{
  "id": 10019691,
  "title": "Avengers: Endgame Encore sets up Doomsday with 4 new scenes. Heres what happens.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/avengers-endgame-encore-sets-up-doomsday-with-4-new-scenes-heres-what",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:13:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/avengers-endgame-encore-extra-scenes-explained"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marvel has re-released Avengers: Endgame in theaters as Avengers: Endgame Encore. This new release includes four additional scenes to prepare audiences for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. The extra scenes provide fans with a deeper understanding of the characters and set the stage for upcoming events.\n\nIn one scene, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) returns to Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) as they dance together in the past. However, the scene takes an unexpected turn when Loki offers his help, leaving viewers curious about the nature of his assistance.\n\nAnother new scene features Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) as he encounters Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) in a facility two miles underground. Banner is working on a new suppression serum, but his recording is interrupted when Doctor Doom arrives, hinting at a potential conflict between the characters.\n\nThe final end-credits scene takes place at the TVA headquarters, where Mobius (Owen Wilson), Ouroboros (Ke Huy Quan), and Casey (Eugene Cordero) witness the multiverse collapsing. This sequence may explain why the Fantastic Four's universe, Fox's X-Men's universe, and the MCU's main universe all collide in Doomsday.\n\nDoctor Doom is also shown forging his iconic mask, which could be a nod to Tony Stark's hammer striking metal in the original Endgame release, hinting at a parallel trajectory between the two characters. These new scenes offer fans intriguing insights into the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: Endgame Encore is now in theaters, with Avengers: Doomsday set to hit theaters on December 18.",
  "summary": "From Loki and the TVA to Bruce Banner meeting Doctor Doom, here's what \"Avengers: Endgame Encore\" tells us about \"Avengers: Doomsday.\"",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}