'This Is Starting over From Scratch': Russo Bros Say 'Avengers: Doomsday' Will Take Things Back to 'Phase Zero'
Joe Russo said the film will start over from scratch and avoid leaning on past MCU continuity, even as it brings back Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
- Co-Directors Joe Russo and Anthony return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Avengers: Doomsday, claiming the project takes the MCU "back to phase zero" and represents "starting over from scratch."
- Set for December release, the film features Robert Downey as antagonist Doctor Doom. Joe Russo emphasized the production "isn't leaning on anything from the past," signaling a deliberate creative reset.
- The 54-year-old filmmaker revealed that his Italian family background influenced directing an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Paul Rudd, Florence Pugh, and Vanessa Kirby using "subtle POV shifts" for multiple characters.
- Speaking at SXSW London, Joe Russo told fans to expect "some shifting and changing" with Doomsday, echoing Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige's earlier vision for a creative "reset" anchored in Secret Wars.
- The Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently in Phase Six, a categorization planned out up to 2027 that began last year with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, designed to round out prior stories.
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Anthony and Joe Russo reveal that Avengers: Doomsday takes Marvel Cinematic Universe 'back to phase zero'
Directorial siblings Anthony and Joe Russo have teased how Avengers: Doomsday sees events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) "starting over from scratch".
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AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Will Completely Reset The MCU as the Russos Call It “Phase Zero” - "This is Starting Over From Scratch"
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