After the breakup with Jonathan Majors, Marvel is reportedly in talks with the Russo Brothers to direct the next Avengers films
You blinked and Joe and Anthony Russo are back wonder. At least that’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which revealed on Wednesday (17) that the duo is in talks with the studio to direct the next two films. The Avengers.
The news, according to the site, came from sources close to the studio, who said that the conversation between the studio and the Russo brothers is in an early stage. The duo’s history, however, plays in their favor, considering that Anthony and Joe were at the helm of two of the biggest feature films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Avengers: Infinity War AND Avengers: Endgame.
Furthermore, the agreement with the Russos would help solve some of Marvel’s problems, which concern not only the choice of a name (or names) worthy of these projects, crucial to the development of their shared universe, currently in progress. Cinema crisis – as well as finding creative outlets for the future.
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Marvel has severed ties with Jonathan Majors
Although the fifth and sixth films of The Avengers have been part of Marvel’s plans (and Phase Six of the MCU) for a long time now, it’s worth remembering that the studio suffered a major setback in December last year, when it decided to sever ties with Jonathan Majors, an actor who would have been a key player in the first story.
Groomed by Marvel to be Kang, its new big bad: the character even appeared in the series Loki and in the movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania -, Majors was convicted in late 2023 of third-degree reckless assault and harassment, a conviction that prompted Casa das Ideias to immediately remove him from its staff.
The company’s sudden and irreversible decision ended up imploding the story of the fifth film of the film. The Avengersinitially called Kang Dynasty and character-focused. This, in turn, left a gaping hole in the plot of the title and its sequel Secret Wars. The decision has led to many questions and, so far, few answers about the future of the MCU.
The films would have a two-part story
The possible hiring of the Russo Brothers for the next two films of The Avengerstherefore, suggests that, just as happened in endless war AND Ultimatum, Kang Dynasty – which should change its name – and Secret Wars focuses on a single story, divided into two parts and made under the direction of the directors.
The comic arc that gives its name to the sixth film in the saga must be based in Secret Wars 2015. It’s a storyline that Anthony and Joe have previously said they wanted to adapt, in which all of Marvel’s multiverses are destroyed; and only one universe can survive.
Before the Russo Brothers, Marvel even hired Destin Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) to direct the fifth film of The Avengersbut the director left the project in November 2023. As for the sixth film, sources say that Shawn Levy (Deadpool and Wolverine) was initially considered, but the director would have preferred to focus on his new Star Wars film at Lucasfilm.
The fifth and sixth films of The Avengers will arrive in theaters in the United States on May 1, 2026 and May 7, 2027, respectively.
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