Avengers: Infinity War Directors Anthony and Joe Russo Talk Spoilers (Full Interview)

ET sits down with the directors of 'Avengers: Infinity War,' available now on digital and on Blu-ray Aug. 14.

[@Quantum314]

Their answer to the Star Lord question was so good.

[@screencrawler1968]

Reg Gonzalez I agree. I was thinking similar stuff when the film came out. Starlord has been through some seriously bad times and his emotional response was totally believable to me.

[@koek1122]

and he is the most human one...

[@MegaGeNeRaLEE]

This interview needs to be 30 minuets longer. I love hearing these guys talk about their work, their so passionate about these characters and these movies.

[@fotisvor2207]

you can listen to the director's commentary on the blu ray

[@brandonpost02]

These guys are probably one of the best directors in the world these days

[@screencrawler1968]

SUPER VIP I agree! They are awesome!

[@obsidian4005]

Super VIP, the Russo's are definitely two of the best directors in the biz. They understand the characters at there core and put them in the proper scenarios for the best story telling possible.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

obsidian What they really specialize in is finding vulnerability in their characters. Think of every MCU film they've directed and you'll see that no one comes off as being untouchable by their opponents. Every one of them has a psychological or emotional flaw that enemies can and do exploit.

[@dim9907]

two

[@Djhiphop1000000000]

SUPER VIP um no Scorsese, Tarantino, and coen brothers are far above them.

[@nelsonlacayo5024]

1918: we have the wright brothers. 2018: we have the Russo brothers.

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

Nelson Lacayo HOLY SHIT THAT IS MINDBLOWING!!! GIVE THIS MAN LIKE LIKES LIKE NOOOOOOW!😂😂😂👍

[@aaronlevine6498]

BLAQ JOKER Look...a butthurt Snyderturd crying again..

[@obsidian4005]

They made the right choice not having Cap's big entrance in Wakanda. That would not have fit the scenario, using Thor however was the perfect choice for that moment.

[@Blackwinglb58]

obsidian But you don't know if the scenario was different at that point in time.

[@anouar3194]

MidnightWingz cap isn't powerfull to make that such a important impactfull entrance like Thor did, his entrance by the train station was good enough for him, to give hope when his teammates are down, while Thor litterlay saved everyone in wakanda until the end.

[@Blackwinglb58]

obsidian I feel that it wouldn't have been a display of power from Cap. I feel that his entrance would have lead to another one of those Avengers 1 moments As in, Cap's leadership skills would have came to play. Imagine him showing up and leading the entire population of Wakandan Warriors plus the superheroes in the same way he lead the Original 6 Avengers in the first film. However it would have been more epic do to the severity of the situation. But I do agree that the Thor entrance was much more impactful.

[@obsidian4005]

MidnightWingz I love Cap and that would have been cool but Thor using the bifrost, while storm breaker takes out some enemies, then summoning thunder to clear the battle field as everyone looks on was such hype inducing moment. I don't think Cap could have created a moment too that level given the situation at that time in the battle.

[@nyashamuronzi617]

Cap's entrance wouldn't have been as epic as Thor's because that entrance had the black order be like "oh shit" while the avengers were like "oh yeah" i doubt the same would have been said if it was captain America and that scene showed how powerful thor is unlike the previous avengers movie in they mostly focused on ironman cap and hulk

[@tobiasoo]

Thanos isn't Ronan the Accuser, he doesn't just stand there and watch the hero defeat him

[@vamsiB13]

Thank god they stick with Thor for the epic entrance.

[@transformerdude4251]

vamsiB13 For real. There is nothing Cap can do that could make people lose their shit like Thor did when he arrived.

[@TraX_EZ]

imagine royale rumble first cap showing up, then thor XD i would love to see that

[@vamsiB13]

Movie and Game reviews True

[@kingsley2837]

Russo Brothers > Joss Whedon

[@pantswithoutdirections]

We owe so much to Thor Ragnarok it made us all love Thor so much more and gave this moment some real weight.

[@TJSaw]

Avengers: Infinity War. A movie so epic it needed two masterful directors to make it.

[@sexyhobo2698]

Name me one good movie made by them not in the MCU?

