Endgame Directors Officially Returning For Avengers 5 & 6
Summary
- Avengers 5 & Avengers: Secret Wars will mark the return of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Phase 6.
- Directors Anthony and Joe Russo are set to helm the major Phase 6 movies for Marvel Studios.
- The Russo brothers were reported to be in early talks a few weeks ago.
The Avengers 5 and Avengers: Secret Wars directors have been set as Marvel Studios give a major update on the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. It has been half a decade since the MCU timeline had an Avengers movie, as The Multiverse Saga has been focusing on fleshing out established heroes in the franchise while also adding new faces. However, as The Multiverse Saga is building towards Phase 6, Avengers 5 and Avengers: Secret Wars will finally put bigger focuses again on the beloved team.
After being absent from last year's event, Marvel Studios took the Hall H stage at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, featuring Kevin Feige and multiple MCU talent. Following multiple reports about who may helm Avengers 5 and Avengers: Secret Wars, the directors have now been set for the major Phase 6 movies, as Anthony and Joe Russo are officially returning to the MCU to direct them.
Avengers 5 Avengers 5 will bring Earth's Mightiest Heroes together for the first time in the Infinity Saga. Not having appeared since Avengers: Endgame in the MCU Phase 3, the wide range of heroes must find a way to come together to defend Earth once more.
Avengers: Secret Wars Avengers: Secret Wars is the sixth Avengers film and takes place during phase six of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. The film will see several heroes from the prior phases return and battle against a cosmic threat to rival Thanos, and borrows elements of the Marvel Comics event of the same name.
Upcoming Marvel Movies
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26, 2024
Captain America: Brave New World
February 14, 2025
Thunderbolts*
May 2, 2025
The Fantastic Four
July 25, 2025
Blade
November 7, 2025
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
May 1, 2026
Avengers: Secret Wars
May 7, 2027
Source: Marvel Studios