Russo Brothers On Shooting New ‘Avengers’ Films Back-To-Back In London: “We May Or May Not Survive”

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At the world premiere of Netflix’s The Electric State, held in Los Angeles’ The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood, filmmaking sibling duo Joe and Anthony Russo previewed to Deadline the forthcoming Marvel movies Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, due in 2026 and 2027, respectively. “It’s all in London, we’re shooting them fairly back-to-back, it’s a lot of work again, we may or may not survive, we’ll see,” Joe Russo told Deadline’s social media manager Natalie Sitek on the red carpet. “But we’re very excited about it.

We found a way into the story that we think is gonna be challenging for audiences, it’s challenging for us to execute. And it’s really exciting for us, it gets us out of bed to do it.” When pressed on whether the films will feature the long-awaited tie-in of characters within the X-Men universe or Deadpool, Joe Russo hedged: “Who knows?

I don’t know. I don’t know who we’re gonna see. I still don’t know.” For his part, Anthony Russo had fun with an answer: “If you close your eyes and use your imagination, you can see anyone you want,” he added. “Whoever tickles your fancy.” The Electric State star Chris Pratt, of Guardians of the Galaxy, was also asked about a potential cameo, replying cheekily that he very much “know[s]” fans would be thrilled to see his return. “Anybody in the Marvel bag could show up in this movie,” Joe Russo concluded.

Deadline caught up with the Russo Brothers after they told Empire last month that it “took a little time” to approach originally billed final showdown Avengers: Endgame as a launching point for further stories set in the MCU. “Really what happened was, we ended up stumbling upon an idea that activated all of us,” Anthony Russo said at the time. “You couldn’t see it