating the original Wasp supersuit and the original Wasp concept drawings for the film<em> Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em>, and just said, &#8216;Is this true? Is this really what&#8217;s happening?'&#8221; she said. &#8220;And he said, &#8216;Yeah, it&#8217;s true. I have been let go.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Evangeline Lilly in 2023<br \/>Credit: Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The development took Lilly by surprise. &#8220;I can&#8217;t quite believe that,&#8221; she said. &#8220;That Disney have let go of the artists who brought the current Marvel Universe to life through their imagination and their genius.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The superhero star, who announced that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/evangeline-lilly-is-stepping-away-from-acting-8657877\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she'd be stepping away from acting in 2024;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she&#8217;d be stepping away from acting in 2024<\/a>, went on to claim that the artists &#8220;who invented these characters in the first place\u00a0\u2014 who designed them in the first place \u2014 are now being replaced by AI.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, in a memo sent to Disney employees and obtained by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/disney-layoffs-hit-studios-tv-espn-marketing-josh-damaro-1236563751\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Deadline;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline<\/a>, CEO Josh D&#8217;Amaro made no reference to AI being the reason behind the layoffs, saying the decision was part of a greater move to &#8220;streamline our operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lilly offered her apologies to Park and other employees affected by the layoffs, &#8220;particularly the entire team at Marvel, who have been considered obsolete now after building the Marvel Empire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If you&#8217;re a huge fan of Marvel, just take a moment today to think about them, to send up a prayer for them, to honor them, to honor the people who created the world that you fell in love with,&#8221; she said. &#8220;That was a human invention. These were human creations. And they shouldn&#8217;t be stolen by tech giants so that their robots can replicate them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reflecting on Disney&#8217;s decision, she added, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s disgusting and horrible, and I stand with all the artists. And Andy, I&#8217;m so sorry, and I love you guys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the post&#8217;s caption, Lilly called upon California lawmakers to protect artists&#8217; work from artificial intelligence and voiced her support for the Marvel team. &#8220;To the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marvelstudios\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:@marvelstudios;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@marvelstudios<\/a> artists who designed and brought to life the glory days of Marvel&#8230;I salute you,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;I was there. I know what you did. I know how passionately you worked round the clock to make magic happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lilly continued, &#8220;You are the magicians, no matter what the Wizards of our new Oz make it look like going forward. I will never forget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also reiterated her disapproval of Disney&#8217;s choice, writing, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/disney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:@Disney;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@Disney<\/a> SHAME ON YOU for turning your back on the people who built the power you are now using to throw them away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lilly made her debut in the MCU as Janet Van Dyne\/The Wasp in 2015&#8217;s <em>Ant-Man,<\/em> starring opposite Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas. She reprised her role as the stinging superhero in 2018&#8217;s <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/em>and 2023&#8217;s <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania<\/em>, and joined in the fight to save the universe from the evil Thanos in 2019&#8217;s <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Lilly slam the Disney layoffs in the clip above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/avengers-star-evangeline-lilly-slams-disney-for-marvel-layoffs-11962027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Avengers actress Evangeline Lilly condemned Disney for its recent Marvel layoffs, calling the decision &#8220;disgusting and horrible.&#8221; The actress, who plays Janet Van Dyne\/The Wasp, said she couldn&#8217;t believe Disney let go of &#8220;the artists who brought the current Marvel Universe to life through their imagination and their genius.&#8221; &#8220;These were human creations,&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2396379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[23301,409187,23992],"class_list":["post-2396378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-disney","tag-evangeline-lilly","tag-marvel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Avengers-star-Evangeline-Lilly-slams-Disney-for-Marvel-layoffs-Disgusting.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396380,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396378\/revisions\/2396380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}