{"id":248631,"date":"2026-06-26T19:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/luis-de-la-rosa-cause-of-death-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-animator-34-killed-in-bizarre-accident\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:32:24","slug":"luis-de-la-rosa-cause-of-death-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-animator-34-killed-in-bizarre-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/luis-de-la-rosa-cause-of-death-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-animator-34-killed-in-bizarre-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis de la Rosa Cause of Death: &#8216;Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse&#8217; Animator, 34, Killed In Bizarre Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have tragic news to report out of France today.<\/p>\n<p>Luis de la Rosa, the acclaimed animator, whose credits included <em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em>, died Friday after he was struck by a train while attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. <\/p>\n<p>He was just 34 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"A commuter walks on a platform to catch her train at Paris Saint Lazare railway station on January 29, 2009 in Paris, France. \" class=\"wp-image-557944 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-2048x1356.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-960x636.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-1080x715.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-1200x795.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-84532314-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A commuter walks on a platform to catch her train at Paris Saint Lazare railway station on January 29, 2009 in Paris, France. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to local newspaper <em>Le Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9<\/em> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/26\/luis-de-la-rosa-killed-by-train-at-film-festival-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>), emergency crews responded after a man was hit by a locomotive near the train station in Annecy, a city located close to the French-Swiss border. <\/p>\n<p>Despite their efforts, the victim could not be saved.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities initially did not publicly identify the victim. However, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival later confirmed that the man killed was de la Rosa.<\/p>\n<p>Early reports indicate that de la Rosa was killed while walking too close to the tracks, but that detail has yet to be confirmed by police.<\/p>\n<p>De la Rosa had built an impressive resume over the past decade, beginning his career in animation in 2016 with work on Nickelodeon\u2019s <em>Pig Goat Banana Cricket<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>He later contributed to several major productions, including <em>My Little Pony: The Movie, Animaniacs, Space Jam: A New Legacy<\/em>, and the Oscar-winning animated hit <em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaCYNboIOzU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>He was reportedly attending the Annecy festival\u2019s industry market to showcase his original project, <em>Ash Raider World<\/em>, while also meeting with fellow artists and potential collaborators.<\/p>\n<p>Festival organizers have announced that Artistic Director Marcel Jean will honor de la Rosa during Saturday\u2019s closing ceremony, recognizing both his contributions to animation and the devastating loss felt throughout the industry.<\/p>\n<p>News of de la Rosa\u2019s death has sent shockwaves through the animation community, with many remembering him not only for his talent but also for the promising career that was tragically cut short.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts are with Luis de la Rosa\u2019s family, friends, and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/luis-de-la-rosa-cause-of-death-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-animator-34-killed-in-bizarre-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report out of France today. Luis de la Rosa, the acclaimed animator, whose credits included Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, died Friday after he was struck by a train while attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. He was just 34 years old. 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