"Back in April, Disney underwent significant layoffs , including putting a major dent in Marvel Studios' visual development team. Fans and even actors who have been part of the MCU believe this is in an effort to replace artists with AI, with CEO Josh D'Amaro telling employees that the company needs to be "more agile and technologically-enabled to meet tomorrow's needs." So yeah, that certainly sounds like the corpo ramblings of someone who thinks AI is in the company's future ."
"The Punisher: One Last Kill is a new special streaming on Disney+ that is setting up Frank Castle for his role in the upcoming that hits theaters on July 31. It's a pretty brisk watch, clocking in at just 48 minutes. However, there's one scene about 32 minutes in where the Punisher is shown fighting on a rooftop and falling onto a metal box that is catching people's eyes and going viral for its rough CGI."
"In one shot, Bernthal looks like himself, falling backward as he takes a guy out with a clean bullet to the head. The next, a very obvious 3D model of him is seen falling on top of the box as it breaks apart. It would look fine for a PlayStation 3 action game. As an interstitial piece of CGI glue on one of the top streaming services, it looks conspicuously out of place and cheap."
"Also, Bernthal just doesn't look like himself here? The model looks like Naughty Dog's Joel Miller in a hoodie, and if there was a piece of rebar for him to fall on, I might mistake it for that gnarly scene in The Last of Us ' university segment. The MCU's CGI has been spotty over the years, especially within its TV pipeline, where it's already been using generative AI in projects"
Disney laid off workers in April, including part of Marvel Studios’ visual development team. Fans and MCU actors suspect the changes aim to replace artists with AI, supported by CEO Josh D’Amaro’s message about becoming more agile and technologically enabled. The Punisher: One Last Kill streams on Disney+ and runs 48 minutes, leading into a theatrical release on July 31. A rooftop fight scene around the 32-minute mark went viral for rough CGI. Jon Bernthal appears realistic in one moment, then an obvious 3D model version falls onto a metal box that breaks apart. The model looks unlike Bernthal and resembles Joel Miller from The Last of Us, making the effect feel cheap and out of place. The MCU’s CGI has been inconsistent, especially in its TV pipeline, where generative AI has already been used.
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