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Sonic the Hedgehog movie was criticized over the design of the main character this year before the studio decided to redesign it! But the studio is now shutting down.
The studio, Moving Picture Company (MPC) closed down its studio in Vancouver, Canada after workers were reportedly working “extreme hours” and some workers even worked “17 hours with no days off.”
“We’ve all put in extreme hours wrapping two infamous projects in the last couple of months. We’ve done multiple weeks without a day off, regular 17+ hour shifts to the point that most of us are seriously sleep deprived and are suffering still,” one alleged employee reported.
“I’m genuinely ashamed that they are happier prioritising their profit margins and tax incentives over the insane talent and commitment of hundreds of dedicated VFX artists in Vancouver. I honestly feel insulted.”
MPC explained that the Vancouver studio face “external market pressures” and attractive opportunity” elsewhere pose a challenge to the studio.
The studio has previously won an Academy Award for Life of Pi, among many other awards and is responsible for visual effects in big movies like Detective Pikachu, The Lion King, Justice League, Guardians of the Galaxy, Blade Runner 2049, X-Men, and more!
Some fans previously assumed that the whole redesign was nothing but a marketing ploy, but it seems like the redesign is affecting designers in MPC after all.
What are your thoughts on the studio’s effort to step up and redesign Sonic the Hedgehog?
Info via Screen Rant
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