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Russo brothers close deal to direct Avengers: Infinity War, will shoot next summer

March 23, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Back during the Sony hack, it was revealed that Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War directors Anthony and Joe Russo had been pinpointed by Marvel as the men to tackle Avengers: Infinity War, and now BadAssDigest is reporting that the duo have officially closed their deals to helm to two-part cosmic epic.

The site reports that talks are also underway to reunite the directors with screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the scriptwriting team behind all three Captain America movies, as well as the spin-off series Agent Carter.

UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the news, and revealed that both Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1 and Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2 will shoot back-to-back next year.

SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War – An accumulation, or continuation?

Are you happy to see Anthony and Joe Russo taking on Avengers: Infinity War, or would you have liked to have seen The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon back at the helm? Let us know your thoughts…

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Originally published March 23, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Anthony Russo, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2, Joe Russo, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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