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.
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.
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.
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.