Filmmakers, the Russo Brothers recently appeared at the Sands: International Film Festival in St Andrews, Scotland, and GamesRadar caught up with them about many aspects of their varied careers so far. They discussed topics such as the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, their time working on “Avengers: Endgame,” and the superhero fatigue that some moviegoers are experiencing.

Joe Russo believes that Marvel’s current issues all come down to the shifting tastes of viewers due to the way the globe consumes information these days.

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Plenty of fans and industry folks brushed off Scarlett Johansson‘s lawsuit concerning “Black Widow” pivoting from theatrical release to a hybrid model as something that could be resolved privately. But with Johansson’s legal team publicly coming out against arbitration and the lawsuit seemingly moving forward, the first bit of fallout at Marvel Studios has arrived, and it involves the Russo Brothers.

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Despite the disappointing reviews for “Cherry” don’t tell the Russo Brothers that taking on their independently financed drama was a stretch. They might have directed the second highest-grossing blockbuster of all time, “Avengers Endgame,” and produced numerous television series, but their roots are actually in indie film. Wait, you don’t remember their Park City debut, “Pieces”?

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“We came up through the independent film scene and we’re discovered out of Slamdance.

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The Russo Brothers recently stopped by The Lights Camera Barstool podcast to promote their upcoming Tom Holland-starring crime flick “Cherry” due for an AppleTV+ release on February 26. And of course, that means questions about Marvel (that take up more of the interview than the actual subject on hand, but hey, who’s counting minutes?)

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Asked to maybe pick or describe a moment or sequence that they wanted to include in “Avengers: Endgame,” but weren’t able to include it, the brothers played a little bit coy and didn’t want to get too specific.

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With all due respect to “Black Panther,” 2019 feels like the year we need to start having a serious conversation about comic book movies and award season. With Robert Downey Jr. already a popular pick among fans for his performance in “Avengers: Endgame,” and Joaquin Phoenix and “Joker“ coming on strong after their surprising Venice Film Festival win, this is shaping up as a year where comic book adaptations of varying pedigrees are lining up for their crack at Oscar gold.

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It definitely feels like the collective entertainment journalism community has milked “Avengers: Endgame” for all its worth. Reviews, interviews, spoilers, speculation, box office, and everything else have been analyzed to death. But yet, here we are, in the middle of June, with even more to talk about. This is what happens when one of the biggest films of all time is released.

Last night, the MTV Movie & TV Awards aired, and as you might expect, ‘Endgame’ did pretty well, winning Best Hero, Best Villain, and Best Movie (yes, these are the names of the awards).

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The Russo Brothers are on the verge of having their biggest film debut yet, with “Avengers: Endgame.” And that’s saying something, considering their last directorial effort earned more than $2 billion at the box office and set records left and right. Needless to say, after their 4 films with Marvel Studios, the duo is in high demand. Now, thanks to MGM, we have a bit of an idea where the future of the directors is headed.

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Now that tickets are on sale, we can officially say that “Avengers: Endgame” is not only the longest Marvel Studios film ever, but also the first to clock in over 3 hours, with a running time of 182 minutes. If this running time was for any other film, you might have people groaning at the thought of sitting in a theater for over three hours (don’t forget those trailers and commercials, as well as the end-credits stinger) without an intermission.

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It’s been fairly well known that not only will a lot of your favorite heroes say goodbye in the upcoming “Avengers 4,” but also the film’s directors will be departing the Marvel Universe. Joe and Anthony Russo have been devoting themselves to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years now, and it appears that once the next ‘Avengers’ film hits theaters in May 2019, they’ll be going off on their own.

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Look, we get it. If you’re Marvel Studios and your last film “killed” fan-favorite characters in a cliffhanger ending that won’t get resolved for a full year, you’ll want to try to steer fans away from guessing the inevitable comeback story. So, when Spider-Man, Black Panther, and every Guardian minus Nebula and Rocket “died” at the end of “Avengers: Infinity War,” a rational movie-goer knows that those fates are all temporary.

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**Spoilers ahead for “Avengers: Infinity War”…but who are we kidding, everyone’s seen it**

You might think that a two-hour and forty-minute film would have a ton of deleted scenes. However, in the case of “Avengers: Infinity War,” just about everything that the Russo Brothers shot ended up on the screen. All but one scene with the Guardians of the Galaxy.

In an interview on Entertainment Weekly Radio on Sirius XM, Joe and Anthony Russo discuss the scene in question and explain why it was ultimately cut from the final film.

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As we approach the release date for “Avengers: Infinity War,” the rumor mill is heating up. And today we have some rumors about the film, as well as ‘Avengers 4,’ and some new tidbits about what you might expect on the eventual Blu-ray that we know everyone is going to end up buying.

The first bit of news today comes from Screen Geek. The website claims that a “reliable source” has information about ‘Infinity War’ that is sure to send fans’ minds racing.

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Sorry, Marvel fans, it doesn’t look like Silver Surfer is going to make a surprise appearance in “Avengers: Infinity War.” So says the men behind the film, directors Joe and Anthony Russo.

