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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - Caught on Camera

Russo brothers reveal why they turned down Avengers: Doomsday despite Robert Downey Jr’s plea

‘We just didn't have a story,’ says Joe Russo

The Independent UK

Avengers: Doomsday directors admit it's a "difficult" movie to make but tease some great Marvel collaborators "old and new"

"We feel like we have a story that's important to be told," says Anthony Russo

Total Film

Kevin Feige was behind the decision to bring Robert Downey Jr. in as Doctor Doom, and the conversation was had "a while ago"

The Marvel Studios president came up with the surprise casting move for Avengers: Doomsday

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A Wild 'Avengers: Doomsday' Fan Theory Justifies Tony Stark's Death

Iron Man's sacrifice won't be ignored when Robert Downey, Jr. returns to the MCU.

Inverse

The MCU Could Soon Follow A Devastating Hollywood Trend

As movies get bigger, cutting corners gets more tempting even in the MCU.

Inverse

Why are the most expensive Netflix movies also the worst?

Streamer’s endless quest to make an unforgettable blockbuster continues to sputter out with the release of $300m dud The Electric State

The Guardian - US

Marvel director mocked for ‘tone deaf’ comments that Harvey Weinstein ‘vilified mainstream movies’

‘Make a good movie’ hit out social media users

The Independent UK

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Avengers: Doomsday directors say there's "nobody else in the world" who could play Doctor Doom like Robert Downey Jr. in "the way he's about to"

Anthony Russo has high praise for Robert Downey Jr'.s Doctor Doom

Total Film

Robert Downey Jr. is the only actor who could play Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, directors say

'Avengers: Doomsday' director Anthony Russo has teased "nobody else in the world" could play Doctor Doom in the upcoming Marvel blockbuster other than Robert Downey Jr.

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The Russo brothers reveal that Marvel has an ingenious way of working out which actors they can use for upcoming Avengers movies

Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released next year

Total Film

The film business is undergoing radical change, says Joe Russo

Joe Russo has suggested that the film business is set to undergo "radical change".

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Russo brothers were 'convinced' they wouldn't return to MCU

The Russo brothers were "convinced" they'd never return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) but are "excited" about the story they are preparing to tell.

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'Avengers: Secret Wars' Will Double Down On A Winning Marvel Strategy

The Russos will create their own version of the iconic superhero story, using Marvel comics as “loose inspiration.”

Inverse

The special effects in Netflix's 'The Electric State' look amazing, but we can't stop thinking about the animatronic Mr Peanut cameo (video)

Mr Peanut is in The Electric State (and my nightmares).

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'We will draw inspiration': Joe and Anthony Russo reveal which of Marvel's Secret Wars comic book series have influenced Avengers 5 and 6's plot

Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars' directors reveal how two Marvel comic book series have inspired the MCU film.

TechRadar

Netflix releases a killer new trailer for You season 5 but my favorite character is missing from Joe's final chapter

Netflix has unveiled a new trailer to promote Joe's bloody final chapter in You season 5.

TechRadar

'We could not achieve that with puppetry or animatronics': Joe and Anthony Russo didn't want to build real-life robots for The Electric State for two big reasons

The Russo brothers explain why you won't see any real-world animatronic robots in The Electric State.

Total Film

Stars Stanley Tucci and Giancarlo Esposito say their new dystopian sci-fi movie The Electric State is more like our own reality than we might realize

Exclusive: The Electric State stars Stanley Tucci and Giancarlo Esposito explain how the Netflix movie pulls issues and characters "from real life"

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‘That’s something I'll carry for the rest of my life’: Robert Downey Jr. reflects on Iron Man role

Robert Downey Jr. is honoured to be associated with the "iconic superhero" Iron Man

The Independent UK

The Electric State sinks with abysmal Rotten Tomatoes score despite $320m Netflix gamble

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt star in the critically loathed Netflix thriller

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Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott join De Niro in The Whisper Man

Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott have joined Robert De Niro's 'The Whisper Man' for Netflix.

Total Film

Netflix expects to spend $18,000,000,000 on shows, movies, and more in 2025: "We're not anywhere near a ceiling"

Netflix will be spending more this year than last on new movies, TV shows, and other productions

Total Film

The Russo Brothers and The Electric State cast talk the Netflix movie's "stunning" VFX – and say the graphic novel's creator is "fully supportive" of the movie lightening the tone

Exclusive: The Russo brothers say Simon Stålenhag supports their Netflix adaptation lightening the graphic novel's bleaker tone

TechRadar

The Electric State could have been a great Netflix sci-fi movie, but it's just more evidence that it's Marvel or bust for the Russo brothers

The Electric State is another bland, big-budget Netflix movie that's too mechanical in its make-up.

The Independent UK

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt’s Netflix epic The Electric State is completely incoherent

1/5 The writer-director duo behind ‘Avengers: Endgame’ have made an eerily dystopian action film that worships nakedly at the altar of consumerism

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