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Don’t expect any future Avengers movies directed by the Russo Brothers after 2027's Secret Wars
Joe and Anthony Russo are uncertain about their future with Marvel Studios beyond the Multiverse Saga
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The Russo brothers - Joe and Anthony Russo - made quite a splash when they directed their first film for Marvel Studios with 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They subsequently returned to direct Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. But as the MCU stretches onwards, are the Russo brothers expecting to stay on with Marvel after the Multiverse Saga wraps up?
As reported by Deadline, the Russo brothers shed light on their future with Marvel Studios during an appearance at SXSW London. “The stories that we’re focused on now are complete. Doomsday and Secret Wars speak with one another as two films and they form a complete expression. Whether or not we all collaborate with Marvel beyond that is certainly a possibility, but right now, the vision, the narrative vision is just for Secret Wars," Anthony Russo said.
“We’re going to see what we look like in photos in 2028 and then we’ll let you know,” his brother, Joe, quipped.
Originally, the Multiverse Saga was supposed to culminate with two Avengers films, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. Shang-Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings and Wonder Man co-creator and director, Destin Daniel Cretton, was originally signed on to direct The Kang Dynasty before stepping away from the director's chair in 2023. The next month, Kang actor Jonathan Majors was fired by Marvel Studios, leading the studio to scrap The Kang Dynasty entirely and replace it with Avengers: Doomsday, with the Russo brothers aboard for directing duties and Robert Downey Jr. stepping in as new MCU big bad, Doctor Doom.
In other words, it's been a long road for the Russo brothers and Marvel. Who is to say where Marvel Studios will be in December 2027 after Avengers: Secret Wars releases in theaters.
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