After Avengers: Endgame, nothing was ever the same — and that’s as true for Marvel Studios as it was for the directors that made the franchise such a pop culture behemoth. Anthony and Joe Russo are responsible for some of the best films in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe: from their flawless Captain America sequel to the franchise’s most ambitious team-up, their success is well-documented. Marvel never truly recovered from their post-Endgame departure; it’s been diminishing returns ever since.
