AGBO (also known as Gozie AGBO) is an independent film and television

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led by

Anthony and Joe Russo Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers (), are American directors, producers, and screenwriters. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for dir ...

, best known for their work in the

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, most notably '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and '' Avengers: Endgame''. The company is responsible for the television shows ''

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'' and '' Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy'', and the feature-length films '' 21 Bridges'' and ''

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History

In March 2015, the

Russo brothers Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers (), are American directors, producers, and screenwriters. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for dir ...

hired Mike Larocca as their president of production, with the company then known as Getaway Productions. In November 2015, it was announced that they would co-produce ''Deadly Class'' alongside creator

Rick Remender Rick Remender (born February 6, 1973) is an American animator, comic book writer and television producer who resides in Los Angeles, California. As a comic book creator, he is best known for his work on '' Uncanny X-Force'', ''Venom'', ''Captain ...

for

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. AGBO closed its first overall TV deal with Midnight Radio in June 2018. Under this deal, Midnight Radio will create and produce original television programming for AGBO with projects in the works that include ''The Warriors'' for

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, based on the 1979 Walter Hill film of the same name, ''From,'' a horror series for

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, as well as the international spy series ''Citadel'', starring

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and

Richard Madden Richard Madden (born 18 June 1986) is a Scottish actor. He was cast in his first role at age 11 and made his screen acting debut in 2000. He later began performing on stage whilst a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2007, he ...

, for

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. AGBO also produced the

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'' Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy'', which premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2019. The company made several film deals in August 2018, the first being ''

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,'' based on Nico Walker's novel of the same name, which the Russo Brothers will direct. Other deals announced shortly after included '' 21 Bridges'' for STX, which was released on November 22, 2019., and finally it was announced that

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would direct ''Dhaka,'' later renamed ''

,'' from a screenplay by Joe Russo with

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set to star in 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. On March 10, 2020, the AGBO produced film ''

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'' was acquired by

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, with a theatrical release scheduled for July 10, 2020. More recently, Apple acquired ''Cherry'', with the film set to have a theatrical run on February 26, 2021, before heading to

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on March 12, 2021. More recently, the company signed a deal with

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. In January 2022, AGBO sold a $400 million minority stake to the video game developer Nexon, which is valued at $1.1 billion as Nexon takes a 38% stake.

Other projects in development

AGBO currently has several projects in various stages of development. For

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, they will produce a remake of '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' with

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set to star, alongside other remakes of MGM's library. With

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distributing, AGBO will co-produce the

and

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comedy ''Down Under Cover''. With

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distributing, they are set to produce the sci-fi action film ''

Everything Everywhere All at Once ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' is a 2022 American absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as "Daniels"), who produced it with Anthony and Joe Russo. The plot centers on a ...

'' from directors

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. Several other films have been optioned by the company with no distribution deals currently set; an adaptation of Alex North's novel ''The Whisper Man'' with Mike Larocca and Malcolm Gray producing, ''All Fun and Games'' from writer JJ Braider, John Brancato's script ''The Last Neanderthal'', and an American film adaptation of the Japanese anime series ''

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'' which the Russo Brothers may also direct. As well, they will produce a film about the Cambridge Analytica scandal with Matt Shakman in talks to direct and

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Christopher Markus (born January 2, 1970) and Stephen McFeely (born February 24, 1970) are American screenwriters and producers. McFeely and Markus were the second and the third most successful screenwriters of all time in terms of U.S. box offic ...

writing the screenplay. On the television side, AGBO will produce an animated series based on ''

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'' for Netflix, with a potential a live-action spinoff also in development. They will also produce Amazon's television series based on the graphic novel

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. In April 2020, it was announced that The Russos will team with

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to produce a live-action remake of the 1997 animated film ''

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''. In December 2020, it was announced that the Russos will direct an adaptation of Simon Stålenhag's graphic novel The Electric State for

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with

Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is a British actress and producer. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–present), for which she received nominations for two Prim ...

set to star. In June 2022, the film was moved to

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