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AGBO
AGBO (also known as Gozie AGBO) is an American 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 in 2017. Recent television productions by AGBO include ''Citadel'', 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; the Academy Award-winning ''Everything Everywhere All At Once''; and the 2025 film '' The Electric State.'' AGBO's upcoming productions include a live-action remake of ''Hercules'', to be directed by Guy Ritchie; ''The Gray Man 2''; directed by Jonathan Eusebio and the MCU films '' Avengers: Doomsday'' and '' Avengers: Secret Wars''. History Business developments In March 2015, the Russo brothers announced they were launching a production company, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russo Brothers
Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers ( ), are American filmmakers. They direct most of their work together, and their work has grossed more than $6.8 billion worldwide, making them the third-highest-grossing directors of all time. They are best known for directing four films in 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 a Primetime Emmy Award for ''Arrested Development''. Early life and education Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Russo-Otstot
Angela Russo-Otstot (born 1978) is an American screenwriter and film producer. She is the chief creative officer (CCO) at AGBO. She is best known as the co-writer of ''Cherry'', as well as for her collaboration with her brothers, directors Anthony and Joe Russo. Early life and education Angela Russo-Otstot was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978. She is the daughter of Patricia Gallupoli and attorney and former judge Basil Russo, whose families emigrated from Sicily and Abruzzo. She is the sister of filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo, commonly known as the Russo brothers. During high school, she and her mother cooked meals for the crew of her brothers' first film, ''Pieces''. She studied theater and acting at Syracuse University, after which she studied the Meisner acting technique for two years at the William Esper Studio. Career After completing her studies, Russo-Otstot began her career as a writer. She sold a pilot to HBO when she was 25 years old. She continued on to write for F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gray Man (2022 Film)
''The Gray Man'' is a 2022 American action thriller film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay Joe Russo co-wrote with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Mark Greaney. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Dhanush (in his Hollywood debut), Alfre Woodard, and Billy Bob Thornton. Produced by the Russo brothers' company AGBO, it is the first film in a franchise based upon Greaney's '' Gray Man'' novels. The plot centers on CIA agent "Sierra Six" (portrayed by Gosling), who is on the run from sociopathic ex-CIA agent and mercenary Lloyd Hansen (Evans) upon discovering corrupt secrets about his superior. An adaptation of Greaney's novel was originally announced in 2011, with James Gray set to direct Brad Pitt, and later Charlize Theron in a gender-swapped role, though neither version ever came to fruition. The property lingered in devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything Everywhere All At Once
''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' is a 2022 American Independent film, independent Absurdist fiction, absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniels (directors), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who produced it with Russo brothers, Anthony and Joe Russo and Jonathan Wang. The film Hybrid genre, incorporates media from several genres and film mediums, including Surreal humour, surreal comedy, science fiction, fantasy film, fantasy, martial arts films, migrant literature, immigrant narrative, and animation. Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn Quan Wang, a Chinese Americans, Chinese-American immigrant who, while being Income tax audit, audited by the IRS, discovers that she must connect with Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying the multiverse. The film also stars Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Kwan and Scheinert began work on the project in 2010. Production was ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citadel (TV Series)
''Citadel'' is an American spy action television series created by Josh Appelbaum, Bryan Oh, and David Weil for Amazon Prime Video, with the Russo brothers acting as executive producers. It stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra as Citadel agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, respectively. Kane discovers a new organization, Manticore, led by Dahlia ( Lesley Manville), leading to a bad accident. Eight years later, he is living quietly as Kyle Conroy, with his memory wiped, until an old colleague ( Stanley Tucci) needs his help. With a production budget of US$300 million, the six-episode first season ranks as one of the most expensive television series ever made. The first season premiered on April 28, 2023, with its first two episodes. In March 2023, it was renewed for a second season, with Joe Russo announced to direct all the episodes in the season. Multiple non-English language spin-off shows have been announced, with settings being in the Italian Alps, India, Spain, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extraction (2020 Film)
''Extraction'' is a 2020 American action thriller film directed by Sam Hargrave (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Russo brothers, Joe Russo, based on the graphic novel ''Ciudad'' by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González, and Eric Skillman. The film's cast features Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda (his international film debut), Golshifteh Farahani, Pankaj Tripathi and David Harbour. In the film, an Australian Black operation, black ops mercenary takes on a mission to save an Indian drug lord's kidnapped son in Dhaka, Bangladesh, but the mission goes awry when he is double-crossed. Announced to be in development on 2018, the film is a direct adaptation of the 2014 graphic novel as the Russo Brothers intended to bring the story to the screen. Several deviations separate the film from the source material of the graphic novel, however the overall story is largely maintained. Netflix released ''Extraction'' on April 24, 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Electric State (film)
