The worldwide release of Avengers: Endgame is hardly a few weeks away and the excitement surrounding the film is palpable. One of the film's directors, Joe Russo, is presently in India to promote the film which stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson.

In his promotional tour, Joe Russo spoke about his tryst with Indian cinema and how Rajinikanth-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan film Robot (Enthiran in Tamil) inspired the climax of Avengers: Age of Ultron, which released in 2015.

At a press conference, Russo revealed, "Robot almost influenced the climatic moments in Avengers: Age of Ultron [which was directed by Joss Whedon]. In one of the final scenes, all the Ultrons were supposed to form a large Ultron and Avengers were set to fight that but the sequence got cut for time. It was this close. It was inspired directly by Robot."

He also added that he is aware of Bollywood actor Salman Khan. "I'm an action director so I saw Dabangg many years ago and then Dabangg 2. I thought the camera work was great in these films. The tone and energy is also great. So, I certainly know Salman Khan," he exclaimed.

Helmed by Marvel Studios, Avengers: Endgame is scheduled to grace the screens on April 26, 2019.

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