Russo Says Fresh Choices Guide the Next Avengers Film

Anthony Russo, one of the directors of "Avengers: Doomsday," has spoken about how hard it is to take long-running Marvel heroes somewhere new. He said the filmmakers want the work to catch them off guard as well as the audience. He described it as a balance between the characters audiences already know and new directions for them. For readers who follow the film business closely here, his comments give a view of how the people making the film think about their job.

With reporting from Variety Film.