Marvel Cuts 8% of Workforce in Disney Layoffs
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- Marvel has laid off approximately 8% of its workforce, affecting both the Marvel Entertainment office in New York and the Marvel Studios headquarters in Burbank, sources said.
- The cuts span most major departments, including film and TV production, comics, franchise, finance, legal, and visual development.
- Marvel Studios' visual development division saw significant reductions, with the studio retaining only a small in-house team and shifting to project-by-project outside contractors going forward.
- Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro confirmed the parent company is laying off up to 1,000 employees, with its streamlined marketing and brand organization taking the brunt of the cuts.
- Marvel previously underwent a small round of layoffs in 2024, making this the second reduction in roughly a year.
Why it matters: The 8% cut hits nearly every Marvel department, but the visual development restructuring is a structural change, not just a headcount trim: Marvel Studios is replacing in-house artists with outside contractors hired on a project-by-project basis, which could affect creative continuity and pipeline speed. Coming on the heels of a 2024 round, it signals a second consecutive year of contraction at the division.
