The Russo Brothers Discuss a Potential Steve Rogers Movie About the Infinity Stones

Few conclusions in modern blockbuster history have sparked as much ongoing discussion as the final moments of ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Steve Rogers stepped onto the quantum platform to return the six Infinity Stones to their precise locations in history, then disappeared from the narrative entirely. Viewers only reconnected with him as an elderly man passing his shield to Sam Wilson.

Everything regarding that solo mission, including the risks, logistics, and emotional weight of traveling alone through time, unfolded entirely off-screen. Since the film’s release in 2019, it has remained one of the most sought-after untold stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Now, over seven years later, directors Joe and Anthony Russo have finally addressed the concept directly. In a conversation with CBR, Joe Russo was asked if Steve Rogers should receive a standalone story about returning the stones, and he responded enthusiastically: “I think that’s a great idea. How about a movie?”

The brothers revealed that this idea had actually crossed their minds while creating ‘Endgame’, particularly regarding Steve’s encounter with the Red Skull on Vormir. Joe Russo explained, “We did have that conversation. There might have even been… I think we toyed around with an idea of like, ‘Is there a montage where he puts the stones back?’ We felt like it just played past the ending.”

Ultimately, the complexity of the idea posed a challenge. “It seems like much more complicated than a montage could sustain,” Joe noted. “And so we didn’t do it.” Anthony Russo supported this, adding, “We did circle it for a long time, that idea.”

The brothers’ remarks confirm what fans have suspected for years: the mission was intriguing enough to entice the filmmakers more than once. Given how directly it relates to Steve’s history with the Red Skull and the Infinity Stones, it’s easy to understand why the idea kept coming up in their discussions.

That history is becoming relevant again. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ left Steve’s choice to remain in the past with Peggy Carter unresolved in terms of consequences, and that decision is now central to the current storyline. The extended ending shown in ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ features Loki crossing paths with Steve and Peggy, a moment closely tied to the plot of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’.

Chris Evans is set to reprise his role as Steve Rogers in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, which hits theaters on Dec. 18. A teaser confirmed that the character is back in the past, now married to Peggy Carter and holding a newborn baby, long before the elderly version audiences saw at the end of ‘Endgame’.

Anthony Russo has described the decision to revisit that ending as intentional. “We really thought about that ending [in Endgame] as the perfect ending for Steve Rogers,” he told Empire, “and the idea of just going one moment past that perfect ending, and thinking about how radically that moment can change by just taking one step past it… That was a big part of the delight in the new idea for what Doomsday is and where the story goes.”

While nothing has been officially confirmed, and the Russo Brothers still have ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ to complete first, with that film scheduled for Dec. 17, 2027, their willingness to discuss the idea, combined with their clear excitement about working with Evans again, has fans speculating about what might follow.

The collaboration makes sense on paper. The Russos launched much of their MCU journey directing Captain America films, including ‘The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Civil War’, so returning to that character for one final adventure would bring things full circle.

Steve’s choice to stay in the past with Peggy has already created ripple effects that Marvel is using to expand ‘Doomsday’ and the broader Multiverse Saga. A film detailing exactly how he navigated the return of the stones, and what he encountered along the way, would address one of the MCU’s most significant remaining gaps.

Whether or not Marvel greenlights it, the fact that the Russo Brothers are finally open to discussing it, and seem genuinely enthusiastic, indicates this idea is far from dead. For a story fans have desired since 2019, “How about a movie?” might be the most promising response they could have hoped for.

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