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Thank you. This episode. This episode features directors Anthony and Joe Rousseau discussing the latest installment in the Marvel franchise, Avengers Endgame.

The film takes place directly after the events of the previous film, Avengers Infinity War,

and follows the superhero team and their allies as they assemble one final time

to undo Thanos' destruction and restore their devastated universe.

In addition to Avengers' Endgame and Avengers Infinity War,

the Russo Brothers' directorial credits include the feature films Captain America the Winter

Soldier, Captain America Civil War, You, Me and Dupree, Welcome to Collinwood, and Pieces,

the Movies for Television, The Council of Dads, and Courtroom K, the pilot for the series

Lucky, and the pilots and episodes of the series,

Community and Arrested Development.

Following a recent screening of the film at the Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles,

the Russo Brothers spoke with director Todd Holland about filming Avengers Endgame.

During their conversation, they discussed their love of subverting genre, the crucial task of balancing tone, and the unique opportunities for emotional payoff created by the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Please note that this is a spoiler-filled discussion. Thank you.

Hi, everybody.

Sitting through that on a Sunday.

A very nice Sunday.

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