So, it brought back the Russo brothers to direct Avengers: Secret Wars and Doomsday alongside Robert Downey Jr. as a presumed alternate universe Doctor Doom.
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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.
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As it turns out, though, the Russo brothers didn’t come back right away, and speaking to Empire they alongside Avengers: Endgame (and other Russo brothers projects) screenwriters Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus explained what brought them back to the MCU.
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McFeely wasn’t on board even after Joe thought about how Secret Wars might work as an Avengers movie, with Joe explaining, “I remember calling Steve and said, ‘Hey, crazy idea.