“Avengers: Endgame” Re-Release Adds Unseen Scenes

During Disney’s CinemaCon presentation this week, a theatrical re-release of Joe and Anthony Russo’s “Avengers: Endgame” was announced for September 25th.

In its original run, ‘Endgame’ grossed around $2.8 billion worldwide – the second-highest-grossing MPA film of all time internationally and the biggest global opening ever with $1.2 billion.

At the time of the announcement, there was a hint that the film would include some previously unreleased footage, but no further details were shared.

Now, appearing via Zoom link last night at the Sands Film Festival in St Andrews, Scotland, Joe Russo explained to Deadline what audiences can expect to see in the re-release:

“It’s critically important to re-release the movie, and, in fact, we’ll be re-releasing the film with footage that is set in the Doomsday story that we have added to Avengers: Endgame.

It’s an opportunity to create a bridge from Endgame to Doomsday in a very unique way, and because the movie was so successful, we have an opportunity to re-release it.

You don’t always get the chance to re-release because it costs money, so the fact that we can enhance the story of Doomsday by bridging it to Endgame and these characters that we worked with for years that we love so much, and continue their story: It’s a really unique opportunity.”

Later, Joe added that the re-release was a “critical companion story” and a “setup for what you’re gonna watch in December when you see Avengers Doomsday.”

“Avengers: Doomsday” opens in cinemas on December 18th.