Joe and Anthony Russo have tackled massive films during their careers, but the two upcoming superhero movies they’re about to helm could be their biggest undertaking yet. The sibling filmmakers are reuniting with Marvel Studios to direct the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars.

After a few years of hits and misses, the MCU seems to be reaching a critical point with the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, with directors the Russo brothers calling them "a new beginning" for the franchise.

On the heels of ‘The Electric State,’ the two reveal that time they gave the studio back its fee, the “bad luck” actor they fought to cast and why the era of big-budget streaming features won’t be a “healthy part of the business” going forward.

If you want to know why blockbuster movies don't win awards like Oscars, Avengers: Endgame director Joe Russo blames former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein. Russo recently spoke to The Sunday Times, Russo explained his reasoning. The Electric State co-director believes Weinstein was behind the vilification of blockbusters.

The director claims that before the 1990s, blockbuster movies were more regularly recognized by major awards bodies.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Joe Russo, one-half of the sibling powerhouse producing/directing team known as the Russo Brothers, posited that today’s blockbuster versus indie discourse is in large part to Harvey Weinstein’s Oscars campaign playbook.