One (or possibly two) iconic Marvel storylines motivated the Russo brothers to return to the MCU five years after 'Avengers: Endgame.'

Avengers filmmakers… assemble. Five years after directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo ended an era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige announced that the Russo brothers would be returning to helm the Multiverse Saga-ending Avengers: Doomsday (dated May 1,

Joe and Anthony Russo have revealed why they returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, teasing an exciting idea that drew them back to the

The Russo Brothers were convinced it was time to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe when they cracked the code for "Secret Wars."

Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. This began with San Diego Comic-Con in 2024, when Kevin Feige announced the return of Marvel heavyweights Robert Downey Jr. and filmmakers the Russo brothers, and continued with the news that Chris Evans will also return to the MCU.

Joe and Anthony Russo recently opened up about returning to Marvel Studios to director Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars , saying: “That’s a story we need to tell.” It was announced last year at Comic-Con that they would direct these movies,

Secret Wars, Marvel shifted to Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. They still focus on a multiversal war leading to a confrontation between the Avengers and a big villain, but Marvel delivered an incredible twist.

Anthony Russo initially turned down the idea of directing ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’. The filmmaker is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with his directing brother Joe Russo and screenwriter Steven McFeely for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and its sequel ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’,

In an interview alongside Joe Russo and screenwriter Steven McFeely with Empire, Anthony Russo explained, “ Endgame was the end, and it took a little time for us to begin to think about it as something other than an end.