I'm reasonably sure that most of you would be fans of Marvel, the comics, and the films. But, do you know about Marvel, the workplace?
Consider this:
1. Sophia Di Martino, who plays Sylvie Laufeydottir (a variant of Loki Laufeyson) in the TV series Loki, auditioned for the 1/7
Consider this:
1. Sophia Di Martino, who plays Sylvie Laufeydottir (a variant of Loki Laufeyson) in the TV series Loki, auditioned for the 1/7
2/7 show (without knowing what the show actually was) in September 2019 when she was heavily pregnant. So, instead of an in-person audition, she sent a tape of her acting out a scene (that we see as the important 'train scene' - no spoilers). She got the role!
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2. When the shooting started, in February 2020, Sophia was, in her own words, "4 months postpartum! Hopeful, naive and VERY unfit". But the stunt team at Marvel Studios worked their way around this and made her feel comfortable!
2. When the shooting started, in February 2020, Sophia was, in her own words, "4 months postpartum! Hopeful, naive and VERY unfit". But the stunt team at Marvel Studios worked their way around this and made her feel comfortable!
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3. Even her costume (which has now gained cult status!) was specially designed not just for the outward appearance, but also a more purposeful design addition - to be able to help a new mother feed her baby and pump breast milk without needing to remove the whole costume!
3. Even her costume (which has now gained cult status!) was specially designed not just for the outward appearance, but also a more purposeful design addition - to be able to help a new mother feed her baby and pump breast milk without needing to remove the whole costume!
5/7 Costume designer Christine Wada, in Sophia's own words, "(added) concealed zippers for easy access so that I could use my hands-free pumps easily and nurse my baby between takes".
Despite all the showbiz glamor and glitz, Marvel Studios is a workplace too, for the actors.
Despite all the showbiz glamor and glitz, Marvel Studios is a workplace too, for the actors.
6/7 And it is so good to see the thoughtful way they have accommodated Sophia's needs during the time when she was pregnant and the period immediately after she gave birth to her child! Imagine - this is a workplace that is so demanding in terms of physical activity.
7/7 Normal office-ish workplaces that are far less demanding in a physical way could take a leaf out of this and do far, far better in being accommodating.
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