[@dostap7748]

Well they have only directed 6 films together and 4 of them are in the MCU

[@liviogrimaldi8628]

This guys are overrated

[@iammayyz]

@@sexyhobo2698 welcome to collinwood

[@NiightDJ]

They've both directed every movie...

[@nyashamuronzi617]

Spider-Man disappearing was that most painful moment for me because he is my favourite hero in marvel

[@Nobody-fb7ni]

Feel bad for them on Star-Lord. Pretty self explanatory - he’s a flawed human character. And there’s all this hate for him because some people just can’t grasp that characters have to make mistakes every now and then.

[@cbabb15]

cosgrove360 This really bothered me too. I love how people criticize his decision making, yet 90% of them would have done the same thing if they were in his shoes. Humans react emotionally, instinctively, and some times that has negative consequences.

[@Nobody-fb7ni]

Cameron Babb yeah exactly. That a storyteller has to even explain this is just annoying. What Joe Russo said on it was pretty savage though lol.

[@dougjones1667]

Cameron Babb completely disagree on most people making that choice. I reckon it would be closer to 50%. Regardless of it though, the writers of the film stated in a 50 minute interview that it didn’t matter anyway because even if they had got the gauntlet off, Thanos would have beat their asses and taken it back, which is scary considering how many heroes were there at the time lol

[@jflanagan9696]

Doug Jones With the gauntlet they had him immobilized. Without the gauntlet, he somehow gets more powerful? This sounds like lazy excuse making on part of the directors and writers. It seems like Quills reaction was put in there specifically to mess up the attempt and draw the movie out. Gauntlet comes off, Strange whips it through a portal halfway across the world, or universe. At the very least, they bought themselves time to figure out how to deal with the threat, if not reverse engineer the gauntlet to work for them. I personally would have waited through the heartbreak until the gauntlet was gone, and then work as a team to either imprison or destroy him. They were doing a decent job of fighting him WITH the gauntlet, and ruining the attempts of the rest of the team would accomplish nothing. Some people are incapable of thinking with their head, and not their heart. His decision was made during a time of emotional confusion, and only wound up helping Thanos and hurting the attempts of his teammates to take the gauntlet from Thanos.

[@MonkeyDLuffy-nl4cv]

Jousty Birdington Your last paragraph literally explains his decision. I find it rich that you think you could've kept a level head in that situation. My problem wasn't with Quill's reaction but that no one tried to stop him.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

These Brothers know what they are doing. And, according to them, Avengers 4 is even BETTER than Infinity War! Can We all take it?

[@RedfurredPikachu]

hehe we'll see of course, but their confidence certainly get's me excited.

[@john50beach18]

Cap had Thor's entrance? How the hell would that work? His shield deflecting off 10 aliens?

[@malikrameez2650]

Yep only thor can do. they had different plans like saving vision from Corvus Glave

[@nyashamuronzi617]

I am glad Thor had that entrance not only is it my favourite scene it also made Thor the tough guy he really is..there because in the other 2 avengers movies he was under used

[@pantswithoutdirections]

Thanks for completing and for the most part delivering on one of the most difficult and largest scale cinematic projects in history. What you guys pulled off was a marvel (no pun intended) of storytelling.

[@qcrew2938]

Im still amazed at how great this movie turned out

[@popskies]

That's why they are called The Avengers, they lose at first but in the end they will always avenge to who always responsible for all of those losses.

[@leelanzini]

If they want to direct Avengers 5 & 6 or any other upcoming MCU films I'm down! And I know a lot of other people will support them as directors!

[@obsidian4005]

Lee Lanzini, I agree give them whatever they want they have earned it.

[@livyy22]

is there gonna be avengers 5 and 6?

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

liv It better be. Knowing The 1st Family & The X-men will be in The MCU soon.

[@Adam-nb6im]

There'll definitely be more Avengers movies in the future. But naturally it'll be a revolving cast. Avengers 5 probably won't feature any of the cast from Avengers 1...

[@leelanzini]

liv - Avengers 5 has been confirmed by Disney's CEO. (Don't expect to see some of the original six Avengers though)

[@harrishkrishna5086]

Hear me and rejoice!

[@sheetalprakash9827]

harrish krishna You have had the privilege of being saved by the great Titan.

