No one likes spoilers to something they’re excited for, but one man who seems to want people to back off a little in policing discussions around late moments in films and TV shows is Avengers: Doomsday director, Joe Russo and his sister, Angela Russo-Otstot, who happens also be the writer-producer, has asserted spoiler culture can feel “over-policed” online.
Speaking to Metro, Angela explained that they spend time thinking about the audience and plotting out the most exciting moments to keep the viewer engaged.
“We spend a lot of time thinking about the audience. We even come at the different stories and initial concepts that we want to build from that very headspace of us being the audience and what was it that we responded to as children, what do we respond to right now?
We go to great lengths to plot out the most exciting way to reveal certain aspects, especially when you’re working with a known IP that people have such strong connections to and may have expectations around.”
Joe shares much of the same feelings, but also feels the whole spoiler culture is tricky, as some people simply won’t engage in anything to do with the movie in fear of being spoiled, while also asserting that “audiences want to be surprised.”
“On one hand, audiences want to be surprised, and that’s part of what makes the theatrical experience exciting. On the other hand, it can become a little over-policed, where people are anxious about engaging with anything.”
Avengers: Doomsday is a special flick on the horizon, as not only is it considered a cornerstone to the next MCU’s future, but it also sees the return of Joe and Anthony Russo, who haven’t been in the Marvel scene for the past seven years.
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