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The Russos explain why Superman is so hard to get right on film

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Anthony and Joe Russo, directors of Avengers: Endgame, have explained why adapting Superman for film is such a hard task. There have been numerous Superman film adaptations over the years, some more successful than others, and while all have their fans, there is no question that the character is one of the hardest heroes to bring […]

Avengers directors the Russos would work with Marvel again in “any capacity”

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Anthony and Joe Russo, the directors of the upcoming Avengers: Endgame, say they will work with Marvel again in “any capacity”. After directing Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame pretty much back to back, one might think that the Russos have had enough of Marvel. However, the two directors want to come back for more, […]

Avengers directors would like to tackle Star Wars

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Given the enormous box office they’ve generated for Marvel with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War (plus another billion or two coming in next year with Avengers: Endgame), directors Anthony and Joe Russo will have their pick of the projects when they finish up with Avengers 4 and turn their attention outside […]

Avengers 4 co-director expects Marvel to take its time integrating the X-Men and Fantastic Four

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Joe Russo, the co-director of Avengers 4, has addressed the notion of intergrating new characters into the MCU once the Disney/Fox deal goes through. One of the biggest stories in Hollywood over the past year has been the Disney/Fox deal that would as a result see the Marvel characters owned by Fox able to join the […]

The Russos team with World War Z writer for ISIS thriller Mosul

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While they’ve been hard at work on Avengers: Infinity War and the upcoming Avengers 4, filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo have also found time to produce a Middle East-set thriller entitled Mosul, which was shot in secret earlier this year. Mosul marks the directorial debut of World War Z screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan, and is […]

The Russo brothers to follow Avengers 4 with Cherry

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Having juggled directing duties on Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 with producing a number of film and TV projects through their AGBO production company, Anthony and Joe Russo have now set their next directorial effort in the PTSD drama Cherry. Cherry is based on the “novel” by Nico Walker, which parallels the author’s true […]

Blu-ray Review – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

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Avengers: Infinity War, 2018. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Peter Dinklage, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Sebastian […]

Marvel Studios celebrates the first ten years of the MCU with anniversary video

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A new featurette has arrived online to mark the first ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which takes us behind the scenes of the MCU and includes interviews with Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Paul Bettany (Vision), and directors Anthony and Joe Russo; watch it here… […]

Avengers: Infinity War directors team with Amazon for international event series

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Amazon Studios has announced that it is teaming with Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s AGBO Studios on what is being described as “a large-scope international event series”. Details on the project are being kept tightly under wraps, but Deadline reports that Amazon has described the series as “a groundbreaking global television franchise”, […]

The Russos say “Avengers 4 may be our best work for Marvel”

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With Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have amassed a rather incredible Marvel resume, but according to the brothers themselves, the best may be yet to come. “You know, we’re very proud of it,” Joe told Deadline when asked for a few words […]