Mustard said that his team and the Russo Brothers, whose last film is Cherry, starring Tom Holland, worked together to “write, storyboard and direct not only the cinematic opening, but also much of the character’s setting in Chapter 2, Season 6 yet to be revealed, “according to Variety.
This is not the first time that the duo of directors has worked with Epic Games. They brought Thanos into the game as a Fortnite x Avengers: Infinity War cross event. This crossover took place after the Russo Brothers contacted Epic directly.
“In the past few months, while editing Infinity War, we took breaks to join some games,” said Joe Russo. “And then we started thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to have some sort of Avengers-Fortnite mashup? So we chased Donald [Mustard]. “Check out the cinematic trailer for the Zero Crisis story directed by Russo Brothers and then check out this gameplay from the final single player Zero Crisis event. Be sure to watch the Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 6 Battle Pass trailer if you are planning to enter the game this season, then check out the IGN Fortnite Primal build guide after that.
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