{
  "id": 3829798,
  "title": "Joe Russo assigns \"required viewing\" of Endgame re-release to Doomsday moviegoers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/joe-russo-assigns-required-viewing-of-endgame-re-release-to-doomsday",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:23:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/avengers-endgame-re-release-required-viewing-joe-russo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Electric State director Joe Russo has a new task for moviegoers planning to watch Marvel's upcoming crossover event, Avengers: Doomsday. In celebration of the film, 2019's Avengers: Endgame is returning to theaters for an Encore version this fall. The new version has been upgraded for Disney's Infinity Vision format and includes a custom introduction, fresh footage, and a special end tag exclusive to Infinity Vision and IMAX releases. Russo explains that this re-release is not merely a chance for viewers who've missed the non-Spider-Man parts of the MCU in the past seven years to catch up, but rather a requirement to fully understand Doomsday. \"It's going to connect the story of the two movies,\" he tells Fandango. His brother, Anthony Russo, echoes this sentiment: \"If you saw Endgame when it originally was released, you couldn't see this coming.\" Both brothers direct Avengers: Doomsday, which was made without a script, leading to speculation about its accessibility. While some might prefer to watch one slightly longer superhero movie over the films Marvel has released in the meantime, Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday has already garnered $35 million in pre-sale tickets, making it the highest-grossing pre-sale ever. With expectations of $300 million in its opening weekend, it seems those who purchase tickets early are the lucky ones getting the fall reading list.",
  "summary": "Spending $20 to see four minutes of new footage from Avengers: Endgame is crucial to understanding the Russos' new superhero epic.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Joe Russo Says Re-Watching ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Is “Required” to Understand ‘Avengers: Doomsday’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/joe-russo-says-re-watching-avengers-endgame-is-required-to-understand",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:19:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}