Marvel is bringing the Russo Bros. back to direct the next two Avengers films

Following reports that the Russo brothers were successful talks to helm much features for Marvel, the workplace confirmed astatine this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that the brace volition beryllium directing 2 caller Avengers films.

During Marvel’s Hall H sheet astatine San Diego Comic-Con, the workplace announced that the Russo brothers person signed connected to nonstop Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars — the erstwhile of which volition spot Robert Downey Jr, instrumentality to the MCU arsenic Doctor Doom. Doomsday is owed retired successful May 2026, portion Secret Wars will travel successful May 2027.

The precise astonishing pivot to Doctor Doom comes aft a fig of setbacks for The Kang Dynasty — Marvel’s previously-announced (and present seemingly sidelined) Avengers film. Last fall, aft quality broke that Marvel was delaying The Kang Dynasty’s premiere by a afloat year, Destin Daniel Cretton and Michael Waldron stepped down arsenic the film’s archetypal director and writer, respectively.

Doctor Doom showing up conscionable arsenic the Fantastic Four are astir to arrive makes it look similar Marvel’s been cooking up a program to nonstop its beleaguered Multiverse Saga disconnected with a bang — 1 that’s astir apt going to beryllium orchestrated by a feline who looks conscionable similar Iron Man.