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        <lastmod>2026-06-21T11:41:42Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Disney+ Just Brought Back 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Heroes Without James Gunn</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-netflix-reboot-future-report</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-21T10:41:32Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios&#x27; Netflix Reboot Future Is Uncertain Following New Report</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-21T10:27:39Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Announces Historic Release for Next Disney+ Show</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-trailer-release-long-why</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-21T04:52:24Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Here&#x27;s Why Avengers: Doomsday&#x27;s Trailer Is Taking So Long to Release</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-dc-tv-show-slate-summer-2026</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T21:41:12Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel &amp; DC Confirm Historic TV Show Slate For Summer 2026</news:title>
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            <news:keywords>Marvel Studios, My Adventures With Superman, X-Men 97, Batman, Action, Adventure, Animation, Superhero</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/the-acolyte-show-disney-plus-release</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T20:49:21Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>2 Years Later, The Acolyte Creator Admits to 1 Issue With the Show</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T20:49:21Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>The Acolyte, Disney+</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-tv-frustrating-spider-man-next-tv-show</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T19:26:43Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel TV Executive Reveals a Frustrating Problem With Spider-Man’s Next TV Show</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T19:26:43Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Marvel Studios, Marvel Studios Animation, Disney+</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Animated Spider-Man with Marvel Studios logo.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-removes-spoiler-x-men-97-season-2-trailer</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T17:04:17Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Removes Spoiler From Latest X-Men &#x27;97 Season 2 Trailer</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/alien-earth-season-2-timothy-olyphant</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T12:24:57Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Alien: Earth Season 2 Is About to Get Weird</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T12:24:57Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Hulu, FX, Sci-Fi</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/james-gunn-batman-dc-project</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T10:24:51Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>James Gunn&#x27;s DC Announces Its 2nd-Ever Batman Project</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T10:24:51Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Batman, James Gunn, The Batman (Movie), The Batman - Part 2, Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero, Thriller, HBO Max</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Batman symbol, James Gunn face</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-tv-show-supervillain-season</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T09:59:50Z</lastmod>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel&#x27;s Forgotten Supervillain TV Show Deserved One More Season</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T09:59:50Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>MODOK, Hulu</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/star-wars-jedi-life-anakin-skywalker-darth-vader</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T09:40:06Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Star Wars Reveals Jedi Life Was Even Worse Than We Thought After Anakin Skywalker Became Darth Vader</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T09:40:06Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Maul Shadow Lord, Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Disney+</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars Jedi</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/mcu-mahershala-ali-blade-dead</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T09:27:41Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Don&#x27;t Fret MCU Fans, Mahershala Ali&#x27;s Blade Isn&#x27;t Dead Yet</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T09:27:41Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Blade (Movie), Blade (Character), Mahershala Ali, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Superhero</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/daredevil-born-again-season-3-mcu-villains</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T09:25:59Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 Officially Brings Back 7 Major MCU Villains</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T09:25:59Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Daredevil: Born Again, Action, Adventure, Superhero, Thriller, Daredevil, Kingpin, Disney+</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/x-men-97-disney-plus-no</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-20T08:58:42Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Report: X-Men &#x27;97 Is No Longer Exclusive to Disney+</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-20T08:58:42Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>X-Men 97, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, YouTube, Disney+, Marvel Studios Animation, Hulu</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-advantage-jean-grey-brand-new-day</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-19T18:56:55Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Spider-Man Has One Major Advantage Over Jean Grey, and Brand New Day Just Proved It</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-19T18:56:55Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Sadie Sink&#x27;s Jean Grey alongside Spider-Man.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/toy-story-5-retcon-buzz-zurg-backstory-lightyear-movie</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-19T18:27:51Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Toy Story 5 Officially Retcons Buzz and Zurg’s Backstory From The Lightyear Movie</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Buzz Lightyear, Zurg.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/disney-owl-house-replacement</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-19T17:33:00Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Disney Unveils Its Perfect Owl House Replacement 5 Years After Cancellation</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-19T17:33:00Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Disney, Animation, Fantasy, Hailee Steinfeld</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Owl House Luz.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-first-trailer-marvel-displays-promo</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-19T17:02:15Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Avengers Doomsday’s First Trailer Now Closer Than Ever After Marvel Displays New Promo</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-19T17:02:15Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Avengers, Doctor Doom.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/john-cena-leave-salvation-peacemaker-season-3</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-19T16:03:47Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>John Cena Is Ready To Leave Salvation And Reunite With Cast In Peacemaker Season 3</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-19T16:03:47Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Peacemaker (Series), John Cena, HBO Max</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>John Cena Peacemaker on Salvation.</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/star-wars-villain-sequel-trilogy-retcon</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-19T15:18:39Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Star Wars Villain Actor Teases Major Sequel Trilogy Retcon</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-19T15:18:39Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Palpatine</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Emperor Palpatine.</image:caption>
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