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Pitches for New 4 Minutes in Endgame Encore

Sep 18, 2026 · 56m

Summary

Hosts Matthew Carroll, Jeff Randall, and Jay Scotty Saint Clair discuss the rumored four-minute extra footage in *Avengers: Endgame* Encore. They pitch creative uses for the added time, including a heartwarming montage of Steve Rogers aging with Peggy Carter and a post-credits scene introducing Victor Von Doom and the Scarlet Witch. The group also debates the logistics of Captain America returning the Infinity Stones and the likelihood of Marvel simply reusing deleted scenes from the 2019 re-release.

Topics discussed

Intro and Progressive Insurance ad Pitch: Cap and Peggy's montage and de-aging Discussion on frame rates and timeline mechanics Pitch: Repurposing the opening fanfare Hopes for post-credits and deleted scenes Phase 2 rewatch status and sharing vulnerability Personal plans for the encore and fanfare recap Concerns about a minimalistic encore release Pitch: Doom's vision and Wanda reveal Doom's morality and the 'dice man' concept Gatorade ad break Pitch: Cap's lost years and Doom's family The Leftovers comparison and mutant genome theory Pitch: Iron Man forge audio and 'Will Reign' Pitch: Cap returning stones via comedic vignettes Jokes about Winter Soldier and timeline fixes Final pitch: Resolving the Cap/Peggy ambiguity Box office predictions and Spider-Man overlap Outro and Stellar Lantern show mention Gatorade and OrderlyMeds ads
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