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Joe Russo Says Watching ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Required for ‘Doomsday’
Marvel fans are being given some homework.
Avengers: Doomsday director Joe Russo says watching Avengers: Endgame is “required” to understand the upcoming film.
Russo told Fandango that the upcoming Avengers: Endgame Encore — a re-release of the 2019 blockbuster featuring additional footage — is “going to connect the story of the two movies. There’s a natural progression from Endgame into Doomsday, which is also inclusive of all the other stories that have been playing out. But I think it’s important to see Endgame again in theaters for two reasons: One, you’re going to have a lot of fun … and two, I think it’s required viewing for following the story in Doomsday.”
His brother and directing partner Anthony Russo added, “If you saw Endgame when it was originally released, you couldn’t see this coming.”
With its 185 minute runtime, Endgame Encore has roughly four minutes of extra footage and includes a sneak peek at Doomsday. The film will be released on Sept. 25.
Endgame currently stands at $2.79 billion at the global box office, one notch behind the all-time record holder, the 2009 smash Avatar, which has a $2.9 billion lifetime gross. If the Endgame re-release generates enough in ticket sales, it could overthrow Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.
Doomsday is released Dec. 18 and has already racked up millions in advance ticket sales.
Doomsday returns Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU in a new role, as the villainous Doctor Doom, and has a sprawling cast, ranging from stars of the original 2000s X-Men movies such as Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, to original Avengers castmembers such as Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, to Black Panther‘s Letitia Wright and Winston Duke, to more recent MCU additions, such as Shang-Chi‘s Simu Liu and Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn. There’s also Captain America actor Anthony Mackie and Ant-Man star Paul Rudd, in addition to Thunderbolts players Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell and David Harbour.
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Jamie Dornan Joins Megan Park Apple Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Dornan, star of Apple‘s upcoming crime thriller series 12 12 12, is set to star opposite Zoë Kravitz and Adèle Exarchopoulos in their mystery movie from My Old Ass helmer Megan Park.
Character details are being kept under wraps, as is the logline for the as-yet-untitled film. Park is directing from her own script and exec producing, with Apple Studios and LuckyChap to produce in association with FilmNation. Tom Ackerley, Bronte Payne and Kelly McRedmond are overseeing the project for LuckyChap.
Dornan is best known for his work in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast, which brought him Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominations, along with his BAFTA-nominated turn in the BBC drama The Fall. He’s also an exec producer on the aforementioned 12 12 12, a series he headlines opposite Anthony Mackie, which premieres November 13.
Dornan plays identical twins in the upcoming Netflix series The Undertow and is currently in production on The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, where he takes on the role of Aragorn. He is repped by UTA and Sloane Offer Weber & Dern.
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Debuts Official Trailer For Cannes Palme d’Or Winner ‘Fjord’
Neon has debuted the official trailer for Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner Fjord ahead of its U.S. theatrical release on October 9.
Reinsve stars as a Norwegian woman who relocates with her devout Romanian husband (Stan) and their five children to a remote, close-knit, coastal town.
Their teenage children form a fast bond with a neighboring family as unease begins to simmer around their rigid beliefs. When allegations of abuse emerge, they are forced to confront a system of judgement that blurs the lines between concern and prejudice.
Neon acquired U.S., Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand rights to the film on the eve of its world premiere in Cannes and then scored its seventh straight Palme d’Or win after it scooped the top prize.
Deadline’s Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond praised Mungiu for fearlessly tackling contemporary controversial societal issues without taking sides.
“Fjord is an intelligent and gripping movie that finds its power in providing no easy answers, only questions about what is right and what is wrong,” he wrote.
With strong performances from awards regulars Stan (The Apprentice) and Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Fjord is likely to be part of the upcoming awards season conversation over the coming weeks and months.
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Writers Guild Foundation Taps 2026 Veterans Fellowship Cohort
EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild Foundation has revealed the latest cohort military veterans to participate in its Veterans Fellowship program.
The 2026 program will include Jon-Alexander Genson, Kat Castañeda, Manda K. Skelton, Shain Brenden, and Shannon Corbeil.
They will be paired with five mentors: Dennis Lehane (Smoke, Black Bird), David Schulner (New Amsterdam, Memory of a Killer), Aron Eli Coleite (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Locke & Key), Dayo Adesokan (Superstore, Party Down), and Brian Studler (The Blacklist, Motherland: Fort Salem).
The goal of the intensive mentorship program is to provide educational resources, professional guidance, and career-building opportunities specifically to military veterans who are seeking a breakthrough into the television industry.
This is the program’s third year, and once again it will be led by instructor Eli Edelson, a development executive and writer. The fellowship builds on the success of the WGF Veterans Writing Project, which is a yearlong mentorship program that has helped military vets develop their screenwriting craft for more than a decade. Fellowship alumni have had scripts optioned, secured representation and landed positions on shows including Paradise, Watson, Memory of a Killer, and American Blue.
“While the industry landscape continues to be challenging, I believe there will always be a place in Hollywood for writers with incredible stories, and these five talented military service veterans have more than a few stories to tell. With the help of their high-level mentors and the community of the Writers Guild Foundation, I have no doubt they will find their place in the writers’ room before long,” Edelson said in a statement shared with Deadline.
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