Following a rumor that broke earlier this month, the Russo Brothers are officially returning to the MCU to direct the next two Avengers movies.
What’s Happening:
- Anthony and Joe Russo, who directed Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, have been confirmed to be directing the fifth and sixth Avengers films.
- This confirmation happened during Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
- With this, we’ve learned that the previously titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, will now be known as Avengers: Doomsday.
- This will be followed by the sixth movie, Avengers: Secret Wars, which will also be directed by the Russos.
- During the panel, it was also announced that the Fantastic Four will appear in both Avengers movies.
- The logos for both films were also revealed.
- Stephen McFeely, known for his work on the Captain America trilogy and Avengers: Endgame, will handle the script.
- The Russo’s company AGBO is set to produce both films alongside Marvel Studios.
- Avengers: Doomsday is currently scheduled for release on May 1st, 2026, while Avengers: Secret Wars will release May 7th, 2027.
- For the latest on when you can expect to see upcoming Marvel projects, check out our MCU schedule page.
- Follow our SDCC 2024 tag for more breaking news and announcements from San Diego Comic-Con.
What They’re Saying:
- The Russo Brothers: “Being able to create stories and explore characters within the Marvel Universe fulfilled a life-long dream of ours, and we discovered a powerful connection with audiences in each film that we made. We’re thrilled to collaborate once again with Kevin, Lou and the entire Marvel team to bring this epic adventure in storytelling to new and surprising places for both the fans and ourselves.”