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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Takes Its First Step Toward Retconning Captain Marvel 2 Following Brie Larson Movie&#x27;s Box Office Flop</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-18T09:04:29Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Unveils Its First-Ever &#x27;Team Doom&#x27; Poster Featuring Robert Downey Jr.&#x27;s Doctor Doom And His Disciples In The MCU</news:title>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Director Fuels Elizabeth Olsen&#x27;s Scarlet Witch Return Rumors By Admitting Doctor Doom&#x27;s Latverian Witches Are An &#x27;Elemental Part&#x27; of The MCU Supervillain</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-18T06:02:22Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>James Gunn&#x27;s DC Announces Its 2nd-Ever Antihero Movie</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-18T05:55:52Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Black Panther 3 Officially Has the Perfect Villain Choice Following Marvel Studios&#x27; T&#x27;Challa Recasting With David Jonsson</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-18T05:13:17Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Officially Unveils Rhino Villain Costume For New &#x27;Spider-Man&#x27; Project (Photos)</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T23:41:25Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>All 20 LEGO Marvel Sets from 2026, Ranked</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T21:10:55Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Sony Just Released the Better Version of Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#x27;s Ending on Streaming</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T19:57:39Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>The Russo Brothers Are Abandoning The MCU&#x27;s Captain America Formula After 2 Decades</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T19:57:39Z</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T19:35:13Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Chooses Its First Gay X-Men Hero for Reboot Movie</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T14:35:42Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Disney Inadvertently Spoils 1 Major &#x27;Avengers Doomsday&#x27; Cameo Appearance With MCU Poster Change, According To Marvel&#x27;s Fanbase</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T14:29:28Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Kevin Feige Had 1 Request For Marvel&#x27;s Blade Movie — And Then It Fell Apart</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T08:22:36Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Officially Confirms MCU Phase 7&#x27;s First Sequel</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T08:22:36Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>MCU Phase 7</news:keywords>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T05:41:57Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Dave Filoni Defends Controversial Ahsoka Season 2 Story Change: &#x27;You Have To Serve Both Sides&#x27; Of The Star Wars Fanbase</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-10-17T03:11:45Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Star Wars Officially Unveils Dark Lord Ronin&#x27;s Live-Action Redesign</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/river-star-jessica-rothe-opens-up-about-the-extreme-terror-of-serial-killers-and-family-reunions</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-16T22:20:52Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>&#x27;River&#x27; Star Jessica Rothe Opens Up About the Extreme Terror of Serial Killers and Family Reunions (NYCC Exclusive)</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-vanessa-kirby-invisible-woman-powers-mcu-movie</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-16T20:03:14Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Unveils First Look at Vanessa Kirby&#x27;s Invisible Woman Using Her Special Powers To Turn Completely Invisible On New MCU Fantastic Four Merch</news:title>
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          <image:caption>Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman aka Sue Storm</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-studios-casts-lead-dcu-superhero</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-16T19:05:29Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>DC Studios Officially Casts Its 12th Lead DCU Superhero</news:title>
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