Anthony Russo: biography, interesting facts and best films of the director

Director Anthony Russo is best known for films based on Marvel Comics, including his work on the film "Avengers: The Finale"which became one of the highest-grossing films in human history (box office receipts were $2,797,501,328). The film held the top spot in box office earnings until the re-release of James Cameron's Avatar in 2021 in China.

Russo also directed the previous film from the story of the adventures of superheroes called "Avengers: Infinity War". This film also performed well at the global box office, collecting $2,048,359,754.
In addition to the two undisputed hits, the director is remembered by comic book fans for his work on the films "First Avenger: Another War" and "First Avenger: The Confrontation".

Filmography and life of the director

Anthony Russo's life, career and destiny are inextricably linked to his brother Joe Russo.
Both originally lived in Cleveland, Ohio. In their early years, they managed to attend Benedictine High School. They turned to filmmaking later when they were already graduates of Case University. The brothers started by working on the film "Pieces", the money for which they got the money with the help of using a few credit cards.

With their debut feature, the brothers participated in a film festival where they were noticed by Steven Soderbergh. He approached the duo with an offer to help them as a producer on their next film. He also wanted to be a part of the project George Clooney. The second film in the brothers' career was a crime comedy called . "Welcome to Collinwood."starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell and Clooney himself.

An executive producer at FX liked the duo's new work and decided to hire them to produce the pilot episode of Lucky. Ron Howard loved the series and helped the Russo brothers get a job at the on Foxwhere they went to work on another pilot of the TV show Slow Motion. In the end, they won an Emmy Award for directing the episode.

Despite working in television, the brothers have not given up trying to make films for distribution. In 2006, they took part in the work on the comedy film "Him, me and his friends.". The brothers have also produced several seasons of the television series Community and Happy Endings.

Marvel Projects

In the summer of 2013, a film based on the comic books "First Avenger: Another War" was completed, where the brothers participated as directors. It was a project Marvel StudiosThe film was released in the spring of 2014.
According to the brothers, despite their participation in world-class projects, they themselves are most fond of such sitcoms as "MASH", "Taxi" and "Fun Company". The Russo family has younger sister Angela Russo-Ostot. She is also involved in film as a writer and producer, working in television with the series "V" and "Trust Me".

In the winter of 2014, the Russo brothers returned to work on the Captain America superhero films, with a new film titled "First Avenger: Confrontation.". The work was successfully completed, with the film hitting theatres in spring 2016.

Creative duo Russo is extremely successful, but despite the profits from superhero films, the brothers are also interested in third-party projects. For example, in May 2014, they were appointed directors and screenwriters of the film "The Grey Man".

In the future, the directors were engaged in both sequels of the story about the heroes of the Marvel universe, and regular films. Series for television, the brothers also do not bypass. They have repeatedly tried themselves as writers, directors and producers.

The director's best work

The Avengers: Infinity War.

Starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and others.

Before the viewer is a fantastic story of an antagonist attacking with a villainous plan of universal scale: Thanos is in full force, he attacks and rushes to triumph. It is a prequel of sorts to the film's concluding long narrative.

https://youtu.be/UsnDPok1ZOU

The Avengers: The Final Destination

Starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson.

A continuation of the story of Earth's heroes trying to save the universe from mass execution. Iron Man, Thor and others try to outplay Thanos. The epochal conclusion to the superhero franchise. The most successful film in the Marvel universe in every way except audience and critic ratings.

https://youtu.be/gbcVZgO4n4E

The film "First Avenger: The Confrontation."

Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen and others. The Avengers are split because of the conflict between Captain America and Iron Man: both are looking for a way to secure the Earth, but their views on solving the problem are opposite. A spectacular action film by the Russo brothers.

https://youtu.be/GP_rAOXmm3Q

The film "First Avenger: Another War."

Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson.

Captain America and Black Widow versus the Hydra terrorists. Scarlett Johansson stars in the sequel to Steve Rogers' story, the second standalone film about the adventures of Captain America.

https://youtu.be/aWNnNmo_olc

The Community series

Starring Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Donald Glover.

Adult misfits go to college and try not to lose their minds. An endlessly funny and inventive sitcom. The series has high viewer ratings.

The series "Developmental Delay"

Starring Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett and Michael Cera.

This is the story of a son's struggle for the survival of his family. The once rich family is on the brink of poverty, the father is lost in himself and goes to prison, and everyone else does not know how to live their lives.

Interesting facts about the director

• Several times Anthony Russo appeared in the frame as an actor. Unlike his brother Joe, he did it very rarely, such cases were two: it was participation in the mini-series "Avengers: Infinity War" in the role of himself, and voicing a character in the series "The Simpsons".
• Anthony is the eldest of the Russo brothers: Joe is one year younger than him.
• If we look at all of Anthony's film activity, we find that he has appeared most often as a producer (39 times), less often as a director (24 times) and even more rarely as a screenwriter (eight times).