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

You may think this is suffering. No... it is salvation. The universal scales tip toward balance because of your sacrifice. Smile...[Asgardian gets stabbed and dies] for even in death, you have become children of Thanos😀😀😀👍

[@syedsahilali2625]

I am sorry Earth is closed today.. U better pack it up & get outta here..

[@thegrammarpolice69]

I'm listening...

[@johnboko7110]

@@syedsahilali2625 Stonekeeper....does this chattering animal speak for you ?

[@divyap66]

So many intelligent questions. I liked the interview. I could watch two more hours of this. The Russo's are very compelling when they speak!

[@bebaaliciacreations]

Great interview, thanks Ash, thanks for share with me 🤗

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

LOOOOL! I guess Mrs. Crossnan turned to *_Ash_* when the interview was over [OH SNAP]

[@LuxBellator92]

This was a great interview. I loved how light and easy it felt but that it also revealed some really great insight into Anthony and Joe's directorial process. Great work to the interviewer!

[@screencrawler1968]

Great interview, great directors and fantastic movie! Can't wait to see how Avengers 4 plays out! Cap and Tony's true time to shine together is coming!

[@reculture]

I always enjoy their interviews, they are quite humble for guys who did such stellar work and made most successful movie in history. It's obvious that they're huge fans of the source material and great caretakers for those characters, it emanates throughout every interview. No wonder they earned their utmost respect from us, the fans. Good interview!

[@bebaaliciacreations]

Anthony & Joe Russo ❤❤👏👏👍👍

[@kingsley2837]

BEBA Pagan Imagine infinity war directed by Joss Whedon LOL

[@khonshu456]

Street Fighter that would suck..look what he did To Justice League

[@garrettk7166]

Emcy Osias part of the Justice League failure was because of Zach. Let's not put all of the blame on Joss

[@kingsley2837]

Hybby z It wasn’t zachs fault either. His daughter had committed suicide and he left the production to look after his family

[@khonshu456]

Hybby z zach Did All The Great Things For The Dc Universe Because He Created It ..joss Come And Then Do his Own Telling And Make It feel Like An Marvel Movie Marvel + Dc =Sucks

[@alejandrovazquez8363]

the genius brothers!

[@weirdcritter]

What's with the annoying background music? 🙄

[@riverpinkston8884]

Once marvel slows down a bit I’d be really excited to see what these two decide to direct next

[@DjTomcat14]

Love those guys! Good interview

[@Jamie_Winsh]

It's emotion that makes these heroes still human at heart

[@jaffawaffa22]

I gotta say I like that idea of the Avengers divided and Cap getting that heroes entrance. It is less screen time but it sounds like the screen time would have more quality. I love Cap, Winter Soldier is my favourite Marvel movie, but there's no denying he just kinda stands around and waits until Thanos attacks Wakanda.

[@nyashamuronzi617]

Ryan but admit the Thor entrance was epic

[@jaffawaffa22]

Goosebumps mate

[@garrettk7166]

Ryan I think it was fair to give Thor the chance to shine. Especially given the fact that he just got a major upgrade in Ragnarok, plus his new hammer, and you see him as the first one engaging with Thanos at the beginning of the movie. And after how unimpressively he was handled in previous Avengers movies, I liked seeing him teleport in Style and kick some ass

[@youfuckingmomo1632]

he’ll get his shine in avengers 4. I think in infinity war they wanted to make sure the large audience would begin to like characters like the gaurdians, spidey, and strange because they are the future of the mcu.

[@Doomfruit]

Thank you guys and gals!

[@stephenmeinhold5452]

i have to thank the directors, the whole movie and the way the charicters are used the action to diolog ratio all done so tightly thats it was engageing from start to finnish and i never felt overwhelmed. the best avengers movie so far for me due to its emotoinal envolvement more credable responses and some of the best action i have seen. after the second one they should do star wars as they could bring it back from the dead and breath new life into it.

[@mrcrock2095]

Great interview!

[@nay-gd6ct]

great interview!

