{
  "id": 5186758,
  "title": "‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Shot Without a Finished Script, but Co-Director Joe Russo Says ‘We Always View’ the Screenplay as a ‘Living Organism’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/avengers-doomsday-shot-without-a-finished-script-but-co-director-joe",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T22:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/avengers-doomsday-shot-without-finished-script-russo-bros-defend-1236849564/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“Avengers: Doomsday” going into production without a finished script did not faze directors Joe and Anthony Russo. As the former recently told the Associated Press: “We always view the script as a living organism.” “We’re improvisation-based, rehearsal-based directors,” Joe maintained. “We like to see what the actors bring to the characters, and sometimes you don’t […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Joe & Anthony Russo On Why ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Started Filming Without A Finished Script: “We Like To See What Actors Bring To The Characters”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/joe-anthony-russo-on-why-avengers-doomsday-started-filming-without-a",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:04:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}