'Avengers' directors reveal what drew them back to Marvel

Marvel directors have revealed the secret discussions behind their Marvel Studios led to their unexpected comeback to the franchise.

Anthony and Joe Russo, the directors behind hits Avengers: Infinity Wars and Endgame, made their return with Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

During their conversation with Empire magazine the Russo brothers revealed that “Endgame was the end, and it took a little time for us to begin to think about it as something other than an end.”

They shared that their close relationship with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Co-President Lou D'Esposito sparked new ideas.

Anthony said, "We're very close with Kevin and Lou [D'Esposito, Marvel Studios' Co-President] and the entire Marvel team and we've had conversations through the years. We've talked about a lot of ideas."

He revealed further that “we ended up stumbling upon an idea that activated all of us. You couldn't see it coming until it came, and once it came it was like, 'Well, that's a story we need to tell.’”

However, Joe went on to add that “There were ideas that we were trying to wrap our heads around that preceded this one, and we just never found the story. I remember calling [screenwriter Stephen McFeely] and said, 'Hey, crazy idea. What do you think if we all go back and do Secret Wars?”

"You were like, 'F*ck no. Absolutely not.' And then you hung up. And the next morning at seven thirty you called and were like, 'Alright, I have an idea,” he added.