Biography, interesting facts and best works of legendary director Joe Russo
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The specialist became famous for his work on films based on Marvel comics, and this is what it is primarily about "Avengers: The Final Destination". The picture became one of the most commercially successful films in the history of the industry (collections of about $2,800,000,000). The film led in box office earnings before the popular James Cameron film was re-released in China "Avatar".
Joe Russo's first projects
In addition to shooting the final films in the Avengers story, the director is known to comic book fans for his participation in the production of the films "First Avenger: Another War" and "First Avenger: Confrontation.". All key events in the life of Joe Russo have a connection with the life of his brother Anthony Russo, this refers to a career in cinema in the first place. By origin, the brothers are Americans, they lived in a town in the state of Ohio, namely in Cleveland. Together they received their secondary education at Benedictine School.
The brothers began making films later in life after graduating from Case University. The Russo's debut film "Pieces"which was financed by credit card transactions. With their first film, the brothers decided to participate in a film festival, where they were noticed by Steven Soderbergh. He offered the young professionals help in producing the next work. In addition, the production expressed a desire to participate in the production of George Clooney. The second film in Russo's track record was a crime comedy "Welcome to Collinwood" - starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell and Clooney himself.
The FX channel's executive producer watched Russo's second film, after which he decided to pick them with the goal of filming a pilot episode of Lucky for television.. Ron Howard liked the material, in connection with which he tried to get the Russo brothers a job at the Fox channel, where they embarked on another pilot of the series "Slow Motion." As a result, they were recognised for directing the episode with an award "Emmy."
For all their success in television, the brothers were still interested in making films for cinemas. In 2006, they worked on with the comedy "Him and Me and His Friends.". The brothers also acted as producers on several seasons of the series "Community" and "Happy Endings."
Working on the Avengers
In 2013, filming of a full metre based on stories from the comic books was completed "First Avenger: Another War", where the brothers were responsible for directing. Marvel Studios was responsible for the project, and the film hit theatres in the first half of 2014. Russo said that, even with the participation in projects of huge scale, they themselves are most inspired by sitcoms like MASH, Taxi and Fun Company.. The brothers have a sister in the family, Angela Russo-Ostot, who is also involved in film production as a writer and producer - she makes series for television "V" и "Trust me."
In the first half of 2014, the Russo brothers decided to prove themselves again with the production of a superhero film "Captain America, the new film is titled "First Avenger: Confrontation." Сfilming and post-production were successfully completed, with the blockbuster hitting cinemas in the second quarter of 2016. As is clear from their most high-profile releases, the Russo brothers are extremely successful in their business, but even with their earnings from films based on comic books, the brothers continue to work tirelessly. In particular, they are engaged in quite distracting projects. For example, in the second quarter of 2014, they were set to direct and write the film "The Grey Man."
Interesting facts about the director
- On several occasions, Anthony Russo's older brother Anthony Russo participated in projects as an actor. Unlike his brother Joe, he did it quite rarely. Joe himself was in the frame 6 times and once did the voice of a character.
- Joe is the youngest of the Russo brothers, Anthony is 1 year older than him.
- If we look at all of Joe's activities in film production, we find that he has appeared most often as a producer (40 times), less often as a director (26 times), and even more rarely as a screenwriter (9 times).
The director's best work
In general, directors have taken on both sequels to stories about characters from the Marvel universe, as well as regular films. Russo series are also being taken into production. Throughout their time in the industry, the brothers have managed to try their hand as writers, directors and producers.
The Avengers: Infinity War.
Starring "Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Mark Ruffalo, Chadwick Boseman, Robert Downey Jr, Zoe Saldana". This is a sci-fi film about an attack by the antagonist Thanos, who wants to secure the universe and save it from extinction by harsh measures. This is the first of two final films bringing together the stories of many of Marvel's heroes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsnDPok1ZOU&t=1s
The Avengers: The Final Destination
Starring "Robert Downey Jr, Karen Gillan, Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Chris Hemsworth, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner". The story follows the surviving Marvel heroes as they search for a way to repair the damage from Thanos' attack and prevent a universal catastrophe. An epochal confrontation between the characters against a sophisticated antagonist, the final film in the series. It is the most successful superhero film by all measures, excluding audience and critic scores.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbcVZgO4n4E&t=1s
The film "First Avenger: The Confrontation."
Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson. In the commonwealth of Marvel heroes strife and infighting over Captain America and Iron Man's disagreement over the safety of the heroes and the protection of the planet. A major blockbuster by the Russo brothers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaEH4AgPb2A
Film "First Avenger: Another War."
Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson. Continuation of the story of Captain America, this time he is looking for himself in our time, and the heroine Black Widow helps him to declassify and escape from terrorists of a secret organisation. Scarlett Johansson starred in the sequel to Steve Rogers' story. This is the second standalone film about the adventures of Captain America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWNnNmo_olc&t=1s
The Community series
Starring "Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Donald Glover." This is a story about adults who decided to go back to college. They will have to get into the world of students and not go crazy. The series is very much liked by the audience.
The series "Developmental Delay"
Starring "Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett and Michael Cera." This is the story of a wealthy family that has lost everything. While the father is behind bars, plunging into an existential crisis, his son is trying to fix the family business and teach his relatives to live within their means.