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Three major changes in Avengers: Endgame Encore, and why it’s ‘required viewing’ for Doomsday

'You couldn't see this coming'

Suchismita Ghosh
26th August 2026, 15:59
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Avengers: Endgame is releasing in cinemas this September with a new version called Avengers: Endgame Encore, but if you were expecting Marvel to bring back loads of deleted scenes or create a much longer cut, the runtime suggests otherwise.

According to AMC Theatres, Endgame Encore runs for 185 minutes, compared with 181 minutes for the original 2019 release. So it is just four minutes longer.

That does sound underwhelming, but there is actually a reason to pay attention to those four minutes. Marvel is using the new material to connect Endgame with Avengers: Doomsday, which arrives in December.

Joe Russo says Endgame Encore is ‘required viewing’

Speaking to Fandango, Joe Russo explained exactly why Marvel is bringing Endgame back before Doomsday. He said, “It’s gonna connect the story of the two movies. There’s a natural progression from Endgame into Doomsday, which is also inclusive of all the other stories that have been playing out. I think it’s required viewing for following the story in Doomsday.”

Anthony Russo added, “If you saw Endgame when it was originally released, you couldn’t see this coming.”

Joe Russo had already talked about this idea earlier. Speaking at the Sands Film Festival via Deadline, he said, “It’s an opportunity to create a bridge from Endgame to Doomsday in a very unique way, and because the movie was so successful, we have an opportunity to re-release it.”

He continued, “You don’t always get the chance to re-release because it costs money, so the fact that we can enhance the story of Doomsday by bridging it to Endgame and these characters that we worked with for years that we love so much, and continue their story. It’s a really unique opportunity.”

Russo has also described the new material as a “critical companion story” to Doomsday.

The exact content of those four minutes has not been officially revealed. But it’s been reported that the new footage was shot during production of Doomsday.

There are two Doomsday previews

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Disney has confirmed an exclusive look at Avengers: Doomsday, while IMAX and Infinity Vision screenings will receive an additional sneak peek on top of that. That could make the premium-format screenings particularly interesting for fans who want to see everything Marvel is showing before December.

The premium screenings will also include a special end tag connected to Doomsday. It’s been described as an exclusive look rather than a conventional post-credit scene.

Marvel has not revealed which characters appear or what happens in the footage.

Endgame Encore appears to look different too

Side-by-side comparisons with the 2019 version suggest that Endgame Encore has a different colour grade, with several shots appearing brighter, more saturated and higher in contrast. Thanos, in particular, appears noticeably more purple in the new footage.

The comparisons currently come from the new trailer, so some differences could be caused by the trailer itself or by how the footage has been captured and displayed. There is also a small dialogue change in Tony Stark’s time-travel explanation.

So Encore may not simply be the original film with four minutes added at the end.

There are rumours about Cassie Lang

There are also claims that Marvel may have reshot Cassie Lang’s brief Endgame scene with Kathryn Newton, replacing Emma Fuhrmann. Fuhrmann played Cassie in Endgame, while Newton later took over the role in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Newton is also returning as Cassie in Doomsday.

That would make a recast scene an obvious way to make the character’s appearances line up more closely before Doomsday. But this is not confirmed.

Well, either way, I’m too excited to see the Avengers assemble on the big screen again.

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