'Avengers: Endgame' Extended Version Gets First Trailer; Check it Out

Avengers Endgame: Encore, the extended version of Avengers: Endgame, has gotten its first trailer! The preview revisits the frenzy sparked in theaters by the film’s epic scenes and sets the stage for the five additional minutes included in this new cut, providing context for Doctor Doom’s introduction as the next major villain.

In addition to the video, a new poster was also released. The idea seems to be to “immortalize” the characters responsible for defeating Thanos and shaping one of the biggest cinematic events in history.

Avengers Endgame: Encore premieres on September 26, ahead of the triumphant arrival of Avengers: Doomsday on December 18.

Everything you need to know about Avengers: Doomsday

The villain of the story in the fifth Avengers film will be Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, the actor who played the legendary Iron Man in the MCU’s Infinity Saga and now takes on the role of antagonist. Avengers: Doomsday will be directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo (Endgame), with a script by Michael Waldron (Loki) and Stephen McFreely (Endgame).

Marvel has already confirmed the main cast members for the new film, in one of the biggest MCU star gatherings ever assembled. Returning from previous Avengers films are: Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Winston Duke as M’Baku, and Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther.

From characters introduced after Avengers: Endgame — in phases 4 and 5 of the MCU — we have Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Danny Ramirez as Falcon, the entire new Fantastic Four (Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the Thing), nearly the entire cast of Thunderbolts* (Florence Pugh as Yelena, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, and Lewis Pullman as Bob, the Sentry), and Tenoch Huerta as Namor.

In a livestream announcing the cast, there was also the film’s biggest surprise so far: the return of the classic X-Men from the old Fox movies, including Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden as Cyclops, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, and, introduced in Deadpool & Wolverine, Channing Tatum as Gambit.

Avengers: Doomsday premieres on December 18.