Anthony Russo is an American director and producer, known for his collaborations with his younger brother, Joe Russo, with whom he has a production company called AGBO.
For Disney, he co-directed (alongside Joe) the Marvel Studios films: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Doomsday (2026), and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). The duo also directed the mid-credits scenes of Ant-Man (2015) and Captain Marvel (2019).
Anthony, alongside Joe, will produce the upcoming live-action remake of Hercules, through AGBO, for Walt Disney Pictures.[1] They will also produce Superfudge alongside Disney Television Animation for Disney+.[2]
Trivia[]
- Anthony, alongside Joe, are the third MCU directors to work on a live-action remake of an animated Disney film, following Thor director Kenneth Branagh (who directed 2015's Cinderella), and Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau (who directed 2016's The Jungle Book and 2019's The Lion King).
- However, unlike Branagh and Favreau, the Russo brothers will work as producers only in Hercules.
- Anthony is a fan of 1997's Hercules.[3]