The Russo Bros. Make Statement on Their Return to Marvel with AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY and AVENGERS: SECRET WARS
Joe and Anthony Russo are returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to direct the next two epic Avengers movies, Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
The big needs dropped over the weekend at Comic-Con during Marvel’s big Hall H panel. It was also announced that Robert Downey Jr. was coming back to the MCU, but this time as Doctor Doom!
The filmmakers have since released a statement about their return to Marvel. They previously described Secret Wars as "the book that made us fall in love with comics." They have now shared:
You’re the best damn fans in the world, and we’ve missed you.
When we made Avengers: Endgame we truly believed that it was the end of the road for us in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We had put all the passion, love and imagination that we had into the Winter Soldier, Civil War, Infinity War, and then culminated it all with Endgame.
All within a few years. We had spent everything we had creatively, and we left all our emotions on the floor. But in the time since, we began to feel that there was perhaps one story where we could find a new narrative path forward. It’s the reason we fell in love with comic books in the first place. That story is Secret Wars.
We cannot express how excited we are to dive back into this world, and explore such a deliciously complex character like Victor Von Doom. And there is no better friend or collaborator to do that with, [than] THE great [Robert Downey Jr.].
Marvel fam, let’s do this...
It’s pretty awesome that the Russos are coming back for more Marvel movies! But the response to the Russos’ and Downey Jr.’s return to the MCU has not been embraced by everyone. Some fans aren’t too happy about it and there’s been mixed reactions.
One of the biggest issues is the confusion about whether Robert Downey Jr. is Doom or a Tony Stark Variant masquerading as the villain. We’ll eventually find out!
Stephen McFeely is the writer of both Doomsday and Secret Wars, confirming Marvel Studios. They were previously being written by Michael Waldron and Jeff Loveness.
Avengers: Doomsday will be released in May 2026 with Avengers: Secret Wars set to follow in May 2027.