''The Electric State'' is a 2025 American science fiction action-adventure film produced and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Its screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely is loosely based on the 2018 illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag. The film stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan (in a dual role), Jason Alexander, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Plans for a film adaptation were announced in 2017, with Andy Muschietti. The Russo brothers signed on to direct in December 2020. Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights before Netflix took over the rights in June 2022. Much of the cast was revealed between June 2022 and November 2024, with filming taking place in Atlanta, Georgia in fall 2022. With a reported budget of $320 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made. ''The Electric State'' had its world premiere on February 24, 2025, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Class (TV Series)
''Deadly Class'' is an American action drama television series developed by Rick Remender and Miles Orion Feldsott for Syfy. It is based on the comic book series of the same name created by Remender and Wesley Craig and published by Image Comics. The series stars Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, María Gabriela de Faría, Luke Tennie, Liam James, and Michel Duval. Set in the late 1980s, the series revolves around King's Dominion, an elite private academy where students are trained to become assassins. The series was produced by Sony Pictures Television and Universal Cable Productions, in association with Gozie AGBO, Chipmunk Hill, Getaway Productions, Giant Generator and 2 Miles Entertainment. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo served as executive producers alongside Remender, Feldsott, Mick Betancourt, Lee Toland Krieger, Mike Larocca, and Adam Targum. In November 2017, casting began for a pilot ordered by Syfy. In April 2018, the series was picked up for an or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extraction 2
''Extraction 2'' is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Sam Hargrave and written by Joe Russo. It is based on the graphic novel ''Ciudad'' by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González and Eric Skillman. It is the sequel to ''Extraction'', where Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Bessa reprise their roles from the first film, while Tornike Gogrichiani, Tornike Bziava, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Daniel Bernhardt, Olga Kurylenko and Idris Elba appear in pivotal roles. In the film, Tyler Rake is initially hired to rescue the family of a crime lord from a prison in Georgia. Following the successful debut of the first film, Netflix announced a sequel in May 2020 with Joe Russo returning to write, Hargrave returning to direct and Hemsworth returning in the lead. By December, Joe and his brother Anthony hoped that the sequel would develop the characters enough to start a cinematic universe. Filming was scheduled to begin in Sydney in Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Remakes And Adaptations Of Disney Animated Films
This is a list of live-action or photorealistic remakes produced by Walt Disney Pictures of its animated feature films. The list also includes the films' sequels and spin-offs within their fictional universe. This list does not include: remakes or legacy sequels of live-action/animation hybrid films (such as '' Pete's Dragon'' and '' Mary Poppins Returns''), the direct-to-video movie '' The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story'', animated feature films that were produced by another studio and later adapted as live-action feature films by Disney, live-action feature films made by another studio based on the same story as the Disney feature, or films based on animated television shows (whether based on Disney shows such as ''Kim Possible'' or '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', or on animated shows from third-party studios such as ''Inspector Gadget'' or ''Underdog''). Released Upcoming ;Notes * An indicates the songwriter only wrote songs for its original version that were featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules (1997 Film)
''Hercules'' is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the legendary hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), a son of Zeus in Greek mythology. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, both of whom also produced the film with Alice Dewey Goldstone. The screenplay was written by Clements, Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi. Featuring the voices of Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, and Susan Egan, the film follows the titular Hercules, a demigod with super-strength raised among mortals, who must learn to become a true hero in order to earn back his godhood and place in Mount Olympus, while his evil uncle Hades plots his downfall. Development of ''Hercules'' began in 1992 following a pitch adaptation of the Heracles mythological stories by animator Joe Haidar. Meanwhile, Clements and Musker re-developed their idea fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nexon
Nexon Co., Ltd. (formerly ) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher. It develops and publishes titles including ''MapleStory'', ''Crazyracing Kartrider'', ''Sudden Attack'', ''Dungeon & Fighter'', ''The First Descendant'', and ''Blue Archive''. Headquartered in Japan, the company has offices in South Korea, the United States, Taiwan, and Thailand. Nexon was founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1994 by Kim Jung-ju. In 2005, the company moved its headquarters to Tokyo, Japan. However, its largest shareholder is an investment and holding company NXC, headquartered in Jeju Province, South Korea. History Nexon was established in Seoul, South Korea, on December 26, 1994. It developed and published its first title, ''Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds'', in 1996, which the company continues to service. Numerous other games followed, such as ''Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying'', ''Elemental Saga'', ''QuizQuiz (video game), QuizQuiz'', ''KartRider'', ''Elancia'', and ''Shattered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
