Avengers: Endgame Encore Ending Sets Up Doomsday
Marvel's Endgame Encore re-release adds a new ending with Loki, establishing Avengers: Doomsday as a direct sequel to Endgame.
Marvel Studios has re-released Avengers: Endgame in theaters as Avengers Endgame: Encore, a version that includes new footage and a new ending. The Encore cut adds post-credits scenes and a fresh final beat that points directly toward the next Avengers film.
In the new Encore ending, Loki appears at Steve and Peggy's door shortly after the original ending, telling them he can help both of them. The scene establishes that Avengers: Doomsday is a direct sequel to Endgame.
Doomsday will be the first Avengers film since 2019's Endgame. Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, are returning to direct both Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, which will conclude the Multiverse Saga.
The Multiverse Saga was named as Marvel's follow-up to the Infinity Saga. Doomsday was originally titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty before Marvel pivoted from Kang to Doctor Doom and brought back Robert Downey Jr.
According to slashfilm.com, the Russo Brothers have said Endgame is required viewing ahead of Doomsday, and that Captain America's ending in Endgame created a branch reality.
Quick answers
Is Avengers: Doomsday a sequel to Endgame?
Yes. The new Encore ending establishes that Avengers: Doomsday is a direct sequel to Avengers: Endgame.
What is Avengers Endgame: Encore?
It is Disney and Marvel Studios' theatrical re-release of Avengers: Endgame, featuring new footage, a new ending, and post-credits scenes.
Who is directing Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars?
Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, are returning to direct both films.