While we want Hollywood to be full of sunshine and rainbows, it’s often a breeding ground for poor working conditions, and it takes a lot of hard days to create the movies we love. This is especially true in animated films, such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, where animators say they were forced to work long hours and redo much of the film until it reached an impossibly high standard.
Accepting the “variety showSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers and sequel writers Phil Lord and Chris Millers had a chance to talk about these labor issues in the film.
Lord has the following to say: “As far as Spider-Man is concerned, it was a very difficult movie to make. We are very proud of everyone’s hard work and it is very demanding. But we are really proud of the crew and how they put in everything of.
He also spoke about the ongoing strikes in Hollywood and how they can be addressed on a larger scale.“I’ve been optimistic about this labor movement because these deals seem very doable, and the main problem is that only one side is willing to negotiate. But as long as both parties negotiate in good faith and address very real issues like writers’ salaries – the decline 25%, is a specific problem that can be solved — and get the business healthy so that people can do the work and pay the rent, and we’ll be in good shape. I’m frustrated, but I think it’s a looming problem.
Creating something as visually pleasing as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is no easy feat, so you might have some tough days creating it. Hopefully with more money for animators, those days won’t seem so difficult.
