[Borys Kit and Aaron Couch, *The Hollywood Reporter*](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avengers-5-6-russo-bros-direct-1235949871/):
> The Russo Bros. are in early talks to return to Marvel Studios to direct not just one, but the next two Avengers movies, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
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>The hiring ends a months-long, high stakes search by the studio for filmmakers to oversee the fifth and sixth Avengers movies. Multiple names were in contention, including Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, who was offered the gig. Sources say the talks are in the early stages.
Thanos, *Avengers: Endgame* (2019):
> You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me.
With just a week until San Diego Comic Con 2024 kicks off, *Deadpool and Wolverine* hits theaters, and Marvel Studios begins its attempt in earnest to turn things around with fan sentiment after the spotty output since *Avengers: Endgame*, it’s no shock that word is officially getting out early about who Kevin Feige has appointed to turn this bus around.
Look, some of the issues are not of their own doing — Disney certainly didn’t expect that their next big villain would end up having such high profile issues with the law — but I do also wonder if this is a safe, “Lets Play The Hits” sort of move from the Mouse House.
Again, I really adored what the MCU was through *Endgame*, and since, there have been projects I liked, but on the whole, it’s felt shaggy and lifeless.
Maybe next Saturday, in Hall H, the comeback begins. Let’s hope.