It makes total sense that Disney and Marvel will re-release Avengers: Endgame ahead of Avengers: Doomsday. It offers a chance to show off their new “Infinity Vision” theatrical certification, reassuring audiences that Doomsday missing out on IMAX screens because of Dune: Part Three is totally fine. And it also offers fans a way to remember all that happened in the 2019 release, which was a bit overwhelming even back then.
Another enticement? The Endgame re-release will contain some new footage. Again, directors Joe and Anthony Russo planning a bumped-up edition of their seven-year-old superhero blockbuster for its return to theaters makes total sense. But until now, we didn’t quite grasp how important the new scenes will be.
As Deadline reports, Joe Russo spread the word while speaking (over Zoom from the U.S.) at the Sands Film Festival in Scotland.
“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,” Joe Russo explained.
“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 [and] that we love so much and continue their story: It’s a really unique opportunity.”
He also termed the Endgame re-release a “critical companion story” and a “setup for what you’re gonna watch in December” when Avengers: Doomsday arrives.
So… the past seven years of Marvel movies and TV shows weren’t doing anything to help lay the foundation for Doomsday? Good thing we invested all that time watching multiple Disney+ series and all the films from Phases Four, Five, and Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Apparently, in order to be ready for Doomsday, you’ll have to buy a ticket for Endgame‘s re-release so you can absorb the newly “critical” information the Russos have added in. Maybe a scene where Doctor Doom decides he’ll be stealing Tony Stark’s face? Leave your best guesses in the comments, and let us know if you’ll be lining up for Endgame in September ahead of Doomsday in December to see for yourself.
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