Interview: Joe & Anthony Russo Talk The Marvel "Artist Collective," Adding Spider-Man To 'Civil War,' And Much More

Primarily known for their work on non-blockbuster TV shows like “Community” and “Arrested Development,” Anthony and Joe Russo were hired to direct “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” for Marvel, and the decision seemingly came out of left field. TV directors with no action movie experience to take on a big Marvel tentpole? Not only did the Russos convince the skeptics, but they knocked ‘Winter Solider’ out of the park, granting further legitimacy to Marvel’s desire to make seemingly off-kilter but collaborative choices. The brothers essentially took over Joss Whedon’s role as Marvel’s in-house consigliere —not bad for their first time at bat on a major studio picture.

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That film’s success led the Russos to this year’s “Captain America: Civil War,” a much more ambitious movie that on cursory inspection could easily be mistaken for an...