Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Avengers: Endgame Encore Adds Runtime and Doomsday Connection
Avengers: Endgame is coming back to theaters in a longer version.
The original movie lasted 181 minutes, while the Encore version lasts 185 minutes.
The movie is returning seven years after it first came out.
The Russo brothers said this version will help connect Endgame to Avengers: Doomsday.
In Doomsday, Robert Downey Jr. will play the villain Doctor Doom instead of Iron Man.
Chris Evans will also return as Captain America.
The new version has improved color grading, according to the article.
More details about the added material and any connection between the films are still being kept secret.
Avengers: Endgame is returning to theaters seven years after its original release.
The Encore version runs 185 minutes, compared with the original 181-minute runtime.
Joe and Anthony Russo said the re-release will connect naturally to Avengers: Doomsday.
Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for December 18, 2026, with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.
The Encore trailer indicates improved color grading and possible surprises or bonus additions.
- Who
- Marvel, the Russo brothers, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and the Avengers are involved in the reported films.
- What
- Avengers: Endgame is receiving a theatrical Encore re-release with a longer runtime and a planned story connection to Avengers: Doomsday.
- When
- The re-release is described as occurring seven years after the original 2019 release; Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for December 18, 2026.
- Where
- The Encore version will return to theaters.
- Why
- Marvel wants audiences to revisit Endgame, while the Russo brothers say the new version will help viewers follow Doomsday.
- Original runtime
- 181 minutes
- Encore runtime
- 185 minutes
- Original release
- 2019
- Doomsday release date
- December 18, 2026
- Encore changes
- Improved color grading and additional surprises or bonus material are indicated.
- Directors
- Joe Russo and Anthony Russo
- Robert Downey Jr.'s Doomsday role
- Victor Von Doom, also known as Doctor Doom