The numbers don’t lie. When Joe and Anthony Russo are at the helm of an “Avengers” movie, it means money in the bank. Their “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame” remain the sixth and second highest-grossing motion pictures of all time. Sure, there are a lot of mitigating factors in there—like how those two titles were the culmination of an interconnected series of storylines with cast members that audiences grew with for a decade—but considering how Marvel has had a tremendous amount of trouble getting their next “Avengers” project off the ground, bringing these two fellas back into the fold seems like the smart thing to do.
As such, Variety has reported that they are likely to sign on to direct what was originally called “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” slated for 2026, and “Avengers: Secret Wars” for 2027. The “Kang” project was going to be focused on Jonathan Majors’s character as the primary villain, so it remains unclear what the movie will be about. I’m sure they’ll think of something! When Majors was released from the project after his legal entanglements, director Destin Daniel Cretton departed as well.
Variety also reported that Shawn Levy, whose “Deadpool & Wolverine” is just around the corner, took a pass on the project.
Since their “Endgame” triumph, the Russos have made three features for streamers. At Apple TV+ they released “Cherry,” starring Marvel alum Tom Holland, and at Netflix, they made “The Gray Man” with their Captain America chum Chris Evans plus Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas. They’ve also got another Netflix project in the can, “The Electric State,” starring Millie Bobby Brown, Ke Huy Quan, and Marvel alum Chris Pratt. They also co-produced (and in Joe Russon’s case, co-wrote) “Extraction” and “Extraction 2” starring Marvel’s Chris Hemsworth for Netflix.
“Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame” were both nominated for Best Visual Effects Oscars.
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