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        <lastmod>2026-10-28T18:55:33Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-28T18:16:51Z</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-28T16:39:34Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Ultron and Jocasta Romance, James Spader Ultron.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-studios-swamp-thing-first-plot-dcu-horror-movie</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-28T14:28:39Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>DC Studios&#x27; Swamp Thing Director Reveals Exciting First Plot Details for the DCU Horror Movie</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-secret-wars-kevin-feige-release-strategy</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-28T13:38:39Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Kevin Feige Defends Controversial &#x27;Avengers Secret Wars&#x27; Release Strategy: &#x27;We Didn’t Want To Be Spread Thin&#x27;</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-28T13:38:39Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Robert Downey Jr in Avengers movie</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/shrinking-apple-tv-plus-jason-segel-season-4-future</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-28T13:09:19Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Jason Segel Admits the Future Of Apple TV&#x27;s Shrinking Following Its Season 4 Renewal &#x27;Could Go On For Quite A While&#x27; (Exclusive)</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-28T13:09:19Z</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/spider-verse-3-lego-spider-man-set</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-28T04:48:05Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-28T04:48:05Z</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-spoilers-marvel</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-10-28T02:47:55Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Spoilers Will Officially Start Flooding The Internet Earlier Than Marvel Studios Die-Hards Would Prefer</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-28T02:47:55Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Studios, Doctor Doom, Thor, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Avengers: Secret Wars, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Reed Richards in Avengers Doomsday close-up</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-phase-7-movies-disney-plus-series-mutant-saga</loc>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Unveils Phase 7&#x27;s First 8 Movies &amp; Disney+ Shows for the Mutant Saga</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-28T00:14:25Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Jean Grey, Ghost Rider, Shuri as Black Panther, Marvel Studios.</image:caption>
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          <image:caption>Alden Ehrenreich in &#x27;A Talent for Murder&#x27;</image:caption>
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          <image:caption>Daisy Ridley as Rey with Disney logo and Star Wars movie posters in background.</image:caption>
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          <image:caption>Prue and Alexandra in Wildwood Movie.</image:caption>
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          <image:caption>Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Leto II, Ghanima Atreides.</image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-27T18:06:06Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>James Gunn, Clayface, Batman, DC Studios logo.</image:caption>
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