Russo Brothers Lock Down Deal To Direct 'Avengers: Infinity War'

They haven't even shot a frame of "Captain America: Civil War," but it looks like Joe and Anthony Russo have their schedule for the next few years mapped out. The pair are already tipped to direct that bro-tacular "Ghostbusters" spinoff/reboot with Channing Tatum over at Sony, but it seems they aren't done with Marvel yet.

The long running rumor that the siblings will helm the two-part "Avengers: Infinity War" just inched closer to confirmation, with The Wrap confirming the Russos closed their deal to direct both movies. The plan will be for both to shoot back-to-back in 2016 and 2017. There's no word yet if that Ghostbusters gig, tentatively slated for a 2017 release, would also be squeezed in during that period but given the timeline, it's extremely unlikely they'd be able to direct that picture. The filmmakers recently signed a first look deal at Sony, but given their Marvel obligations, it may be quite some time before we see a Russo...