The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a franchise consisting of film and television adaptations of Marvel Comics publications produced by Marvel Studios. The franchise is notable for being the first superhero film franchise to have characters and plot points from different titles crossover.
Joe and Anthony Russo came to the MCU as directors after directing several episodes of the TV series Community, particularly ones which were parodies of action movies. They were chosen to direct Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and after the film received praise both from within Marvel, from critics, and at the box office, they were hired to direct Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.