Should you wish to introduce a brand-new visual aesthetic for the next two Avengers films, which is precisely what’s happening since we’re reverting back to what once worked exceptionally well with the Russo Brothers. After a grueling few years for Marvel Studios and Disney, is it any wonder they’re breathing a collective sigh of relief?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, early discussions are underway and a deal is reportedly all but finalized. For filmmakers who left the Marvel fold after delivering two acclaimed Captain America sequels and two era-defining Avengers entries, each grossing billions worldwide, this development is particularly heartening: their post-Endgame projects, including Cherry and The Gray Man, have fallen short of expectations.
“After a lengthy, high-pressure search, the studio has finally found its next guardians of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, tasking them with overseeing the highly anticipated fifth and sixth installments in the Avengers saga.” That’s true: the departure of Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton from Avengers 5, later titled The Kang Dynasty, has sparked wild rumors and reviews following allegations that Jonathan Majors, who plays Kang in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, turned out to be a real-life villain. No director has been attached to direct Secret Wars yet.
The newest rumor, which THR appears to again up, was that Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy, a Marvel newcomer, had been provided the XXL gig following incredible early buzz for the threequel, which is about to demolish the field workplace subsequent week. Levy’s deadline was subsequently amended, allowing him to focus on existing, in-progress projects instead. One such project is a potential future installment in the beloved Star Wars franchise, though its fate remains uncertain under Lucasfilm’s jurisdiction.
While the Russo Brothers’ post-Avengers filmography may have been underwhelming, their AGBO production company has thrived, yielding a best-picture winner with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and notable streaming titles such as Amazon’s “Citadel” and Netflix’s two “Extraction” films, featuring Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. Ahead of potentially facing the possibility of being locked up in “director’s jail” – a fate that looms should this year’s The Electrified State, featuring Millie Bobby Brown, also fall short of expectations – securing the coveted Marvel Studios role appears to be the most rational course forward for the ambitious filmmaker.
For Marvel, which has faced challenges following a period of expansion that has stretched its resources thin, despite notable successes like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. It seems like a shrewd move to secure the creative input of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the minds behind the successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, to help shape the remaining two installments of the Multiverse Saga, potentially yielding a cost-effective outcome. Despite our desire for someone entirely new to spearhead the event, people often yearn for a bit of the familiar, as Agent Coulson once astutely observed.
