Avengers: Endgame's Russos Would Love to Welcome Fans Back to Theaters with MCU Re-Releases

It's been one year since Avengers: Endgame hit theaters -- back on April 26, 2019 -- and the Russo Brothers, who helmed four massive MCU movies, including Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War, would love nothing more than to bring audiences back to theaters with re-releases of their franchise films. The Russos, who now have an action-packed film on Netflix starring Chris Hemsworth called Extraction (read our Extraction review here), recently appeared on CinemaBlend's ReelBlend podcast and discussed the possibility of re-releasing both Infinity War and Endgame once theater chains start to reopen and accept crowds. "The theatrical experience is a community experience," Joe Russo explained. "Perhaps the most touching moment of our entire careers was a few weeks ago when the lockdown started, and Endgame was trending on social media because everyone was posting videos of opening-night screenings in their theaters with audiences really emotionally connected to the material." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] "For us," he added, "that's really the strength of the theatrical experience is that it combines audiences, and it combines you globally. To have been a part of movies that did that, on that scale with that level of emotional connection from the audience, was really very touching, and will be the highlight of our careers. So, using those films to get people back into the theaters? We would be ecstatic. I mean, any opportunity for people to go back and share in those stories together is one that we would support." Meanwhile, just a few weeks after announcing a massive changeup to their upcoming theatrical release slate, Disney has set new 2022 dates Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. At the same time, Sony Pictures announced new release dates for their forthcoming sequels to Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/23/disney-gallery-star-wars-the-mandalorian-official-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

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