The Russo Brothers Open Up on the 'Spider-Man' Breakup between Sony & Marvel

The Sony & Marvel breakup of SpiderMan leaving the Marvel universe continues to baffle many and still is one of the talking-points across. One may wonder what do the Russo Brothers have to say on this. Joe and Anthony Russo are the ones responsible for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, where the latter has now become the highest-grossing film of all time.

“We don’t know how things are playing out on an inside level,” said Anthony Russo. “We fought hard to bring Spider-Man into the MCU, but it was always a complicated marriage. We’re thrilled that we got to introduce a new version of Spider-Man to the world and we’re grateful for the time we had with the character. In terms of how it moves forward, we can’t comment beyond saying it’s complicated.”

On the fact that they needed to tell the story of Mosul, a jittery, intense thriller about an elite group of Iraqi soldiers facing off against ISIS in a bombed-out city. There’s little about the film, which relies on a cast of unknown actors, all of whom speak only Arabic, that screams blockbuster.

We know it’s unconventional,” said Anthony Russo, who, along with his brother Joe Russo, produced “Mosul” through their company AGBO. “But we hope that the global cinema market is open to new ideas and excited by new ideas.

“Joe and I want to use the capital we’ve built up to help films like this find an audience and get made,” he added.