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Extended Cut of Avengers: Endgame to Stream on JioHotstar on Nov. 13
Marvel fans will soon be able to watch the extended version of the 2019 blockbuster, Avengers: Endgame Encore, on JioHotstar. The platform announced that the film will be available for streaming on November 13. The extended cut includes additional footage, such as new post‑credit scenes that hint at future events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of these scenes focuses on Bruce Banner, played by Mark Ruffalo, who is shown barricading himself inside a military facility two miles underground while recording a video about a new gamma‑suppression serum. His experiment is interrupted when Doctor Doom teleports into the facility, plunges it into darkness, and forces Banner to transform into the Hulk. Doom then tells Banner, “Mr. Banner, I’m here to collect you,” providing a significant hint about Doom’s plans and setting up his encounter with the Avengers in the upcoming film.
Avengers: Endgame originally opened in 2019 and became a global box‑office phenomenon, earning approximately $2.79 billion worldwide during its initial run. The film returned to theatres in September, adding $143 million globally, including $40 million in the United States. Its total earnings reached $2.942 billion, surpassing James Cameron’s Avatar to become the highest‑grossing film of all time.
The story of Endgame begins five years after Thanos’ snap wiped out half of all life in the universe. The surviving Avengers, dealing with grief and the consequences of their defeat, find hope when Ant‑Man, long presumed lost, returns and offers a possible way to reverse the destruction. The team reunites for one final mission to rewrite history and bring their fallen allies back, culminating in an epic confrontation with Thanos.
The next major chapter in the MCU, Avengers: Doomsday, is scheduled for theatrical release on December 17. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the film is written by Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron and features an ensemble cast led by Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. It will bring together the Avengers, Wakandans, New Avengers, Fantastic Four, and X‑Men as they confront Doom amid the collapse of the multiverse.