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        <lastmod>2026-06-26T16:33:22Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Merch Confirms What We All Suspected About Sam &amp; Steve’s Captain America</news:title>
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            <news:title>DC Studios Just Missed A Golden Opportunity To Tease Superman’s Greatest Villain</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-26T14:20:42Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Disney Replaces Doctor Doom as the Face of Marvel Studios</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-26T08:42:40Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Will Include 7 God-Tier Characters (Confirmed)</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-26T06:36:52Z</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-26T06:16:05Z</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-26T06:02:35Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Officially Casts Spider-Man&#x27;s Silk Actress Before Her Movie Debut</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-25T22:15:30Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Officially Responds To Avengers: Doomsday Leaks</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avatar-the-last-airbender-season-2-star-explains-why-her-mai-might-be-better-than-the-original</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-25T22:12:46Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 Star Explains Why Her Mai Might Be Better Than the Original</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T22:12:46Z</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-25T20:52:04Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Supergirl&#x27;s Krypton Flashbacks Confirm Superman 2025&#x27;s Controversial Twist Is Official DCU Canon</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/x-men-97-season-3-release-disney-plus-series-larry-houston</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-25T19:24:05Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>X-Men &#x27;97 Season 3 Gets Exciting Release Update From Disney+ Series Producer Larry Houston: &#x27;They&#x27;ve Learned Their Lessons&#x27; (Exclusive)</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/brand-new-day-spider-man-defeats-hulk</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-25T19:06:01Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Brand New Day Photo Might Spoil Exactly How Spider-Man Defeats The Hulk</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T19:06:01Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Spider-Man, Hulk, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Hulk, Spider-Man in Spider-Man Brand New Day.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-studios-r-rated-movie-trilogy</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-25T18:11:25Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>DC Studios Releases Trailer For Its First R-Rated Movie Trilogy</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T18:11:25Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Batman, Animation, Joker: Folie à Deux, Crime, Drama, Musical, Superhero, Thriller, Creature Commandos (Series), Clayface (Movie), Peacemaker (Series), Mister Miracle (Series), Harley Quinn (HBO Max)</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-brand-new-day-best-look-tombstone-mcu-design</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-25T16:36:27Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Spider-Man: Brand New Day Unveils Best Look Yet at Tombstone’s MCU Design (Photos)</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T16:36:27Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Insomniac Tombstone, Marvel Studios logo.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/krypton-argo-city-supergirl-escapes</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-25T15:36:58Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Here’s What Happens To Krypton’s Argo City After Supergirl Escapes</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T15:36:58Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Supergirl (CW), Supergirl, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Arrowverse, DC Comics</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Argo City, Milly Alcock as Supergirl.</image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-25T14:56:15Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>X-Men &#x27;97 Season 2 Just Revealed a Villain that the Fox Movies Ignored</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T14:56:15Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Rogue, Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops, Beast, Jubilee, Gambit, X-Men &#x27;97, Disney+.</image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-25T14:23:35Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>James Gunn’s New Wonder Woman Post Might Have Confirmed Supergirl’s Next 2 DCU Movies</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T14:23:35Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Wonder Woman and Supergirl.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-the-flash-costume</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-25T09:11:26Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>DC Studios Unveils Its 2nd-Ever The Flash Costume</news:title>
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