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Luis de la Rosa, an animator who worked on Across the Spider-Verse<\/em> and My Little Pony<\/em>, was killed after being struck by a train in France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n According to a local newspaper, the 34-year-old had been walking closely to the tracks and didn’t react to a warning horn by the conductor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n De La Rosa, who was born in Mexico and based in Vancouver, was in town to attend the Annecy International Animation Film Festival .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Luis de la Rosa<\/a>, an animator whose credits include Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em> and My Little Pony: The Movie<\/em>, died on Wednesday after being struck by a train in France, where he was attending a film festival. He was 34.<\/p>\n According to local newspaper Le Dauphine Lib\u00e9r\u00e9<\/em><\/a>, a man in his 30s had been walking along the railway tracks, in an area closed to the public, when he strayed too close and was struck by a Leman Express locomotive around 8 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n The conductor, who had spotted de la Rosa ahead and sounded a warning horn to no avail, called for emergency services, but the illustrator was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n A police investigation has been launched to determine a cause of death.<\/p>\n De La Rosa, who was born in Mexico and based in Vancouver, was in town to attend the Annecy International Animation Film Festival<\/a> and reportedly wearing his credentials when he was killed.<\/p>\n The illustrator had been at the event on behalf of his indie animation project, Ash Raider World<\/em><\/a>, which he documented on social media and described as “fueled by sound driven by freedom.”<\/p>\n On YouTube, he posted a 19-second clip<\/a> with the description: “In a world where music activates a mysterious fuel called Melodium, a young skater on the run from the authorities joins a gang of criminals to buy a new identity and find true freedom.”<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is expected to honor de la Rosa at its closing ceremony on Saturday.<\/p>\n In addition to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em> (2023) and My Little Pony: The Movie<\/em> (2017), de la Rosa’s credits<\/a> include Space Jam: A New Legacy <\/em>(2021) and Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again <\/em>(2022) as well as TV\u2019s Animaniacs<\/em><\/a>, Carmen Sandiego<\/em>, and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n