( CNN ) Joe and Anthony Russo , who directed `` Captain America : The Winter Soldier '' and will return for `` Captain America : Civil War , '' are cementing themselves as Marvel 's main movie executors . The brothers will direct both parts of the studio 's `` Avengers : Infinity War , '' taking over the billion-dollar franchise from Joss Whedon , who directed the first two Avengers films . ( The second one , `` Avengers : Age of Ultron , '' opens May 1 . ) They 'll film `` Infinity War '' in one long shoot beginning sometime in 2016 , sources tell The Hollywood Reporter . Marvel 's 'Secret Wars : ' What newcomers need to know . No writers are attached , but the brothers will likely reunite with `` Winter Soldier 's '' Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely . They collaborated on `` Civil War , '' which the Russos will begin shooting next month . The new deal raises the question of the status of the Russos ' deal with Sony . The duo signed a three-year first-look deal with the Culver City-based studio in March . Working on an Avengers movie is an all-consuming endeavor , so how active they will be within that deal remains to be seen . How Superman , Wonder Woman and Batman have changed their looks through the years . `` Civil War , '' for which the brothers are in preproduction and which is considered to be a mini-Avengers movie because of the large cast of heroes , has a May 6 , 2016 , release date . `` Infinity War - Part 1 '' and `` Infinity War - Part 2 '' are slated to be released May 4 , 2018 , and May 3 , 2019 , respectively . The `` Infinity '' get is a massive feather in the duo 's caps and marks the latest in an incredible career trajectory . The Russos began in television comedy , directing episodes of `` Arrested Development '' in the early to mid-2000s , and continued to work in the field in 2012 with `` Happy Endings '' and `` Up All Night . '' It was their work on some of the geeky episodes of `` Community , '' however , that led to `` Winter Soldier , '' a movie that grossed $ 717.7 million worldwide . With Marvel deal , Sony opts to lease rather than sell Spider-Man . Badass Digest first reported that the deal was closing . The Russos are represented by WME and Jackoway Tyerman . ©2015 The Hollywood Reporter . All rights reserved .
Joss Whedon stepping aside as director for upcoming `` Avengers '' sequels . `` Captain America '' sequel directors the Russo brothers will take the reins of `` Avengers : Infinity War '' Sequels will be released in two parts .