Spider-Verse Producers Dismiss Harsh Work Environment to Gloat

Phil Lord, a producer for Sony Pictures and the director of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, recently gave an interview to Variety in which he addressed the rumors that have been circulating about the difficult working conditions and labor issues that the movie's crew is experiencing.

"I’ve always been optimistic about this labor movement, because these deals seem incredibly makeable, and the main problem is that only one party wants to negotiate. But as long as both parties will come to negotiate in good faith and address the very real problems, like writers’ pay — which is down 25% and is a concrete issue that can be addressed — and make the business healthy so people can do this job and pay their rent, we’re going to be in great shape. I’m frustrated, but I think this is an imminently solvable problem."

"In terms of 'Spider-Verse,' that was a really hard movie to make. We’re really proud of how hard everybody worked, and it was very demanding. But we’re just really proud of the crew, and everything they put into it."