Avengers: Endgame returns to theaters this weekend as Avengers Endgame: Encore, an extended version of the movie that includes additional footage and a new look at this December's Avengers: Doomsday.
As the movie begins arriving in theaters globally, additional footage being posted online is inevitable. The best way to experience it will be on the biggest screen possible, of course, but some big leaks are already circulating on social media.
While unconfirmed, multiple scooper accounts claim that Avengers Endgame: Encore has at least a "few" new scenes, including one featuring the first on-screen meeting between Doctor Doom and The Hulk.
We don't have any additional context, but we can certainly theorise. One possibility is that the Jade Giant encounters Victor Von Doom while travelling back in time; it's feasible that, before or after his conversation with The Ancient One in Avengers: Endgame, Bruce Banner will find himself on a branched timeline where he meets Doom.
Another possibility is that we get a glimpse at what's to come in Avengers: Doomsday, with a scene that explains why The Hulk—who was last seen being hospitalised after going Savage in Spider-Man: Brand New Day—will seemingly be largely absent from the movie.
Either way, there are rumblings that this will be a post-credits scene, prompting chatter that Doom sets out to recruit the Green Goliath.
We're only days away from finding out whether this is accurate and discovering what other surprises Marvel Studios has in store. Fans are expecting something big for Avengers: Doomsday, and so far, it sounds like Kevin Feige and the Russo Brothers intend to deliver.
A new promo and posters for Avengers Endgame: Encore have also been released. You can check those out below.
In Avengers: Doomsday, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.
Avengers: Doomsday stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Mabel Cadena, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, India Rose Hemsworth, and Wesley Holloway all make their Avengers franchise debuts.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps leads Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn join them, along with X-Men franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden, plus Deadpool & Wolverine star Channing Tatum.
The Russo Brothers direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars from a screenplay by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Avengers and Captain America franchises. Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, and Jonathan Schwartz produced the movie, with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18.