The Russo Brothers explain why they’re back for more Avengers

after Electrical conditionNetflix’s upcoming sci-fi action film starring Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown and Avengers: Endgame Chris Pratt, the Russo brothers return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Game over was meant to be a launching pad for the directing duo to move into more non-franchise films, but that vibe has now clearly changed.

In an interview with Joe Russo and screenwriter Stephen McFeely with Empireexplained Anthony Russo, “Game over it was the end, and it took us a while to start thinking of it as anything other than an end. Their post-Game over featured streaming releases Cherry (with Tom Holland) and The gray man (with Chris Evans), which eventually brought them back to Marvel for the next two The Avengers films – theatrically released, critically acclaimed blockbusters.

He continued: “We’re very close with (Marvel’s) Kevin (Feige) and Lou (D’Esposito) and the whole Marvel team, and we’ve had conversations over the years. We talked about a lot of ideas,” Anthony Russo said of stepping in to fill the slot after the planned Kang vs. Avengers arc fell apart.

Of the time, he explained, “Really what happened was that we ended up hitting on an idea that activated all of us.” The idea came about as a visionary. The Avengers: The Kahn Dynasty director Destin Daniel Cretton has shifted gears to focus on other Marvel projects, such as the highly anticipated A miracle man and Sony is coming Spiderman sequel movie with Tom Holland. He has too Narutofor Lionsgate, on its slate of upcoming films.

The Russo family’s idea to change the anticipated upcoming phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was revealed to fans with Robert Downey Jr. at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con. “You couldn’t see it until it came, and once it came, it was like, ‘Well, this is a story we have to tell. one Tony Stark – at least that’s our theory, unless he’s wearing a mask all the time. Imagine that the enemy has the face of (probably) anchor is the loss of the Avengers when Iron Man sacrifices himself to save the universe.

“There were ideas that we were trying to cover that preceded this one, but we just never found the story,” Joe Russo added. “I remember calling Steve and saying, ‘Hey, crazy idea. What do you think if we all go back and do Secret Wars?’” he said Captain America: Civil War the co-author replied ““Hell no. Absolutely not. And then you hung up.

But after giving him some time, the McFeelys—who thought they were done The Avengers teams after Endless War and Game over— hit them back with “Okay, I have an idea.”

Avengers: Judgment Day is scheduled to open on May 1, 2026. and Avengers: Secret Wars will follow on May 7, 2027.

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