Anthony and Joe Russo reunite as their famous creative tandem to direct “The Invisible Agent”, film based on the novel by Mark Greaney, whose screenplay was written by Joe himself together with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The directors who have gained popularity thanks to their wonderful duo, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame’, return to the big screen with an action film inspired by “strange things”.
‘The invisible agent’, now in theaters and available on Netflix from 22 Julynot only drinks from the thrillers of the 70s, as the Russo themselves state in the film’s production notes, but, as Joe makes clear, he noted “in action films of the 80s and 90s like ‘Jungla de cristal'”. This filmmaker cites the classic of the genre directed by John McTiernan to insinuate what the role of his new proposal would be, even if points out that the new film he directs with his brother “is more excessive than those films in many ways and it doesn’t take your breath away, but that’s what makes it so fun. “
Endless action is the backbone of “The Invisible Agent”, so these scenes had to be especially careful, yes, before thinking about each mind-boggling sequence, the spy team consisting of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas , Billy Bob Thornton, Jessica Henwick or Regé-Jean Page. “We always want to find charming and flawed characters and then place them in scenarios that challenge them in the most extreme way”says Antonio. “We built the narrative around the characters because without them, without a character carrying the story forward, the action will lose its meaning at some point. We try to explore those characters through action.”.
So, as Joe adds, having a spectacular cast like the one mentioned was: fundamental. “Ryan brings a lot of intensity and at the same time brings a lot of inner life to the characters. Sierra Six is a character who doesn’t speak much throughout the film, so we knew that we needed an actor who could convey his emotions with every expression”says the director, revealing that no other actor has ever been approached for the role. Along with Gosling’s talent is that of an Evans they are grateful to because “It is very rare to find someone on the level of Chris who is willing to enjoy embodying a hateful character”.
Will there be a sequel?
‘The Invisible Agent’, like all of Anthony and Joe Russo’s stories, doesn’t leave the door completely closed, therefore a sequel would be possible if these directors were interested. “Joe and I are fans of long-range fiction, so we like it when the endings aren’t too clean,” we like the idea of leaving the story open and having new possibilities”Antonio comments. “Without a doubt this is a story for which we have thought of a sequel so, if the public wants, we will do a sequel”.
Beyond this possibility, which would materialize based on the success of “The Invisible Agent”, the Russos have a very powerful project coming up: the remake of the Disney classic, “Hercules”, for which they have “Guy Ritchie” as a director. “It’s a real pleasure to be able to work with Guy because he was a hero to us when we were starting out in the industry, and in a movie like this!”says Joe, clarifying it further they didn’t start with casting and things like that “There will be music in the film, yes“.
Source: E Cartelera
