Endgame Directors' New Movie Sets Up MCU-Style Shared Universe
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo say that their newest film, The Gray Man, sets up an MCU-style shared universe. The Gray Man is based on the novel by Mark Greaney and stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, Alfre Woodard, and Billy Bob Thornton in a globe-trotting espionage action thriller that will debut exclusively on Netflix. The Russo bros. last feature project was Cherry, another novel adaptation that starred Spider-Man: No Way Home's Tom Holland, debuting on another streaming service, Apple TV+.
Before moving into the streaming world for their current projects, the Russo bros helped steer the MCU to massive success alongside Kevin Feige and fellow Marvel filmmakers, leading to a $2.7 billion global haul forAvengers: Endgame. Beginning with 2008's Iron Man, the MCU narrative universe building led to the culmination of 10 years worth of storytelling in Avengers: Endgame, which followed a linear structure from film-to-film and capitalized on the post-credits stinger that's now become commonplace in comic-book films. The MCU has since continued to evolve, branching into shows and mini-series on Disney+, continuing the trend while setting a standard that other studios and streamers have attempted to emulate with varying degrees of success.
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Working in the MCU environment has seemingly informed the Russo bros on their future endeavors, including The Gray Man, which is influenced by their work in terms of building a narrative universe. While talking exclusively to Screen Rant, the directors revealed their approach to making The Gray Man was with a narrative universe in mind, with a variety of films or even potential
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