33-678: For the unrelated production company founded by The Russo Brothers, see AGBO . Agbo is a surname. People with this surname include: Jerome Agbo Hans Agbo (born 1967), Cameroonian footballer Alex Agbo (born 1977), Nigerian footballer Fofo Agbo (born 1979), Ghanaian-born Hong Kong footballer Agoli-agbo (ruled 1894-1900), last King of Dahomey Berte-Evelyne Agbo , Beninese/Senegalese novelist Eddy Agbo , Nigerian molecular biologist See also Agboville , town in Côte d'Ivoire [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
66-562: A Primetime Emmy Award for Arrested Development . Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971) were born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio , the sons of Patricia Gallupoli and attorney and judge Basil Russo . Their parents are both of Italian descent. Their paternal and maternal families emigrated from Sicily and Abruzzo , respectively, and settled in Ohio. They attended Benedictine High School . Joe graduated from
99-586: A Syfy pilot order in September 2017 and the series starred Lana Condor and Benedict Wong and aired from December 20, 2018 through March 20, 2019. In June 2016, it was announced that the Russo Brothers would produce action film 21 Bridges for STX Entertainment . In July 2018 it was announced that Chadwick Boseman would star in the AGBO produced movie and released on November 22, 2019. In August 2017, it
132-448: A $ 10M deal, the film was released later that year on September 21, 2018 in association with Refinery29 . In June 2018, AGBO optioned the film adaptation of Alex North's novel The Whisper Man , with AGBO producing. In August 2018, AGBO optioned Nico Walker 's novel Cherry in a bidding war and announced this would be the next film the Russo Brothers would direct after Avengers: Endgame . Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo star in
165-417: A short film for consideration from AGBO's Executive teams. The virtual short film festival invites filmmakers from all countries to make a short movie in only 48 hours. The first year of the festival received over 700 submissions from filmmakers in over 60 countries. In 2022, Joe Russo helped to found and fund, through AGBO, the inaugural annual International Film Festival of St Andrews in partnership with
198-508: A television series with Amazon Prime Video starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas . Recent AGBO films include Extraction , written by Joe Russo and starring Chris Hemsworth ; Extraction 2 ; The Gray Man with Netflix in 2022; and the Academy Award-winning Everything Everywhere All At Once . AGBO's forthcoming productions include the film The Electric State , based on
231-687: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles AGBO AGBO (also known as Gozie AGBO ) is an independent entertainment company based in Downtown Los Angeles, founded and led by Anthony and Joe Russo (known collectively as the Russo brothers) and Mike Larocca . The Russo brothers are best known for their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), most notably Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame . Recent television productions by AGBO include Citadel ,
264-480: The American Film Institute (AFI) for an inaugural development grant which would award the recipient $ 25,000 to develop a project as well as year-long mentorship from AGBO. In May 2020, the Russo Brothers announced their new video podcast, Pizza Film School . The podcast aims to educate and spread some love to favorite classic films, as well as local pizzerias while movie lovers are stuck at home during
297-651: The FTX scandal in conjunction with Amazon Studios In November 2022, Variety named the Russo Brothers "Showmen of the Year" and the cover featured the Russos with Chris Pratt , Priyanka Chopra , and Zoe Saldana all as part of upcoming AGBO projects Established in 2017 through AGBO, the National Italian American Film Forum Grant program annually awards multiple $ 8,000 grants to ambitious filmmakers around
330-627: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Endgame grossed over $ 2.798 billion worldwide, briefly becoming the highest-grossing film of all time . The brothers have also worked as directors and producers on the comedy series Arrested Development (2003–2005), Community (2009–2014), and Happy Endings (2011–2012). They won
363-603: The Sundance Film Festival in January 2020. On March 10, 2020, the AGBO produced film Relic was acquired by IFC Midnight with a release date set for July 10, 2020. In October 2018, it was announced that AGBO would partner with Conde Nast Entertainment to produce thriller Mosul with World War Z screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan set to direct. The film played at the 76th Venice International Film Festival and 2019 Toronto International Film Festival . It
