AVENGERS: ENDGAME ENCORE Runtime Revealed and It’s Only Four Minutes Longer Than the Original

Marvel Studios will release Avengers: Endgame Encore in theaters on September 25, bringing the MCU blockbuster back to the big screen with some new material attached.

The upcoming extended version is expected to feature a custom introduction, additional footage, and a special end tag exclusive to Infinity Vision and IMAX screenings.

Naturally, speculation surrounding that new footage has gone wild. Fans have floated everything from a Doctor Doom appearance to unexpected cameos, but expectations should probably be kept in check.

The more likely scenario is a new scene near the end of the movie along with a post-credits sequence that helps lead into December’s Avengers: Doomsday.

Now we know exactly how much longer the Encore edition will be. AMC Theatres lists Avengers: Endgame Encore at 185 minutes. The original theatrical version of Avengers: Endgame runs 181 minutes, meaning audiences are getting just four additional minutes.

That might not sound like much, especially for a movie that already clocks in at more than three hours. One expected scene centers on Steve Rogers at Tony Stark’s funeral, where he reportedly speaks with Ant-Man about traveling back in time. Loki is also expected to appear in a previously unseen sequence involving his time working with the TVA.

The bigger question is where this footage actually comes from. Marvel hasn’t confirmed whether these moments were created specifically for Avengers: Endgame Encore or whether they’re footage from Avengers: Doomsday that has been worked into the earlier film.

Of course, Marvel doesn’t need to add much to convince plenty of fans to revisit Endgame in theaters. Watching the Avengers assemble against Thanos with a packed audience remains one of the defining theatrical experiences of the MCU era.

That experience wrapped up the massive 22-film story Marvel Studios had been building since Iron Man. After Thanos wiped out half of all life in the universe and left the Avengers shattered, the surviving heroes came together for one final attempt to undo the damage, resulting in time travel, massive reunions, painful goodbyes, and one hell of an epic final battle.

Four extra minutes probably won’t transform Avengers: Endgame into a dramatically different movie, but that doesn’t really need to be the point. They are just looking to plant a little thread that will connect to the events of Doomsday.