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            <news:title>Dave Filoni Is Abandoning Star Wars&#x27; Anakin Skywalker Formula After 3 Decades</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-03T19:44:29Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>It&#x27;s Official: The MandoVerse Is Over As We Know It</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-03T19:35:52Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>James Gunn&#x27;s DCU Just Killed Off 3 Franchise Regulars</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-03T17:35:10Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Releases Highest Quality Image Of Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom Yet</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-03T15:26:38Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Directors Confirm Doctor Doom Is Collecting More People Besides Hulk</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T15:26:38Z</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-03T06:58:15Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Superman 2 Replaces One Main DC Character From the First Movie</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T06:58:15Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Close Up of Superman face, played by David Corenswet</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-visionquest-runtime</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-03T06:49:45Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>Marvel&#x27;s VisionQuest Gets Record-Breaking Runtime</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T06:49:45Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Marvel&#x27;s Vision, Disney Plus logo</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/ahsoka-season-2-star-wars-timeline-trend-year</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-03T04:58:47Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Ahsoka Season 2 Breaks a 41-Year Star Wars Timeline Trend</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T04:58:47Z</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/the-batman-2-robert-pattinson-bruce-wayne-redesign</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-03T04:06:25Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>The Batman 2 Photo Unveils Redesign For Robert Pattinson&#x27;s Bruce Wayne</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T04:06:25Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne in Batman</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/lanterns-arrowverse-scene-episode</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-03T04:01:39Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>New &#x27;Lanterns&#x27; Episode Directly Recreates 1 Iconic Arrowverse Scene (And Makes It Even Better)</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T04:01:39Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Arrowverse heroes</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-disney-plus-new-show</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-03T03:06:08Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Disney+ Says Goodbye To Marvel&#x27;s Best New Show</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T03:06:08Z</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-03T01:06:28Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>After Nearly Half a Dozen Adaptations, Mike Flanagan&#x27;s &#x27;Carrie&#x27; Adds a Modern Take to the List—And the Cast Knows Exactly Why It&#x27;s Necessary</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T01:06:28Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Summer H. Howell as Carrie in new Prime Video show.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/maika-monroe-dials-up-her-psychopath-to-eleven-in-victorian-psycho-and-its-extremely-unsettling</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-02T20:29:24Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:29:24Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Maika Monroe in Victorian Psycho with Fantastic Fest logo in top left corner.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-merch-steve-rogers-mjolnir-redesign</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-02T20:08:44Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Merch Reveals Best Look At Steve Rogers &amp; Mjölnir’s Major Redesign</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:08:44Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Doctor Doom.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/star-wars-stole-third-key-director-marvel-studios</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-02T18:00:19Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Star Wars Just Stole Its 3rd Key Director From Marvel Studios</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T18:00:19Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Jon Watts, Shawn Levy, Jon Favreau, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Daisy Ridley, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu (2026), Star Wars: Starfighter, Marvel Studios, Disney, Lucasfilm, Disney+</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-runtime-endgame</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-02T17:20:53Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday’s Current Official Runtime Is Shorter Than Endgame</news:title>
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          <image:caption>&#x27;Avengers: Endgame&#x27; poster, Chris Hemsworth as Thor from &#x27;Avengers: Doomsday.&#x27;</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/clayface-movie-promos-best-look-final-form</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-02T16:01:47Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>Clayface Movie Promos Reveal Best Looks At His Monstrous Final Form</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-02T15:27:35Z</lastmod>
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          <image:caption>Paul Bettany&#x27;s Vision and Tom Holland&#x27;s Spider-Man.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/star-wars-episode-10-redeem-sequel-trilogy-characters</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-02T14:18:11Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Star Wars: Episode 10 Needs To Redeem These 5 Characters That the Sequel Trilogy Failed</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Snoke, Finn, and Captain Phasma behind the Star Wars logo.</image:caption>
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            <news:title>DC&#x27;s Lanterns Showrunner Admits Supergirl Flopping At the Box Office Resulted In Warner Bros. Execs Becoming Even More Hopeful For 1 Thing From HBO Max Series</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T04:52:05Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Lanterns Hal Jordan, Supergirl in the DCU</image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-02T04:49:53Z</lastmod>
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          <image:caption>Marvel&#x27;s Jessica Jones in Netflix series</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/loki-tva-main-mission-avengers-endgame-encore-post-credit-scene</loc>
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          <image:caption>Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Josh Brolin as Thanos.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/visionquest-first-look-white-vision-second-superhero-suit</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-01T20:33:11Z</lastmod>
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