From Black Widow’s sacrifice on Vormir to Tony Stark’s heartfelt "I love you 3000" phrase and Steve Rogers' emotional ending, every scene packed an emotional punch. But perhaps none were as iconic as the return of the Infinity War casualties.

The Russo brothers were not keen on returning for another Avengers movie. However, things changed soon. Read on to learn how.

In an interview alongside Joe Russo and screenwriter Steven McFeely with Empire, Anthony Russo explained, “ Endgame was the end, and it took a little time for us to begin to think about it as something other than an end.

The Russo Brothers coming back to the MCU is obviously a big thing, but it turns out for them and their writing partner it wasn't an immediate yes.

Avengers filmmakers… assemble. Five years after directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo ended an era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige announced that the Russo brothers would be returning to helm the Multiverse Saga-ending Avengers: Doomsday (dated May 1,

Brothers Anthony and Joe Russo directed the last two "Avengers" for Marvel, but did not want to shoot "Avengers: Secret Wars" with Robert Downey Jr. w

The Russo Brothers were convinced it was time to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe when they cracked the code for "Secret Wars."

Secret Wars, Marvel shifted to Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. They still focus on a multiversal war leading to a confrontation between the Avengers and a big villain, but Marvel delivered an incredible twist.

The Russo brothers, who will be directing Avengers Doomsday and Secret Wars, recently revealed in an interview that they would not return to Marvel Studios until they found the perfect story that they just "had to tell".

Joe and Anthony Russo debuted as directors for Marvel Studios with Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). Last year, reports came in that the duo was in talks to comeback to Marvel Studios for is fifth and sixth Avengers movies.