Russo brothers is a directing duo consisting of two brothers, Joel and Anthony. They have directed Avengers: Endgame!
They are currently sitting atop of the world with two 2 billion dollar earning movies alongside James Cameron! So let’s find out some trivia and facts about it!
- Anthony Russo was born on February 3, 1970
- Joseph V. Russo was born on July 8, 1971
- They are collectively known as the Russo Brothers
- They are American film and television directors
- The brothers direct most of their work jointly
- And occasionally work as producers, screenwriters, actors, and editors
- The Russo brothers directed the superhero films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- All four being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Among these, Endgame became the fastest film to gross over $2 billion worldwide
- The highest-grossing superhero film
- And the second-highest-grossing film of all time
- The brothers are also known for their work on the comedy series Arrested Development
- For which they won an Emmy Award
- And the TV series Community
- Anthony and Joe Russo were raised in Cleveland, Ohio
- They attended Benedictine High School
- Their parents are Patricia and Basil Russo
- They worked as an attorney and former judge
- Joe graduated from The University of Iowa and majored in English and writing
- The Russos were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University when they began directing, writing, and producing their first feature
- It was called Pieces
- They financed the film with student loans and credit cards
- After viewing Pieces at the Slamdance Film Festival, Steven Soderbergh approached the duo and offered to produce their next film
- Along with his producing partner George Clooney
- This project was the crime comedy Welcome to Collinwood
- Starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell, and Clooney
- FX network executive Kevin Reilly hired the Russos to direct the pilot for the series Lucky
- Having liked the pair’s work on Collinwood
- Ron Howard was a fan of the pilot
- And he had a hand in hiring the brothers to direct the pilot for Fox’s Arrested Development
- The brothers won an Emmy for their work on the episode
- In 2006, the Russo brothers returned to film
- Directing the Owen Wilson comedy You, Me, and Dupree
- The film grossed $130 million worldwide
- For the 2007-08 TV season, the Russos joined the crew of the ABC series Carpoolers
- As executive producers and directors
- The brothers served as executive producers and directors on the first several seasons of the NBC sitcom Community
- And the ABC series Happy Endings
- In July 2013, the brothers wrapped principal production on Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- A superhero sequel for Marvel Studios
- The film was released on April 4, 2014
- In January 2014, the brothers signed on to return to direct the third Captain America film
- Its title was Captain America: Civil War
- It was released on May 6, 2016. In May 2014
- They were announced to co-write and direct The Gray Man
- In March 2015, the brothers were set to direct an all-male installment in the rebooted series of the Ghostbusters franchise
- Produced by Sony’s new-founded production company, Ghost Corps
- However, as of March 2016, the Russos are no longer attached to the Ghostbusters project
- The Russo brothers directed Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Which became the first superhero movie to gross over $2 billion at the box office
- They are the third directors to make a $2 billion movie
- After James Cameron’s films Avatar and Titanic and J.J. Abrams’s film Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Its sequel, Avengers: Endgame, was released on April 26, 2019
- And broke numerous box office records
- Joe Russo said while promoting Avengers: Endgame in Mumbai, India, “Both the films ask the question, what is the cost of being a hero? The films are about community and heroes standing up against tyranny. We certainly look at that as waves of nationalism sweep the world.”
- They have also directed the post-credits scene of Ant-Man
- And the mid-credits scene of Captain Marvel
- The brothers are financing the Los Angeles and Beijing joint-production company Anthem & Song
- Which is producing the Chinese superhero movie The Hero’s Awakening
- The Russo brothers have signed on to produce a television series based on Deadly Class
- The Sony Pictures Television-produced adaptation has been optioned as a pilot for the Syfy channel
- Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, Michel Duval and María Gabriela de Faría are among the actors cast in main roles for the series
- On April 18, 2018, Syfy picked up the pilot to the series
- In August 2018, the brothers won the rights to adapt Nico Walker’s 2018 novel Cherry
- They also served as award presenters at The Game Awards 2018 ceremony
- Which honored the best video games of that year
- In March 2019, it was confirmed that Tom Holland was in talks to take on the lead role in Cherry
- On May 5th Russo Brothers confirmed that they are in talks to direct a sequel to Man of Steel, anytime soon
- Joe Russo has made some appearances as actor in some of their movies and TV series
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