Speaking to YahooUK, the two directors were asked about the recent rumor that the Silver Surfer (who is notably on the Fox side of the Disney/Fox merger) would show up in the upcoming superhero epic.

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Anthony and Joe Russo are killing it on social media. The “Avengers: Infinity War” directors have been sending fans into a tizzy with two simple tweets over the last few days.

Recently, a fan was commenting on Twitter about the lack of title for the upcoming “Avengers 4.” It has been confirmed by everyone involved in the making of the film, that revealing the title of that movie would spoil the upcoming “Avengers: Infinity War.” The fan said that not knowing the title “scares the shit” out of them.

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With all the characters featured in the newest “Avengers: Infinity War” trailer, the big story this weekend was who WASN’T in the trailer. First appearing way back in 2011’s “Thor,” Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye has been a mainstay in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even though, as the character is quick to point out, he’s just a normal guy who shoots arrows, fans were shocked to see that the character wasn’t seen in any footage from the upcoming galaxy-spanning epic battle.

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For a while now, Marvel Studios has tried to give each of their superhero films a distinct tone. Some are political thrillers, like “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” While “Guardians of the Galaxy” was billed as a space opera. Whether or not you actually believe that to be the case is another thing altogether. However, when directors Joe and Anthony Russo were thinking of the tone they wanted for the upcoming “Avengers: Infinity War,” they immediately thought of ‘90s crime films.

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The first trailer for “Avengers: Infinity War” arrived this morning, and it was every bit as epic as fans were hoping. With nearly every character from the MCU swinging through for an appearance (except Hawkeye), it’s the culmination of a decade of groundwork by Marvel. However, it looks like we might have to say goodbye to some of our favorite heroes.

Directors Joe and Anthony Russo have been a key part of Marvel’s recent success, and the pair reveal that whatever the comic book studio has planned for the future, they’re not working on it.

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And here we have it, folks. The first footage from Marvel‘s “Avengers: Infinity War.” Get excited.

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, ‘Infinity War’ will be the first official Avengers movie not to be helmed by Joss Whedon — a welcome change, if you ask me, after the whole lot of nothing that was “Age of Ultron.” The Russos have already proven themselves adept at this sort of superhero team-up movie; their Avengers-lite film “Captain America: Civil War” contains some of the best multi-hero action sequences ever made.

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It was just last week that Kevin Feige was explaining how Marvel movies were all the same but kinda different, too. There’s no doubt that their formula works, and even this week’s “Thor: Ragnarok” — which refreshingly breaks the mold — still has a few rules its required to play by. But conversation about Marvel’s template filmmaking won’t end soon as some new details emerge about next summer’s “Avengers: Infinity War.”

Without a trailer or still image in sight, there’s still plenty of mystery about Marvel’s highly anticipated blockbuster.

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At some point, the Russo Brothers are going step away from their incredible run with Marvel, and venture into non-superhero territory. It’s probably a safe bet that’ll happen once their finished with the followup to next year’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” and it looks like the duo will be moving away from the big screen and into an intriguing Peak TV project.

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Deadline reports that Anthony and Joe Russo have signed up to produce and direct “The Mastermind,” which is set up over at FX.

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Fans of beloved animator Henry Selick have been very patiently awaiting something new from the director since 2009’s “Caroline.” Despite lining up a slew of projects — “Wendell And Wild,” “A Tale Dark & Grimm,” “The Shadow King” — nothing has come of them, but now something new on the horizon could finally see Selick’s talents on display once again.

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A buddy movie about a man and a corpse that farts became the unlikely talk of last year’s Sundance Film Festival, and with backing from A24, achieved nearly instant cult status. It immediately put the filmmakers Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan (aka The Daniels) on the map, and they’re gearing up their next project with a major boost behind them.

Anthony and Joe Russo will be producing the new film by The Daniels, which is currently untitled, and about which no plot details are being released.

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It only took one shot from “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” for editor Darren Foley to realize something crucial: Joe and Anthony Russo know how to do action. Unlike a number of their contemporaries, the TV directors-turned-blockbuster-filmmakers know how to create effective and dazzling setpieces, and that’s exactly what they did with both their 2014 Marvel release and this year’s action-heavy “Captain America: Civil War.” But how do they deliver on this feeling, especially where other filmmakers don’t?

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As sure as the sky is blue and water is wet, this news probably won’t be too Earth shaking for anyone familiar with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it’s interconnected qualities. If “Captain America: Civil War” gathered together pretty much every character under the sun, except for Thor and Hulk, then you can bet the upcoming “Avengers: Infinity War” will do the same.

In the latest print edition of Empire (via ScreenRant), Benedict Cumberbatch confirmed that Doctor Stranger will indeed wave his wand (or whatever that character does) in the upcoming blockbuster because, obviously.

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Arguably more dramatic than Superman’s “death” in “Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice,” when Captain America laid down his shield at the end of “Captain America: Civil War,” it marked an ideological line in the sand. Steve Rogers could no longer in good conscience wear the badge of heroism given everything that transpired between The Avengers. And directors Joe and Anthony Russo confirm it’s a very defining moment for the character.

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