victoria alonsowho has produced each and every one of the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since its first installment, Hombre de Hierro in 2008, has left Marvel Studios. According to him hollywood reporter His last day was last Friday, March 17, and the reasons for his departure are not clear, nor have they been revealed.
For 17 years, Victoria Alonso was one of the three most important heads of Marvel Studios, along with Kevin Feige and Louis D’Esposito. Under her direction, more than forty productions have been developed, including movies, TV series, shorts and specials. In addition, she was an important part of the negotiations that resulted in the purchase of the studio by Disney and since 2021 she has been president of physical post-production, visual effects and animation.
Alonso joined Marvel Studios in 2006 as Head of Visual Effects. She kept the title of producer for her until the premiere of Avengers in 2012, when she was named CEO. She was directly responsible for the success of the film and for demonstrating the viability of cinematic universes.
In addition to her work with Marvel Studios, she was a producer on the film Argentina, 1985nominated for an Oscar for best international film.
Victoria Alonso’s departure from Marvel Studios has taken Hollywood by complete surprise and will have a profound impact on Marvel Studios. It is speculated that part of the reasons are related to the poor performance of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from its fourth phase. The premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania It has not had the desired effect, further increasing criticism, along with a box office performance well below what is expected of productions that come from the franchise.
An Argentine in Hollywood
victoria alonso He was born in La Plata, Argentina. At the age of 15, following a study trip, he completed an internship at Paramount Studios in the United States. Upon returning to her hometown and graduating from it, she traveled to Seattle, seeking an acting career. She studied theater there and graduated as a psychologist at the University of Washington. After living in San Francisco, she landed in Los Angeles where her career has been on a meteoric rise.
She started doing behind-the-scenes work as a production assistant, then worked as a visual effects producer at James Cameron’s Digital Domain. She participated in movies like big fish, Like dogs and cats, Like it was the first time either the kingdom of heaven in visual effects production. He later went to Marvel Studios.