[@budstermcgreen6360]

These feller's made a pretty good flic! Hope the next one continues this masterfully done film! ✌

[@christophertorres7986]

Great movie 😎😎

[@bebaaliciacreations]

AVENGERS INFINITY WAR 👍💪👆👏👏👏👏❤

[@alisa-bg1wr]

Excuse me - what about LOKI??!! He deserved more time and I hope we'll see him back in A4! I wish they talked about that!

[@tyfenrir]

alisa alferova He'll be back. He didn't really die. Tom Hiddleston said he's returning for filming scenes in A4.

[@aaronlopez9909]

And how do you know he's coming back

[@KenM-ic9bj]

Some of the best directors in the world right there. Perfectly balanced the comedy aspects, but still kept the deep serious plots of the story, I wish they could direct so many more the MCU movies and honestly direct some of the DCEU movies as well lol they need help at DC.

[@SuperheroMovieMusic]

Ash is a great interviewer!

[@Fog37]

I LOVE THE RUSSO BROS!!! ♥

[@benv7933]

I am SOO excited for Avengers 4!!!!!!!!!

[@theinternetisconfusing5438]

wow this interview was...compelling

[@Mike-hj7gg]

this movie.... blew my FUCKING mind... ive been waiting for this pretty much all my life, and i was happy just seeing the first avengers movie but this... this was truly some next level shit.. seeing spidey die in tonys arms literally made me wanna vomit i was so sad.. this is storytelling on a whole different level.. my deepest respects go out to all the people who worked on this epic.

[@RajBauer]

The ESB loss of arm thing was a phase two thing due to Feige associating phase two as the middle chapter of this 3 phase storytelling and being a huge SW fan. It was not a phase 3 continuation at all, this interviewer is clearly a casual fan.

[@amukherjee4863]

Breaking! Marvel Studios is looking to release Captain Marvel teaser-trailer in September 😍

[@harryhicks1142]

The only worry I have is how the hell to they top infinity war in avengers 4, like the bar is so high right now.

[@prin-ssalana5292]

Harry Hicks russo's said that Avengers 4 is their best work so far, The masterpiece will top another masterpiece I trust them.

[@harryhicks1142]

arashdeep singh I hope they are right 🙏🏻

[@RedfurredPikachu]

These two have proven they know what their doing so I'm not worried. Whether it's better than infinity war or not I'm confident it'll be good.

[@Djhiphop1000000000]

arashdeep singh um no because it’s going to be a cheesy where Thanos loses while having all 6 infinity stones which is bullshit. He better win and put it back like in the comics.

[@TritaniumYT]

You know they did a great job when you start asking whether the villain is actually the hero

[@EnriqueDeloSantos603]

It be a dream come true if these guys can direct a stand-alone spidey film

[@budstermcgreen6360]

The cloak of levitation gave the best performance......it's funny to watch it interact with Stark and Spiderman..the blanket of death and a loyal piece of outer wear! ✌

[@ZGMFXGN0042]

Why Gamora

[@NabilMyron]

ZGMFXGN0042 i do you one better ! who is Gamora?

[@tslehman]

1:03 “Find the right balance” sounds a lot like Thanos

[@zach6367]

My god the dance music in the background makes me want to stick a pencil in my ears.

[@koek1122]

its hard to imagine that cap could make an entrance similar to thor, because thor switched the odds back to the good side. cap wouldnt have been able to do that..

[@aasiefpillay]

Best movie in a long time. My only critique - proxima midnight looked too CGI

[@adharshavenger8237]

Aasief Pillay true But everyone else looked great Especially Cull Obisdan and Ebony Maw

[@godzillaconspiracytheory2331]

I thought Corvus looked worse

[@themadtitan7603]

Aasief Pillay Where would you rank it in comicbook movies

[@themadtitan7603]

Aasief Pillay I thought she looked great.

[@lolkenen6249]

They looked loke they were from a game cut scene

[@thaIllYankee]

I only saw I-War once when in theaters b/c I couldn't bear to see Black Panther, Spider-Man & Nick Fury get Snaptureized = The Russo Bros are Geniuses #MakeMineMarvel

[@hakiboo]

please no more annoying music in the background. it adds nothing to the interview and is downright distracting. otherwise good interview for the parts i could actually understand

[@HARLEMHEFNER]

My only problem is that captain marvel and avengers 4 dates should have been spaced more. It's even talks avengers 4 release date changing to April again. We might not get an avengers trailer until January I know marvel is going to want to shift the focus on captain marvel.so the avengers 4 trailer will be captain marvel heavy

[@LP3Customs]

It's Ash from Jedi council

[@hoe-teendelvalle4626]

How do you watch audio commentary??

