The Russo Bros. Say They Are Done With Making Marvel Movies Until SECRET WARS Rolls Around
Joe and Anthony Russo are planning to take a break from directing superhero movies for Marvel after Avengers 4. There’s no word on how long of a break that they will be taking, but during a recently Q&A at a screening for Avengers: Infinity War, the filmmakers were asked what project would bring them back into the fold and their answer was… Secret Wars.
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These two guys have been engulfed in the world of Marvel since Captain America: The Winter Solider. They’ve done an incredible job with the Marvel films that they have made, but it makes sense that they would want to step away to try some new things, tell some different stories, and play around with some other genres.
We have no idea when or if Marvel Studios will get around to making a Secret Wars movie, but they’d be crazy if they don’t do it at some point!
Secret Wars was Marvel’s first big crossover event series and it made its debut in 1984. The title was used again for a series in 2015. If this Secret Wars movie does happen, it sounds like the Russos are more interested in adapting the 1984 series because they were so fond of it when they were kids. They explain:
“Hopefully, they’re about to get their hands on a few of [Fox's Marvel characters]. Listen, my second favorite character growing up, and one of my prized possessions in my comic book collection is Incredible Hulk #181, which of course is the first appearance of Wolverine. I feel like the mission of the Marvel Universe is to keep expanding and surprising people. Surprise them with casting choices, surprise them with story choices. If we’re moving into this world of crossover events, certainly that affords opportunity for other large-scale stories from the books like Secret Wars — which was another favorite comic of mine as a kid. There’s big potential moving forward if the Fox/Disney deal closes.”
The Secret Wars story centered on Marvel’s greatest heroes and villain being transported to Battleworld thanks to a powerful being known as the Beyonder. It’s on Battleworld where the heroes and villains could decide once and for all whether good or evil was the greater force.
The most recent Secret Wars comic saw a new Battleworld that was created out of remnants of several alternate reality timelines in the Marvel Comics multiverse. This seems like it might be the best route for the MCU if the events of Avengers 4 ends up leading to a multiverse, which is what a lot of fans are speculating.
What are your thoughts on Secret Wars? Would you like to see Marvel eventually tell this story? If so, what would you like to see from it? How would you like to see it handled?