Avengers 4 may be Captain America: Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s final Marvel movie

Marvel’s upcoming Avengers films may be shaping up to be the superhero movies to end all superhero movies, but it looks like all that actor-wrangling has seen the Russo brothers reach their limit. Avengers star Josh Brolin has let slip that after what will be five films in six years for Marvel, Joe and Anthony Russo are looking to hang up their directors’ hats for the studio when they finish work on Avengers 4. Speaking to Collider, Brolin discussed what it was like to work with the brothers and added that they’re looking at their back-to-back Avengers filming schedule as a “one-time deal”. “I think that they’re in a position very openly and raw-ly where they’re like, ‘We would never do this again. This is a one-time deal,’” Brolin said. “To put this many successful actors together is such a pain in the ass, but it’s been worth it. We’re doing two movies. One back to back, and this is it for us. Then we’ll go off in another direction,’ but this is a very, very, very ambitious project that I think is going to pay off in a big way.” Brolin also revealed that the brothers are looking to The Godfather for their inspiration for the two-part Avengers films, which will kick off with Avengers: Infinity War next year.