Marvel to rereleases Avengers: Endgame with four-minute extension ahead of Doomsday

Marvel is rereleasing its 2019 blockbuster Avengers: Endgame in theaters with new footage designed to connect the film directly to the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. The special edition, titled Avengers: Endgame Encore, is scheduled to open on September 25, 2026, ahead of Doomsday's December 18 release.

According to listings from AMC Theatres, the runtime for Endgame Encore is 185 minutes, or three hours and five minutes. This makes it four minutes longer than the original 181-minute theatrical cut and the longest film ever released by Marvel Studios. The additional material is not simply deleted scenes but new footage shot during the production of Doomsday.

Director Joe Russo explained the purpose of the rerelease at the Sands Film Festival in St Andrews, Scotland. "It's critically important to rerelease the movie, and, in fact, we'll be rereleasing the film with footage that is set in the Doomsday story that we have added to Avengers Endgame," Russo said. He described the project as a "critical companion story" and a unique opportunity to bridge the narrative between the two films.

While Marvel has not officially detailed the content of the new footage, reports indicate it will...