Avengers: Doomsday Director On Working With An Incomplete Script
Joe and Anthony Russo said the film used on-set improvisation as Marvel retooled the project after dropping its Kang storyline.
- Directors Joe and Anthony Russo began production on 'Avengers: Doomsday' for Marvel Studios without a finalized screenplay, marking their return to the MCU as a tentpole release.
- Marvel Studios pivoted from 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty' after firing actor Jonathan Majors following his assault conviction, retooling the project around villain Doctor Doom, portrayed by Robert Downey Jr.
- In an interview with the Associated Press, Joe Russo described the pair as 'improvisation-based, rehearsal-based directors' who view the script as a 'living organism' evolving through actor contributions.
- Marvel involved screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers for rewrites, though 'Iron Man' similarly relied on improvisation without a fully-formed script before its release.
- DC Studios head James Gunn vowed last year to only start production on films with completed screenplays, stating he 'killed a project' because the script could not reach necessary standards.
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"Avengers: Doomsday" Directors Talk Improvising
Marvel Studios has become fairly infamous for shooting large-scale movies on the fly, the films often undergoing major rewrites on the set from day to day, some even going into production without a completed script. None are more emblematic of this than filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo and the pair aren’t afraid to admit it. […]
Avengers: Doomsday's Off-Script Approach Follows Original MCU Model (For Better or Worse)
Avengers: Doomsday is easily the most important movie for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, both in the fictional world and in our own. Within the MCU, Doomsday sees the arrival of Doctor Doom, who will surely use the incursions that threaten to wipe out the multiverse as a means to shore up more power. Within our […]
Russo Brothers admit shooting 'Avengers: Doomsday' with unfinished script: 'We like to see what the actors bring to the characters'
The Russo brothers are directing "Avengers: Doomsday" and its follow-up "Avengers: Secret Wars". They previously helmed "Arrested Development" and "Community" before their Marvel epics. "Doomsday" aims to reinvigorate the Marvel Cinematic Universe after recent box office challenges. Robert Downey Jr. returns as the villain Doctor Doom in the upcoming film. The directors are drawing inspiration from Western films for their new projects.
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