Most people don't know but The Russo Brothers filmed Avengers Doomsday like it was a classified operation.
Almost the entire film was shot on soundstages not real locations.
The reason: leaks.
Joe Russo said it directly "We don't want people getting photographs so we are being pretty stringent about it."
Every location shoot that did happen outside a soundstage was specifically chosen with one criteria how difficult is it for someone to photograph from a distance.
Think about what that means for a film with over 30 confirmed cast members.
Every single actor. Every single scene. Every costume, set piece and character interaction locked inside controlled soundstages where cameras cannot reach.
This is the same team that kept Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield hidden for over a year on No Way Home.
They know exactly how to hide something.
And they built an entire production protocol around making sure the biggest surprises in Doomsday stay hidden until December 18.
Alan Cumming already confirmed some characters in the script had fake names so even the cast didn't know who they were filming with.
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Robert Downey Jr reassures fans about ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’
“What we’ve been laboring so hard and long over [the past year] is… we can’t beat it and we can’t stand on the shoulders of these two giants of ‘Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame’ so we’re literally zeroing out the board.
We’re going to try and earn your trust and respect all over again. And with the likes of these fellas, I think we have a pretty good shot.” #SXSWLondon
Joe Russo teases Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom in ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’
“I would say Doom hits that sweet spot between being very specific and unique to the original story that happens within this film but also delivering on what the most awesome things are about Doom in the comics.”
(via @Variety)
The Russo Brothers on how they navigated working with a huge cast for ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’
“We understand how to tell stories with multiple characters. A lot of that has to do with very subtle POV shifts throughout the story.
If Thor, when he lands, if that accidentally cuts [Sebastian] Stan’s head off… That’s how close those points of view are to each other, and that’s all very calibrated, from a protocol standpoint.”
(via @Variety)
Russo Brothers to Drop Major Avengers: Doomsday News at SXSW London on 2nd June, at 2 PM BST!
2 June Schedule (Key Highlights):
• London Time (BST)
- Events start from 9:30 AM BST and continue till late night (~midnight).
- Russo Brothers panels (Deadline Live Studio: Close Up AGBO + Building Artistic Universes) expected during the day.
• US Time (EST)
- Events start from 4:30 AM EST.
- Russo Brothers panels expected in the morning/afternoon EST window.
• India Time (IST)
- Events start from 2:00 PM IST onwards.
- Russo Brothers sessions likely between 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM IST
- Main music performances in the evening (7:00 PM IST onwards).
Keep your eyes on the Russo Brothers sessions this could be one of the biggest MCU moments of the year.