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

Anti Youth Watch the Digital or the Blu-ray release

[@asvyas11]

As I watched the movie again this time I realised how much editing and crisp story telling has gone in place and it's insane. Thanos appears as protagonist 3rd time onwards. Russos are real wizards of story telling, no doubt about it but secretly they seem to be from Hydra. They crushed S.H.E.I.L.D. in Winter soldier, tore apart Avengers in Civil War and now they killed half of the Universe in Infinity War. Hail Hydra 😄

[@willynilly91]

I'm glad that they brought up how Thor messed up too. Everybody gets on Starlord's case, but nobody ever calls out Thor for taking his sweet time killing Thanos, even though he still had the Infinity Gauntlet on.

[@thorkagemob1297]

How do I watch it with the commentary?

[@ryan9877]

It's in the DVD I think

[@RonanThomas]

Who was Kenneth Branagh in Infinity War??

[@budstermcgreen6360]

Ronan Morgan ..they used his voice in the very beginning. The distress call from the Asgardian ship. ✌

[@NOOBGaming-kf9il]

I love infinity war movie explain Amanzing ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😉😉😉👍👍👍

[@jhandle900]

You WATCHED the audio commentary hmm?

[@petaiaseiuli5571]

#BeastDirectors💪

[@carlos10571]

Okoye at the Hilltop battle lol

[@musman9015]

Where I can find that audio commentary of directors for infinity war

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

The Movies Channel Digital 4K or Blu-ray

[@musman9015]

iKEVIN* *FEIGE P.G.A. * I can't buy that because I am living outside of America ( I am from Pakistan from south Asia

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

The Movies Channel If you see someone with an Infinity War Blu-ray disc & *THEIR SLEEP...* You know what to do.

[@itsthebats]

Peter Quill is still my favorite MCU character beside Thor, Strange, and Spidey. (SPIDER-MAN MY NUMBER ONE) anyways I don’t really mind what Star Lord did because it was all a part of Stranges plan. The minute Thanos arrived to his home planet Titan, Strange already knew what was going to take place. Just be happy they didn’t kill Cap like the comics did during this war of balance.

[@NOOBGaming-kf9il]

I called you Ravan 👍👍👍

[@simiankleurde1544]

They don't look like brothers

[@alexcosta2614]

Yeah they do. If you picture them as Mario and Luigi.

[@EdK-Music]

Stelio Macumbe Now I can’t get that image out of my head. Thanks xD

[@NabilMyron]

Stelio Macumbe they shaved their mustaches... I can't unsee it now

[@pinkie215]

Balance shmalance give me a 5 hour movie I’ll bring a meal and a snack!

[@sexyhobo2698]

Can someone please tell me any good movies made by these two that aren't in the MCU?

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

- *Welcome to Collinwood* And - *You, Me and Dupree* (with Owen Wilson & Seth Rogen)

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

Tbh with you. The Russo Bros were well known for TV Shows before going on the big budget films such as this. You might catch their names popping up on a random *Arrested Development* episode tho.

[@shakenbake228]

Ash is the best

[@IamZedX]

Should of left entrance for wakanda... small party anyway might as well be an impact

[@MrMike11233]

Russo Brothers *And* Ash Crossan, all in one video? Damned right this video gets a thumbs up! #PorgLife

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

There’s Ant Man and the wasp spoilers to don’t click if you haven’t seen it!!!!!

[@dmar3651]

For people bitching about Star Lord. His motivation was great.

[@RonyH7]

Ash is the best.

[@myvampireromance17]

Just give me my Loki back!!💔💔💔amazing film minus first ten minutes

[@kxngmars6527]

Should've just called Squirrel Girl, Thanos doesn't stand a chance.

[@gdroff]

Thanos was sympathetic..

