Russo Brothers Eye MCU Comeback for New ‘Avengers’ Blockbusters!

Directors behind the box office behemoths “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Endgame,” Joe and Anthony Russo might soon find themselves back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Previously known as “The Kang Dynasty, the Russo brothers are allegedly in early talks guiding the forthcoming 2026 “Avengers” film as well as the 2027 “Avengers: Secret Wars.” Like the two-part tale of “Infinity War” and “Endgame,” these movies are meant to wrap the Multiverse Saga of the MCU.

Since Destin Daniel Cretton, famed for “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” left “Kang Dynasty,” Marvel Studios has been looking for directors for these big back-to–back movies. When approached, Shawn Levy, the director of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” turned down the proposition. Michael Waldron, the author of “Loki,” just got engaged to write the “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” screenplay. Still, “Secret Wars” lacks a scriptwriter right now.

Particularly after Marvel cut connections with Jonathan Majors, who portrayed several iterations of the supervillain Kang in the Disney+ series “Loki” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”, the future of “Kang Dynasty” and “Secret Wars” has remained dubious. Marvel renamed the film in response to Majors’ conviction for domestic abuse and violence.

The schedule of production for these “Avengers” movies is yet unknown. The Russos’ next endeavor, which wrapped filming in late 2022, is Netflix’s “The Electric State,” a sci-fi adventure with Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown.

Previously helmingross four Marvel films, including “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Captain America: Civil War,” the Russo brothers With $2.79 billion, “Avengers: Endgame” is second-highest grossing movie ever; “Infinity War” comes in sixth with $2.05 billion. They accompany James Cameron as the sole two $2 billion blockbusters filmmaker.

Following “Endgame,” the Russos migrated to streaming and oversaw Apple TV+’s “Cherry” and Netflix’s “The Gray Man.” They also produced Netflix’s “Extraction,” Amazon’s “Citadel,” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once.