Joe and Anthony Russo on 'Captain America: Civil War'

The Business

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Tv & Film

4.6 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2016

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Marvel's newest blockbuster has so many super-characters, it's no wonder it took two directors to handle all the action. Brothers Anthony and Joe Russo tell us how they went from directing quirky TV shows to big-budget superhero movies.

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0:36.9	We got a call from our agent one day that basically said,
0:40.1	oh, Marvel has a list of 10 filmmakers that they want to talk to
0:44.2	about the next Captain America movie, and you guys are on it.
0:47.8	Anthony Russo and his brother Joe had directing credits on TV shows,
0:51.8	including Arrested Development and community, when they were
0:55.2	recruited to make a leap into the big budget world of comic book movies.
1:00.0	Now they followed up Captain America Winter Soldier with another blockbuster, Captain
1:04.4	America Civil War.
1:05.8	They tell us how they went from making an indie film on a credit card to commanding an army
1:10.1	in the Marvel universe.
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1:41.2	A lot of anxiety on the campus of DreamWorks Animation. They have a really nice
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