[@Jamie_Winsh]

When the Russo's decide they have the right balance of cast and characters: 'perfectly balanced, as all things should be'

[@melaniesmith5380]

Why did you make everyone die

[@CaptDeadpool32]

The groot losing his arm wasn't for the empires strikes back. That was for phase 2, not 3

[@nyashamuronzi617]

Excelsior32 it was actually groot and cull obasdain

[@CaptDeadpool32]

Nyasha Muronzi yeah my point wasn't that groot was the only one to lose an arm... How about actually read the comment

[@nyashamuronzi617]

Excelsior32 actually wasn't saying that's what you meant i was just saying both were references to Empires Strikes back

[@nyashamuronzi617]

relax on the hostility bro i am not looking for any fight or argument

[@CaptDeadpool32]

Nyasha Muronzi well you need to check your wording then because the way you've wrote it sounds like you're trying to correct me. Still though, still a bit strange you'd say that specifically in response to my comment

[@kangaroo3708]

Cap would have been like Luke I. Force awakens

[@chargandz3012]

"hot daddy thanos"

[@IamZedX]

How would cap have epic entrance though... he'd get destroyed immediately

[@Blackwinglb58]

Zed obsidian I feel that it wouldn't have been a display of power from Cap. I feel that his entrance would have lead to another one of those Avengers 1 moments As in, Cap's leadership skills would have came to play. Imagine him showing up and leading the entire population of Wakandan Warriors plus the superheroes in the same way he lead the Original 6 Avengers in the first film. However it would have been more epic do to the severity of the situation. But I do agree that the Thor entrance was much more impactful.

[@sweetysweety9966]

FREDDIE MERCURY VS THOR

[@jacoblastimosa6347]

Hope they don't go full blown Wachowski. You know! the Wachowski bro..ehem..i mean SIBLINGS.

[@Jun3yplays]

I feel like they should’ve kept starlord alive so he could’ve seen what he caused :( But oh well

[@justaman9724]

Yeah he should've lived with his mistakes.

[@sugandhakohli]

Thano is the best

[@glynnisi]

Laughing so hard over the Russos' struggle to work around the word "kink" in reaction to net memes re Thanos. :)

[@openmind2161]

Smallville got so Much Success cz most of its cast were teenagers ,Justice league looked like Team of Grandpa & Grandmas

[@wraithryder]

they messed up with star lord, you could have just had them get close but they cant remove the gauntlet, or maybe their plan just straight flubs cause they dont realize how to fight against 3 infinity stones together....i mean, when u know ur about to get ur revenge and u need to just wait 4 sec to hit him in the face....i dont buy it. I've never seen that kind of "choice" and said "ya! i totally get it!"....EVERYONE in the 3 showings i saw during that moment just boo's him or awww's in resignation....the execution for THAT moment was BAD - they should have just NOT shown the gauntlet coming off, and then u could have the moment AND not blame star lord cause it doesnt cost them the universe. the arguments about splitting the avengers up doesnt make sense, ur assuming they'd have a fighting chance; Thor's attack makes sense but ppl buy it because it can EASILY be argued that his aim wasn't precise enough or maybe the pushback from thanos' beam threw it off-course from thor's initial aim to his head or any other # of valid reasoning.....with start lord, we GET the reasoning, no on buys it because the very next scene shows the gauntlet coming off and tony saying "We've almost got it". In this case messing up means u can't bring gamora back....and he made the CHOICE to mess it up...and not bring gamora back....

[@marvelbrights5485]

One dislike! Why? 🤔

[@rohana.j1909]

Jae Freeman Maybe from a shitty DC Fan boy!!😂

[@kingsley2837]

Joss Whedon disliked it😂

[@ashcrossan8381]

Street Fighter I’m the interviewer! Suck it

[@alims27]

You didnt ask about avengers 4

[@shazbaggle8268]

The very problem with Quill's action is exactly because it's what a human would do. The definition of a superhero is one willing to sacrifice their own happiness and well being if the fate of the greater good calls for it. In that moment of fighting for the greater good he failed. Most importantly, however, allowing Thanos to succeed is quite literally the last thing Gamora would've wanted.

[@Romaluii]

Ppppporg lady ❤️

[@mohamedrifaath7711]

WHERE TF IS HAWKEYE????