Russo Brothers Reveal They Turned Down ‘Avengers’ With Robert Downey Jr. As Doom Initially: “We Were Resistant For A While”

The media narrative around the Russo Brothers, Joe and Anthony, returning to Marvel is that they struggled with their expensive and critically-derided AGBO films (“The Grey Man,” “Cherry”) licked their wounds, and returned to Marvel to get paid and change their overall fortune. But that might not be entirely accurate. In a new interview with Omelete, the sibling filmmaking pair revealed that they initially turned down “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” even with Robert Downey Jr. Continue reading Russo Brothers Reveal They Turned Down ‘Avengers’ With Robert Downey Jr. As Doom Initially: “We Were Resistant For A While” at The Playlist.

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Russo Brothers Reveal They Turned Down ‘Avengers’ With Robert Downey Jr. As Doom Initially: “We Were Resistant For A While”
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The media narrative around the Russo Brothers, Joe and Anthony, returning to Marvel is that they struggled with their expensive and critically-derided AGBO films (“The Grey Man,” “Cherry”) licked their wounds, and returned to Marvel to get paid and change their overall fortune.

But that might not be entirely accurate. In a new interview with Omelete, the sibling filmmaking pair revealed that they initially turned down “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” even with Robert Downey Jr.

Continue reading Russo Brothers Reveal They Turned Down ‘Avengers’ With Robert Downey Jr. As Doom Initially: “We Were Resistant For A While” at The Playlist.