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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Releases First Look at Its 4th Jean Grey Costume</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-18T06:59:41Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Warner Bros. Confirms 5 Next Movies on James Gunn&#x27;s DC Slate</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/disney-plus-mcu-netflix-hero-return</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-18T05:24:54Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Disney+ Makes MCU History With Return of Dead Netflix Hero</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-18T05:24:54Z</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/the-pitt-robby-season-2-ending</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T20:32:54Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>The Pitt Boss Confirms What Happens To Dr. Robby After the Season 2&#x27;s Ending (Baby Jane Doe Adoption, Season 3 Return &amp; More)</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:32:54Z</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-17T20:07:59Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Art Unveils Symbiote Spider-Man’s New Design &amp; Logo</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:07:59Z</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/the-pitt-season-3-returning-characters</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T19:06:06Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>The Pitt Boss Confirms 15 Characters Who Are (And Aren’t) Returning For Season 3</news:title>
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          <image:caption>The Pitt Dr. Al Hashimi, Langdon and Mohan.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-studios-superman-experience-darkseid-design-voice-action</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T17:54:46Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Watch: DC Studios’ Superman Experience Unveils New Darkseid Design &amp; Voice In Action</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T17:54:46Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Darkseid in DC Comics, Darkseid in Zack Snyder&#x27;s Justice League.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-studios-brainiac-kandor-city-superman-2-man-of-tomorrow</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T17:50:58Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>DC Studios Unveils First Look at Brainiac&#x27;s Kandor City Ahead of Superman 2: Man of Tomorrow Debut</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/young-avengers-doomsday-casting-cinemacon-trailer</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T17:17:53Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Young Avengers Star Announces Their Doomsday Casting Following CinemaCon Trailer Reveal</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T17:17:53Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Avengers: Doomsday, Kathryn Newton, Cassie Lang, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, CinemaCon</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-super-family-poster-james-gunn-reboot-superman-supergirl-krypto</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T17:10:06Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>DC Releases Official &#x27;Super-Family&#x27; Poster Amid James Gunn Reboot, Featuring Superman, Supergirl &amp; Krypto</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T17:10:06Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>James Gunn, Supergirl, Superman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Superman (2025)</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Milly Alcock&#x27;s Supergirl and David Corenswet&#x27;s Superman, Superman symbol in background</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-historic-marvel-netflix-daredevil-born-agains-season-2</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T16:15:57Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Confirms Historic Marvel Netflix Crossover In Daredevil Born Again Season 2</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T16:15:57Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Daredevil: Born Again, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Disney+, Action, Adventure, Superhero, Thriller</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/punisher-one-last-kill-villain-disney-plus</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T15:25:20Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Disney+ Unveils First Official Look At Punisher One Last Kill’s Villain</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T15:25:20Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Jon Bernthal&#x27;s Punisher in One Last Kill.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-egg-relatives</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T08:17:23Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>House of the Dragon Season 3 Will Officially Include 7 of Egg&#x27;s Relatives</news:title>
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          <image:caption>House of the Dragon Alicent Hightower, Daemon Targaryen, Egg</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/ahsoka-season-2-star-wars-release-year</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T07:25:59Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>Ahsoka Season 2 Officially Breaks a 7-Year Disney+ Release Rule</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T07:25:59Z</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/james-gunn-dc-reboot-supervillain-mask</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T07:07:15Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>James Gunn&#x27;s DC Reboot Just Unveiled Its 3rd Masked Supervillain</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T07:07:15Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>James Gunn, masked villains Ultraman and White Dragon</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/reviews-ratings/spider-noir-tv-show-marvel-villains-powers</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T06:10:47Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Spider-Noir TV Show: All 4 Marvel Villains Confirmed to Appear, Ranked By Power Level</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/the-punisher-reboot-2026-title-change</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T04:17:16Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>2026&#x27;s The Punisher Reboot Unveils Historic Title Change</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-04-17T04:17:16Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Punisher (2026), Jon Bernthal, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Deadpool &amp; Wolverine, Avengers: Endgame, Agatha All Along, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Kevin Feige, Disney+</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>The Punisher&#x27;s Frank Castle, Disney plus logo</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-trailer-thor-vs-doom-fantastic-four-x-men-heroes</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-16T23:58:42Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday&#x27;s New Trailer Reveals Thor Vs. Doom, Fantastic Four &amp; X-Men Heroes Assembled &amp; More (CinemaCon 2026 Description)</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Christ Hemsworth; Avengers Doomsday logo.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-movie-opening-scene-epic-star-wars-at-at-villain-chase-cinemacon-2026</loc>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie Opening Scene Reveals Epic Star Wars AT-AT Villain Chase (CinemaCon 2026 Description)</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Din Djarin, played by Pedro Pascal, in The Mandalorian and Grogu movie</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/disney-marvel-studios-cinemacon-2026</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-17T01:06:02Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Disney &amp; Marvel Studios CinemaCon 2026 Panel: Live Blog for Avengers: Doomsday, The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu, Moana &amp; More Film Announcements (Concluded)</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Disney, Marvel Studios, and CinemaCon logos.</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/insidious-movies-order-out-of-the-further</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-04-16T19:08:24Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>The Insidious Movies In Order: How to Watch In Chronological Order (Including 2026&#x27;s Out of the Further)</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Insidious Villains and Characters.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/warner-bros-the-batman-part-2-2027-sizzle-reel</loc>
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