Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo have expressed their passion for the Star Wars films, but apparently there is one thing they would change if they had the chance.
In an interview with ComingSoon.net, Joe Russo discussed the idea that all three film trilogies have had their characters tempted with power. "I mean I think being such Star Wars fanatics, we would've probably focused on the Luke Skywalker story. And so, to me, there was the potential for three movies focusing on that arc coming to completion," Russo stated, "But different choices you can make."
Russo went on to explain how influential the Star Wars films were on Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, "That was really our expression of what those commercial films meant to us as children and what we took away from them and the patterns of narrative structure that were so profound to us." He added, "We were able to replicate those patterns in those movies. So I think we speak to those films rather than the Star Wars films."
The Russos have previously mentioned that Star Wars films, particularly Empire Strikes Back, served as inspiration for Infinity War and Endgame.
The Russo Brothers are currently hosting a series titled Russo Bros. Pizza Film School, where they discuss films that had an impact on their lives and filmmaking.