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Three Years Ago Today, “Avengers” Director Joe Russo Predicted There Would Be a Fully AI-Generated Movie Within Two Years

Three Years Ago Today, “Avengers” Director Joe Russo Predicted There Would Be a Fully AI-Generated Movie Within Two Years

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Hollywood has been “cooked” for years now, according to AI fanatics, yet movies still remain largely human-made, and nothing even close to an AI-generated blockbuster has hit the silver screen. Even certain filmmakers have also been guilty of overselling the tech’s capabilities. Take “Avengers: Endgame” director Joe Russo, who enthused in an interview with Collider that there would be a fully AI movie within “two years” — exactly three years ago. Perhaps Russo was thinking of the direction his own filmography was headed in, which has felt increasingly AI-generated with each successive film. “The Gray Man” (2022) was a $200 million anonymous cobbling together of action set pieces reheated from better movies that not even Ryan Gosling could save. The Electric State (2025), which cost $320 million, could reasonably be accused of being written by ChatGPT, and its fake-movie aesthetic is a “make it EPIC!” AI-bowdlerization of the illustrated novel it was very loosely based on. Russo — …

Alessia Russo and Hannah Hampton star for England in narrow win over Iceland – reaction

Alessia Russo and Hannah Hampton star for England in narrow win over Iceland – reaction

Published by Sam Flores

Hampton said she was just “doing her job” to try and preserve England’s slender lead. The goalkeeper told ITV Sport: “We know it’s tough. They put more bodies forward, more balls into dangerous areas, so it was nervy at the end but we got the job done.” When asked about her massive saves, she said: “It’s my job isn’t it really? Let’s be honest.  We’re in it as a team, I can’t be the one scoring goals but I can stop them, so we here we win ass a team and that’s what we pride ourselves on. “We’re a right pack, they call us, so Lessi [Alessia Russo] got a great finish at one end so I had to do my job at the other.” Hampton adds: “We would have liked to control the game a bit better than what we did, but we know that they have a lot of threat when they get momentum in their favour, a lot of balls in our box, and set pieces. We know there’s a real threat …

Russo Brothers’ AGBO Partners With SXSW London

Russo Brothers’ AGBO Partners With SXSW London

Published by Daniella Wilson

SXSW London is making a major addition to its 2026 program: a partnership with AGBO, the independent studio founded by the Russo brothers. As part of the partnership, AGBO will bring “its cross-medium approach to storytelling across film, television, gaming, and immersive experiences,” the fest has said. The announcement comes as Anthony and Joe Russo are in post-production on Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday, one of the year’s most anticipated films. Taking place June 1-6, SXSW London — in its second year — will transform Shoreditch into a hub for premieres, emerging voices, and creators redefining how stories are told, with AGBO integrated across the Conference and Screen Festival. This will include appearances from the Russos and Donald Mustard, former chief creative officer at Epic Games and now partner at AGBO. AGBO’s credits include Everything Everywhere All at Once, Extraction, The Gray Man, and the global Citadel franchise, with season two premiering in May. Most recently, The Bluff debuted as the number-one film worldwide on Prime Video. The Russo Brothers and AGBO have generated more than $7 billion at …

Russo Bros.’ Production Company Cuts 15 Percent of Staff

Russo Bros.’ Production Company Cuts 15 Percent of Staff

Published by Daniella Wilson

Joe and Anthony Russo’s production banner AGBO underwent a notable round of layoffs as the company looks to realign its budget to focus on its core film, TV and gaming ambitions. The Los Angeles-based company cut 15 percent of its workforce of about 130 employees. Staff was informed of the move last week, which was characterized as a realignment of resources. The pink slips are understood to be across the board at AGBO rather than in specific units. One of AGBO’s flagship titles, the globe-trotting spy series Citadel that was once envisioned as an expansive franchise with spinoff potential, returns for its second season Prime Video in May. The company also has Citadel star Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ actioner The Bluff bowing on the Amazon platform next month. At Netflix, AGBO has two spinoffs of the Chris Hemsworth starrer Extraction in production, Glen Mazzara’s Mercenary series and Lee Sang-yong’s thriller Tygo. The company also has a Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott feature adaptation of The Whisper Man in post production. The Russos, of course, …