Avengers: Doomsday represents a major shift in direction for the Marvel Cinematic Universe following the abandonment of the Kang the Conqueror story arc. A new report claims directors Joe and Anthony Russo went all out to aid that shift by completely revamping the original screenplay for the anticipated sequel.

The Russo Brothers coming back to the MCU is obviously a big thing, but it turns out for them and their writing partner it wasn't an immediate yes.

The Russo brothers weren't too keen on returning to direct Avengers: Secret Wars - until they stumbled upon the right idea for the pic.

Joe and Anthony Russo recently opened up about returning to Marvel Studios to director Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars , saying: “That’s a story we need to tell.” It was announced last year at Comic-Con that they would direct these movies,

The Russo Brothers were convinced it was time to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe when they cracked the code for "Secret Wars."

Avengers filmmakers… assemble. Five years after directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo ended an era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige announced that the Russo brothers would be returning to helm the Multiverse Saga-ending Avengers: Doomsday (dated May 1,

In an interview alongside Joe Russo and screenwriter Steven McFeely with Empire, Anthony Russo explained, “ Endgame was the end, and it took a little time for us to begin to think about it as something other than an end.

Secret Wars, Marvel shifted to Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. They still focus on a multiversal war leading to a confrontation between the Avengers and a big villain, but Marvel delivered an incredible twist.

The Russo brothers, who will be directing Avengers Doomsday and Secret Wars, recently revealed in an interview that they would not return to Marvel Studios until they found the perfect story that they just "had to tell".