Avengers: Endgame Encore Sets Disney+ Date Before Doomsday

Disney will begin streaming Avengers: Endgame Encore on Disney+ on November 13, giving subscribers access to an expanded version of the 2019 film before Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to open in theaters on December 18. The updated cut includes four additional scenes and refreshed color grading, according to reports of Disney’s announcement.

The film first returned to theaters on September 25. It runs about four minutes longer than the original, and the new material is intended to connect the conclusion of the Infinity Saga with the next Avengers movie. Disney’s streaming release makes the expanded version available at home after its theatrical run.

Descriptions of the added scenes include appearances by Loki, Doctor Doom and characters at the Time Variance Authority. One scene reportedly shows Doom approaching Bruce Banner; another depicts Doom forging his mask. The mask-making sequence has been described as echoing Tony Stark building his first Iron Man suit. The scenes have prompted questions about how the characters and events will connect to Doomsday, but Marvel has not explained their precise place in the next film’s story.

The theatrical re-release opened with an...