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If you want to talk about more cowbell in the Netflix sequel Extraction 2, that would mean more explosion, more crash and, heck, let’s land a real helicopter on a train. In a new behind the scenes look at the second installment, the pic’s stunt crew talk about one-upping the first pic’s car crash scene with one that…

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Bergsman, a seasoned business executive who helped Joe and Anthony Russo build AGBO into a formidable content supplier, will exit as the company’s CEO this fall. Indications are that the parting of ways is amicable, and stems from a lack of alignment between AGBO’s current evolutionary stage and…

Anthony and Joe Russo’s AGBO announced the winners of its 48-hour filmmaking competition, "No Sleep 'til Film Fest" today. Waldo Levendal, a filmmaker based in Cape Town, South Africa, won first place for his short P E N, about a simple object that represents the complexity of life. Second place went to Australian…

Anthony and Joe Russo and Mike Larocca’s studio AGBO has expanded its senior team with the hiring of Scott Nemes as President of Television; Marian Koltai-Levine as President of Marketing and Communications; and Rik Toulon as General Counsel. “We are thrilled to welcome Scott, Rik, and Marian to our AGBO team,” said…

EXCLUSIVE: Ms. Marvel actress Laurel Marsden is joining horror-thriller All Fun and Games, starring Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things). Production began this month in Canada on the movie about two kids who play a game with their sadistic older cousin and awaken a cruel entity knows as…

AGBO today announced that its second annual filmmaking competition, No Sleep ’til Film Fest, inviting filmmakers from all over the world to make a short film in just 48 hours, will take place from April 29th to May 1st. The free, virtual festival reflects the independent film and television production company’s…

Joe Russo, who with brother Anthony directed the all-time box office champion Avengers: Endgame and just finished Netflix’s biggest budget film in the Ryan Gosling-Chris Evans thriller The Gray Man, realized a personal dream last weekend in launching a new film festival. It’s called the Sands International Film…

Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) are leading the cast of All Fun And Games, a horror-thriller that will mark the feature directing debut of co-helmers Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu. The pic follows a group of siblings who find themselves in a game with a demonic twist. Costa and…

AGBO, the production entity founded in 2017 by filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo along with Mike Larocca, has sold a large minority stake to video game maker Nexon for $400 million. Nexon, an Asia-based company whose nascent LA-based film and TV division is run by Disney alum Nick van Dyk, has also committed to invest…

Joe Russo, best known for his collaborations with brother Anthony on Marvel blockbusters Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, spoke today about moving outside of the studio system with the formation of his indie company AGBO, and the future of the theatrical biz in the streaming era. Appearing in-person…

Netflix and the Russo Brothers’ AGBO are reuniting to make an untitled heist movie from Emmy-winning Fargo creator Noah Hawley, starring Bridgerton‘s breakout Regé-Jean Page. Plot details are being kept under wraps for the heist thriller, which is based on an original idea by Hawley. Hawley in addition to directing…

In the wake of having the pandemic’s top grossing Hollywood movie, F9 ($593.7 million WW), screenwriter Daniel Casey is penning AGBO’s feature adaptation of the 1978 Japanese anime series Battle of the Planets.  Casey is working with Joe and Anthony Russo and their AGBO to help construct the foundation for a Battle of…