The Russo brothers have directed some very big movies for Marvel Studios and for Netflix, so they know the differences.
Joe and Anthony Russo are responsible for movies Marvel Studios What Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). But in addition, they will soon premiere on Netflix The invisible agent (The Gray Man) which has a brutal budget and a cast led by Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page Y Wagner Moura.
In a recent interview, the russo brothers They talked about the differences between Marvel Studios Y Netflix:
Joe Russo: “When we work with Marvel Studios, we travel the world for a decade. That allows you an understanding that goes beyond the Hollywood-centric point of view on how to create content. We are delivery agnostic. Did you know? could make everyone happy if Netflix starts doing 45-day theatrical releases and they have their giant digital distribution platform. Everybody wins. It feels like where it’s going.”
Anthony Russo: “We designed AGBO, our own film studio, to be completely independent so that as things evolve and change, we can take any project anywhere, anytime. We do not invest in any of those models.”
Joe Russo: “I don’t think Netflix has money problems. They still make billions of dollars. By the way, it’s good that a company that was flush with cash during the tech-spec boom is now being challenged to reconsider its model. And at some point, they have to start moving into what we’re doing: larger IP that can be turned into games and merch to generate ancillary income and build legacy wealth. That’s taking a page out of the Disney book he’s done with Marvel.”
Joe Russo: “But I also think that Disney has become very conservative. After Bob Iger’s departure, they seem to be in IP management mode. You’ll get everything you can handle about Star Wars and Marvel Studios for the next decade. They are all changing. Is it either a conservative approach reinforced by their traditional studios or is it forcing a tech company like Netflix to rethink their entire model.”
Anthony Russo: “There is so much content spread across so many creators and providers that it almost doesn’t matter. If part of the model weakens, there are other parts of the model that are ready and waiting to benefit.”
The invisible agent (The Gray Man) will premiere in Netflix on July 22, 2022. While the entire Marvel Studios Cinematic Universe Is available in Disney Plus.