Those Four New ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Scenes Were Secretly Shot for ‘Doomsday’
Marvel Studios has never been shy about revisiting old footage to build anticipation for what’s coming next, but the approach behind ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ represents something more deliberate than a simple nostalgia play. Rather than just re-releasing the 2019 blockbuster untouched, the studio used the opportunity to quietly rewrite how audiences understand its supposedly conclusive ending.
That kind of retroactive storytelling carries real risk, especially for a film as beloved and emotionally resolved as ‘Endgame’ originally was. Threading new material into an existing narrative without undermining what made the original work requires a careful hand, and Marvel appears to have leaned entirely into using the opportunity as connective tissue for December’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’
According to Variety, the four new scenes added to the re-release were shot during ‘Doomsday’s’ own production, directly teeing up the storyline for the franchise’s next major chapter. The additions extend Steve Rogers’ quiet ending with Peggy Carter and introduce three entirely new post-credits sequences involving Loki, Bruce Banner and the Time Variance Authority.
The first major addition arrives as an extension of the original film’s closing moments. Steve Rogers, having stayed behind in the past to live out a life with Peggy Carter, is interrupted mid-dance by Loki, now dressed in his Time Variance Authority uniform following his post-‘Loki’ role holding the multiverse together. Peggy doesn’t recognize him, but Loki tells her, “No, but I can help you. Both of you,” before Steve steps out looking equally surprised.
The scene reframes what ‘Endgame’ originally presented as an earned, sacrifice-rewarded happy ending into something structurally more complicated. Steve’s decision to stay in the past created a branching timeline that the wider multiverse is now grappling with, suggesting his romantic resolution came with consequences nobody accounted for at the time.
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The first post-credits scene shifts focus entirely to Bruce Banner, picking up after the events of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’ Hiding in an underground bunker, Banner records a video diary revealing he’s experienced his first Hulk-related incident in more than a decade and is now working on a gamma-suppression serum to prevent the Hulk from taking control again.
Just as Banner explains his situation, the lights begin flickering, signaling that something has gone wrong. That moment ties directly into a broader pattern established across the four scenes: Doctor Doom isn’t simply waiting to appear once ‘Doomsday’ begins. He’s already tracking down Banner, already forging his mask and already actively working before the sequel’s story even starts.
He used to be different.
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The remaining new footage centers on the Time Variance Authority, illustrating just how widespread the multiversal crisis has become by the time ‘Doomsday’ picks up. Taken together, all four scenes paint a picture of Doom as an active, calculating threat rather than a villain who simply emerges once the sequel’s plot kicks into gear.
That framing also recontextualizes the choices Marvel’s heroes made throughout the Infinity Saga. Steve’s decision to remain in the past, once treated purely as emotional payoff, now reads as the first domino in a chain of consequences the Avengers never anticipated. With the new footage filmed specifically as part of ‘Doomsday’s’ own production, the Russo brothers have effectively used ‘Endgame Encore’ to build a direct narrative bridge between the two films rather than simply reissuing old material.
‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ returned to theaters on September 25, arriving well ahead of ‘Doomsday’s’ December 18 release.
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