The Russo Brothers made arguably two of the best Marvel Cinematic Universe films of all time. As it turns out, they almost had a chance to do the same for an untitled Star Wars project.
The co-directors are best known for helming the Avengers: Infinity Wars and Endgame movies. They also directed Captain America: Winter Soldier and Civil War. With a resume like this, one can only imagine what they can achieve over at Lucasfilm.
In a recent interview on the "Smartness" podcast, Joe Russo revealed that the duo was in talks about signing on with Marvel president Kevin Feige for a Star Wars movie. The project has been shelved.
We love Star Wars," Joe Russo said. "Kevin Feige is a huge Star Wars fan, and there were some early conversations about maybe teaming up with Kevin to do 'Star Wars.'"
Feige announced a Star Wars movie in September 2019. During this time, rumors were going around that Disney planned on replacing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy with Feige. Marvel's president has successfully made the franchise one of the most valuable properties in the movie industry.
The rumors were unfounded with Kennedy staying on until today. However, Feige did actually start working on the Star Wars project, even hiring Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldon to develop a script.