Joe Russo Archives

REVIEW: Extraction 2 (2023)

AlexGherzo | Jun 16, 2023 | 2

Extraction 2 lives up to its promise; it’s an exhilarating action movie that manages to top its excellent predecessor in both suspense and spectacle. It also features three-dimensional characters who feel like real people with human motivations and desires amid the fantastical action sequences, an...

Final Extraction 2 Trailer Doesn’t Stop Moving

AlexGherzo | May 17, 2023 | 1

Tyler Rake is bringing the summer movie season to the small screen. Netflix has released the final trailer for Extraction 2, the sequel to their 2020 action extravaganza. Produced by the Russo Brothers (and written by Joe Russo), Extraction 2 follows Australian mercenary Tyler Rake, fully recovered ...

Extraction 2 Trailer is Invincible

AlexGherzo | Apr 3, 2023 | 2

What John Wick is doing at the theater, Tyler Rake is about to do for streaming. Netflix has released a trailer for Extraction 2, the sequel to their hit action movie from 2020. Little is known about the plot of Extraction 2 other than it features Tyler Rake once again rescuing someone from a danger...

Hercules Remake Will be TikTok-Inspired

virginiakublawi | Nov 3, 2022 | 0

Anthony and Joe Russo recently spoke with Variety about the remake of Disney’s Hercules they’re guiding with Guy Ritchie as the director. Here’s a quote about the approach they’re taking with the material: “There are questions about how you translate it as a musical,�...

Jon Favreau Didn’t Want Tony Stark to Die

AlexGherzo | Jul 29, 2022 | 0

Happy Hogan was even more devastated by his best friend’s death than we thought. In one of those Vanity Fair videos where filmmakers talk about scenes from their movies, Joe and Anthony Russo discuss Tony Stark’s sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame. They call it the moment that brought them the most ...

REVIEW: The Gray Man (2022)

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jul 22, 2022 | 1

Netflix’s The Gray Man from the Russo Brothers may be this summer’s surprise hit. It expertly balances great characters, a tight script, and stunning action in a high-octane thriller with much to offer. Harkening back to Captain America: The Winter Soldier in all the best ways, the Rus...