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            <news:title>House Stark’s Winter Wolves Finally March to War in House of the Dragon Season 3</news:title>
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            <news:title>DC Studios Unveil Damaged Batman Logo For Knightfall Movie</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-22T20:17:06Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Star Wars Officially Brings Back Han &amp; Leia’s Other 2 Children, Jaina &amp; Jacen</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Leia Organa, Han Solo.</image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-22T19:08:05Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Robert Downey Jr’s New Doomsday Promo Is Already Teasing Marvel Studios’ Doctor Doom Successor</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-22T18:38:24Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Dutton Ranch: Carter Throws the Bull Head to Prove Himself - And It Backfires</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/disney-plus-historic-release-next-mcu-series-2026</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T18:01:06Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Disney+ Announces Historic Release For 2026&#x27;s Next MCU Series</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-22T17:18:34Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>I Will Find You: Is Adam a Bad Guy? True Allegiances Explained</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T17:18:34Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Netflix, Thriller, Drama, Explainer</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Adam in I Will Find You.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-brand-new-day-promo-boomerang-different-powers</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T17:04:42Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Spider-Man: Brand New Day Promo Reveals Boomerang&#x27;s Different Powers</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/i-will-find-you-hayden-kidnaps-matthew-why</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T15:29:30Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>I Will Find You: Why Hayden Kidnaps Matthew Is Because of a Complete Misunderstanding</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/house-of-the-dragon-sheepstealer-what-happens-how-dies-season-3-book</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T15:06:04Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>What Happens to Sheepstealer - And How He Dies - In Season 3 &amp; Beyond, According To House of the Dragon Book Evidence &amp; Theories</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T15:06:04Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>House of the Dragon Sheepstealer, Lady Rhaena Targaryen</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-brand-new-day-bad-news-marvel-hero</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T14:41:31Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Marketing Is Bad News For 1 Controversial Marvel Hero</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-mcu-enter-x-men-era-2026</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T13:50:46Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios’ MCU Will Officially Enter Its X-Men Era In 2026</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T13:50:46Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Prof X, Magneto, Sadie Sink, Marvel Studios Logo.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-mcu-romance-tony-pepper</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T13:04:36Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Just Revived the Best MCU Romance Since Tony &amp; Pepper</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T13:04:36Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Daredevil: Born Again, Action, Adventure, Superhero, Thriller, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Pepper Potts, Disney+</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Tony Stark and Pepper Potts in MCU Iron Man 2</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/supergirl-movie-cw-show-potential</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T11:55:57Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>&#x27;Supergirl&#x27; Movie Finally Delivers On The CW Show&#x27;s Lost Potential</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T11:55:57Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Supergirl (CW), Arrowverse</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Milly Alcock as Supergirl in movie, Melissa Benoist as Supergirl in CW show</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-marvel-studios-the-void-villain-return</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T10:49:02Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Releases New The Void Villain Merch Ahead of Avengers: Doomsday Return</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T10:49:02Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Sentry aka The Void in Thunderbolts, Avengers Doomsday logo.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/legend-of-vox-machina-season-5-release-sam-riegel</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T10:29:20Z</lastmod>
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          <image:caption>Legend of Vox Machina Keyleth of the Air Ashari</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-james-gunn-dcu-crossover-plan</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T10:05:21Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Sorry, Marvel: James Gunn&#x27;s DCU Crossover Plan Is a Game Changer</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-22T10:05:21Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>James Gunn, Man of Tomorrow (2027), DCU Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, Marvel Studios, Superman, Supergirl, Lanterns (Series), Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Green Lantern</news:keywords>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/ahsoka-season-2-logo-new</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-22T09:46:37Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Ahsoka Season 2 Officially Reveals Its New Logo</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/disney-plus-guardians-of-the-galaxy-heroes-james-gunn</loc>
        <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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          <image:caption>James Gunn</image:caption>
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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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          <image:caption>MCU Netflix characters, Marvel Studios logo.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-release-disney-plus-show-july</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-21T10:27:39Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Announces Historic Release for Next Disney+ Show</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-21T10:27:39Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Disney+, X-Men 97, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, VisionQuest, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Daredevil: Born Again, Wonder Man, Marvel Zombies, Marvel Studios Animation</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Marvel Studios and Disney plus official imagery</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-trailer-release-long-why</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-21T04:52:24Z</lastmod>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Here&#x27;s Why Avengers: Doomsday&#x27;s Trailer Is Taking So Long to Release</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-21T04:52:24Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Avengers: Doomsday, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Doctor Doom, Comic-Con, Marvel Studios, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero</news:keywords>
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