‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ Sets Disney+ Release Date With New ‘Countdown To Doomsday’ Spot

The countdown to Avengers: Doomsday continues, and Disney+ has set the release date for Avengers: Endgame: Encore for Friday, November 13. The epic conclusion to the Infinity Saga, which has grossed more than $2.9 billion at the worldwide box office, includes a first look at Avengers: Doomsday ahead of its December 18 theatrical release. A new TV spot titled Countdown to ‘Doomsday,’ was also released, which you can see in the video above. Avengers Endgame: Encore follows the Marvel superheroes after the devastating events that wiped out half the world’s population, with the remaining heroes struggling to move forward. Ultimately, they must come together to restore order and harmony in the universe and bring their loved ones back in a dramatic showdown against Thanos. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo, Trinh Tran, Jon Favreau, James Gunn and Stan Lee serve as executive producers. Watch on Deadline RELATED: 15 Movies & Shows To Watch Before ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ To get up to speed on the events leading up to Avengers: Doomsday, Disney+ has assembled a list of movies and shows fans can watch to refresh their memories, as shown in the photo gallery below. Avengers: Doomsday will feature different groups of heroes from different universes, including the Avengers, the Wakandans from Black Panther, the Thunderbolts (known as the New Avengers) from Earth-616, the Fantastic Four from Earth-828, and the original X-Men. The forthcoming film takes place in the events following the Thunderbolts, aka the New Avengers, which starred Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier), Wyatt Russel (John Walker), Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster), Lewis Pullman (Void), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), and David Harbour (Red Guardian), among others. The movies and shows Marvel recommends you watch before Avengers: Doomsday are X-Men, X2, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Loki, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Captain America: Brave New World, Deadpool & Wolverine, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thunderbolts*, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Marvel Studios