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#1732858502924396-514: The University of Iowa and majored in English and writing, while Anthony graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and majored in business before switching to English. The Russo brothers were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University (where Anthony studied law and Joe studied acting at UEA) when they began directing, writing, and producing their first feature, Pieces. They financed
429-577: The University of St Andrews in Scotland. The festival showcases international cinema and hosts workshops for filmmakers. AGBO remains the lead sponsor of the festival. Russo Brothers Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers ( / ˈ r uː s oʊ / ROO -soh ), are American filmmakers. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for directing four films in
462-405: The surname Agbo . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agbo&oldid=1103651222 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
495-672: The Los Angeles and Beijing joint-production company Anthem & Song, which is producing the Chinese superhero film The Hero's Awakening . The Russos also served as producers of the film Everything Everywhere All At Once , written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert . The film, released in theatres in March 2022, is A24 's highest-grossing film worldwide at the box office. At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024, Marvel Studios announced that
528-437: The Russos to direct the pilot for the series Lucky , having liked the pair's work on Collinwood . Ron Howard was a fan of the pilot, and he had a hand in hiring the brothers to direct the pilot for Fox 's Arrested Development . In 2017, the brothers founded the production company AGBO . The Russo brothers directed Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which became the first superhero movie to gross over $ 2 billion at
561-520: The box office. They are the third directors to make a $ 2 billion movie after James Cameron 's films Avatar and Titanic and J. J. Abrams 's film Star Wars: The Force Awakens . Its sequel, Avengers: Endgame , was released on April 26, 2019, broke numerous box office records , and became the second superhero movie to gross over $ 2 billion. They join James Cameron as the only directors to make two $ 2 billion films. The brothers are financing
594-522: The casting of Matilda De Angelis as the lead for the Italian installment of the spy thriller franchise, which AGBO is producing in conjunction with Amazon Studios . In November 2022, it was announced that Giancarlo Esposito , Ke Huy Quan , Anthony Mackie , and Billy Bob Thornton were joining the cast of The Electric State . In November 2022, it was announced the Russo Brothers would executive produce and direct an eight-episode limited series about
627-483: The country to create documentary, fiction or nonfiction narrative films that explore the Italian American experience for the benefit of future generations. In October 2017, it was announced that the Russo Brothers would offer an annual fellowship with Slamdance Film Festival which would consist of a $ 25,000 prize, filmmaking support and an office at AGBO. In June 2019, it was announced that AGBO partnered with
660-433: The expansion of its true-crime collection, including the docuseries Captive Audience which is executive produced by AGBO's Anthony Russo, Joe Russo and Mike Larocca. On January 13, 2022, casting announcements were made for the forthcoming horror-thriller film All Fun and Games , which AGBO is producing, with Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer to star and Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu to co-direct. In February 2022, it
693-513: The film with student loans and credit cards. After viewing Pieces at the Slamdance Film Festival , Steven Soderbergh approached the duo and offered to produce their next film, along with his producing partner George Clooney . This project was the crime comedy Welcome to Collinwood , starring William H. Macy , Sam Rockwell , and Clooney. FX network executive Kevin Reilly hired
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#1732858502924726-471: The film. On August 30, 2018, it was announced that Anthony and Joe Russo were set to produce the Daniels ' ( Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ) sci-fi action film Everything Everywhere All at Once with A24 as the distributor. On August 30, 2018, it was announced that Sam Hargrave would direct Dhaka, later renamed Extraction , from a screenplay by Joe Russo with Chris Hemsworth set to star in
759-488: The film. The film was released on Netflix on April 24, 2020, and received the biggest premiere viewership in the site's history, leading to a sequel being put in development from the same team. In October 2018, it was announced that AGBO would come on as a producer for the Emily Mortimer -starring indie horror film Relic which was the feature directorial debut for Natalie Erika James and debuted to critical acclaim at
