He is also set to write a sequel to the 2017 film Death Note, adaptations of F.E.A.R., Saints Row, Space Invaders and System Shock, which he will also direct.
Russo couldn’t find work in the film industry when he graduated in 2003, so he spent the next four years working for a headhunting firm in New Jersey, an experience he called “lucrative but soul-sucking.” When his then-girlfriend (now spouse), Tricia Gonnella, was accepted into the graduate Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California in 2007, they moved to Los Angeles.
[9] In the summer of 2014, Russo sold the original TV pilot "Chop Shop" to 20th Century Fox with Chris Morgan producing.
[13][14] In May 2017, Russo was initially attached as writer for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, but confirmed in November 2018 that he was no longer involved with the project.
[23] In January 2022, it was announced that Russo would direct, write and executive produce a television adaptation of System Shock for the streaming service Binge.