Captain America 3 Co-Director Joe Russo Talks Batman vs Superman Showdown

Until recently, Marvel's Captain America 3 and DC Comics' Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice were scheduled to release on the same date of May 6, 2016. Warner Bros. decided to move Dawn of Justice to March 25, 2016 instead. The game of chicken went on briefly, and now the directors of Cap 3 have comments on the short standoff.

"We knew when they announced that it was somewhat of a placeholder, that it was a game of chicken to see if Marvel really had a film that was going to land on that date or not," Joe Russo, who co-directs the movie with his brother Anthony Russo, told Cinema Blend. "We knew it was never going to happen. We knew those two films would never stay on that date. So we knew somebody was going to move."

The two wished the best for Dawn of Justice and all other comic book films. "We're filmmakers. But we're also comic-book geeks and movie fans," Joe said. "I want to go to the theater and be excited and see sh*t that inspires me, and gets me excited as a filmmaker. And so we wish success on everybody! Now that we're in the sort of heyday of comic-book films, you don't want anybody sort of spoiling the party. This summer was actually great because boy did we get treated to some pretty great movies this summer. So you keep hoping that's the case moving forward."

Finally, Joe talked about the importance of social media in today's movie landscape. "And it seems like studios - and I think a lot of this has to do with social media. Social media is so quick to identify when something isn't working. You know, on Friday night by like 6 p.m., whether a movie is in trouble. And I think you can't hide anymore. You have got to show up with a great movie, or you are screwed. I think you are finding that it's happening less and less, that something that is not that good is doing very well. It's forcing everyone's hand, and really pushing people to do very good work."

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