792-490: The graphic novel of the same name by Simon Stålenhag , starring Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown ; a live-action remake of Hercules , to be directed by Guy Ritchie ; The Gray Man 2 ; and the MCU films Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars . In March 2015, the Russo Brothers announced they were launching a production company, then known as Getaway Productions, and tapped Mike Larocca as President. AGBO
825-773: The pandemic. Guests included Josh Brolin , Taika Waititi , Mark Hamill , Bob Gale and more. The second season premiered in April 2023 with the Russos talking to other directors including a viral episode with Zack Snyder , which was a crossover between the Marvel and DC universes. Other guests included Emerald Fennell , Nia DaCosta , Justin Lin , Justin Chon , R.J. Cutler , and more. In April 2021, AGBO began running its annual "No Sleep 'til Film Fest" competition, an opportunity for emerging creators to submit
858-487: The upcoming Sci-Fi Film. In April 2021, it was announced that Epix gave a 10-episode straight-to-series order to From , a contemporary sci-fi horror series, created by John Griffin and produced by AGBO and the Russo Brothers . It was renewed for a second season in April 2022. In July 2021, AGBO announced it was teaming up with Netflix again for a heist thriller forthcoming movie starring Regé-Jean Page and written by Noah Hawley . In August 2021, Hulu announced
891-439: Was a surname selected randomly by Anthony and Joe Russo from an Ohio phone book years prior. On January 5, 2022, it was announced that the Russo Brothers sold a minority stake in AGBO - or 38% - to Tokyo-based game maker Nexon , for $ 400 million. AGBO was consequently valued at $ 1.1 billion. In July 2016, it was announced that the Russo Brothers would co-produce Deadly Class alongside creator Rick Remender and got
924-458: Was announced in July 2022; which will see Ryan Gosling reprise his role as 'The Gray Man,' with AGBO producing and the Russo Brothers directing. Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese of Deadpool) fame will write the spinoff series. On September 15, 2022, it was announced that AGBO would executive produce a Butch and Sundance series at Amazon Studios , starring Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell . The Citadel global multi-series announced
957-455: Was announced that AGBO acquired the rights to the book Exit West with Morten Tyldum set to direct. On December 31, 2017, Barack Obama included Exit West on his list of the best books he read in 2017, and then Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions , announced they would team up with AGBO to produce a feature adaptation for Netflix , with Riz Ahmed attached to star, and Yann Demange directing. In December 2017, it
990-548: Was announced that AGBO and Disney Television Animation would produce an animated film adaptation of Superfudge , one of Judy Blume 's best selling books. On June 17, 2022, it was announced that Guy Ritchie will direct the forthcoming Hercules live-action remake . In July 2022, it was announced that the hit Hulu show, Captive Audience , which was executive produced by the Russo Brothers , became Hulu 's most-viewed nonfiction TV program in its first month of release. The Gray Man sequel and spinoff with Netflix
1023-436: Was announced that AGBO won the rights to the graphic novel The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag , then in March 2018 it was announced that screenwriting duo Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely would develop the screenplay for the film . In January 2018, it was announced that AGBO and Neon acquired the worldwide rights to Assassination Nation , written and directed by Sam Levinson , at Sundance Film Festival in
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1056-591: Was later acquired by Netflix and released in November 2020. On March 20, 2019, AGBO acquired JJ Braider's script All Fun And Games . In April 2020, it was announced that the Russo Brothers will team with Walt Disney Pictures to produce a live-action remake of the 1997 animated film Hercules . Apple bought the rights to Cherry , starring Tom Holland in September 2020 - the movie hit Apple TV+ in early 2021. In December 2020, The Electric State casting news broke that Millie Bobby Brown would star in
1089-436: Was officially founded in 2017 by film veterans and directors the Russo Brothers . Anthony and Joe Russo serve as founders and co-chairmen. In March 2018, it was announced that screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely , who wrote the screenplays for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War , were named Co-Presidents of Story at AGBO, adding to the executive roster. The name "AGBO"
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