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Dais Johnston

7 Years Later, 'Avengers: Doomsday' Is Sneakily Retconning The MCU

Marvel Studios

It’s no secret that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has meandered a bit since Avengers: Endgame. The 2019 movie was a culmination of years of planning for the franchise, but afterward, it was difficult to see what the next big thing would be. WandaVision and Spider-Man: Far From Home revealed what the post-Blip world looked like, and it seemed like Loki and Ant-Man: Quantumania hinted at the next big thing: Kang the Conqueror.

But when real-life scandal foiled those plans, Marvel went back to what worked with Avengers: Doomsday, starring Robert Downey Jr. and directed by Endgame’s the Russo brothers. Now, in an effort to smooth the transition (and tempt fans into a rewatch), Avengers: Endgame is getting pulled off the shelf and tweaked.

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