‘Avengers’ Directors The Russo Brothers’ AGBO Strikes Multi-Year Podcast Deal With Spotify

Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers Endgame, have graciously saluted James Cameron’s film Avatar for edging past them in the all-time worldwide box office totals.

Reunited, and it feels so good. The National Hockey League will be back on ESPN in the fall after 16 years as the league and cable net have agreed to a new seven-year TV deal. It’s the latest stint for the NHL on the Disney-owned Worldwide Leader, which aired games at various times during the 1980s, ’90s and 2000s, but not since 2004.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Angela Robinson has signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television GroupUnder the terms of the agreement, the director and writer of the GLAAD Media Award and Saturn Award-nominated independent drama “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” will develop and create original scripted television programming for all Warner Bros.

Back in 2014, in the lead-up to the release of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” there was a lot of talk about how the Russo Brothers were mixing the political espionage film with a typical superhero feature. Since then, the Russos and other Marvel filmmakers have talked about the real-world and cultural influences on the features, mixing genres and making kinda-sorta (never really overt) political statements.

Despite the disappointing reviews for “Cherry” don’t tell the Russo Brothers that taking on their independently financed drama was a stretch. They might have directed the second highest-grossing blockbuster of all time, “Avengers Endgame,” and produced numerous television series, but their roots are actually in indie film.

Netflix is turning the tide in digital entertainment and after giving us the intense and action-packed Extraction, the Russo Brothers are teaming up for yet another project. Titled The Gray Man, the production starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Dhanush, Wagner Moura, Jessica Henwick and Julia Butters is set to kick off in Los Angeles in two weeks time, reports Deadline.

Over the past four years, Jenny Lumet established herself as one of CBS Studios’ most prolific creators/showrunners. Now the studio has secured Lumet’s exclusive services for four more years with a rich overall production deal, said to be in the eight-figure range.

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard and Bridgerton breakout star Regé-Jean Page have rounded out cast of the Russos’ The Gray Man starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana De Armas. Wagner Moura, Jessica Henwick, Dhanush and Julia Butters are also on board.

Tom Holland has been playing Peter Parker for a few years now in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It is quite easy to take Spider-Man being in the MCU for granted, given just how seamlessly the character fits into the larger franchise, and how good Tom Holland is in the web-slinging titular role, but it wasn’t always like that.

Joe and Anthony Russo went back home for their return to directing after guiding Avengers: Endgame to the biggest box office haul in history. That’s where they found Cherry, the Apple TV+ indie drama based on the novel by their fellow Cleveland native Nico Walker.

Tom Holland and Zendaya, other than their “Spider-Man” roots, share one commonality: They’re trying to shed their Disney roots for more mature roles befitting their age. Zendaya, for instance, not only plays a darker role on “Euphoria,” but also produced “Malcolm & Marie” and is slated to star in “Dune.” On the other hand, Holland showed some promise in “The Devil All the Time,” but hasn’t quite proven his ability to undertake the same aching roles as Zendaya.

Outside of a few other composers (looking at you, Hans Zimmer), you could argue that hardly anyone has written music for more massive blockbusters than Henry Jackman. From superhero films (“Captain America: Civil War”) to massive apes (“Kong: Skull Island”) to family-friendly comedies (“Detective Pikachu”), Jackman’s name in the credits normally means the film is a box office blockbuster.

Bruce Springsteen is teaming up for a Spotify podcast with former President Barack Obama.

Also Read: Millie Bobby Brown to Star, Russo Brothers to Direct 'Electric State' Adaptation at UniversalThe Russo Brothers are behind “Avengers: Endgame” and most recently directed the upcoming “Cherry” starring Tom Holland.Spotify has made other podcast deals recently with people such as Ava DuVernay, Barack and Michelle Obama, Jordan Peele and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently.

The DC Universe is set to get a bit bigger in the audio world. DC Comics and Warner Bros has expanded their deal with Spotify to create a slew of scripted superhero podcast series.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Mia Galuppo sat down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, and stars Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo to discuss their Apple TV+ filmCherryin aTHRPresents Q&A powered by Vision Media. Having spent the better half of the last decade on massive soundstages and in front of greenscreens due to their work on Marvel films like Avengers: Endgame, it was important for the Russo brothers that they filmed their latest project,Cherry, on location in the Midwest.