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'You Can't Control Everything' — Avengers: Doomsday Director Says He's Wary of 'Over-Policing' as Fans Fear Spoilers

As Avengers: Doomsday looms, co-director Joe Russo has admitted that spoilers are going to happen because "you can't control everything." One half of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) team that makes up The Russo Brothers opened up about ruined surprises during an interview with Metro UK. The topic of "spoilers" is one comic book movie fans dread, especially in anticipation of the release of a new team-up film like Avengers: Doomsday, but Russo doesn't want to keep audiences from getting excited about new projects either. "On one hand, audiences want to be surprised, and that's part of what makes the theatrical experience exciting," he explained. "On the other hand, it can become a little over-policed, where people are anxious about engaging with anything." MCU fans will no doubt remember the online clips of moviegoers reacting to big reveals and story moments in films like Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: No Way Home when they premiered in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Viral moments like that have helped get butts in movie theater seats for the nearly 20 years the MCU has been running – and it keeps fans talking on the internet, too. For many, however, spoilers sometimes dampen

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'You Can't Control Everything' — Avengers: Doomsday Director Says He's Wary of 'Over-Policing' as Fans Fear Spoilers

As Avengers: Doomsday looms, co-director Joe Russo has admitted that spoilers are going to happen because "you can't control everything." One half of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) team that makes up The Russo Brothers opened up about…

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'You Can't Control Everything' — Avengers: Doomsday Director Says He's Wary of 'Over-Policing' as Fans Fear Spoilers

As Avengers: Doomsday looms, co-director Joe Russo has admitted that spoilers are going to happen because "you can't control everything." One half of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) team that makes up The Russo…

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