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        <lastmod>2026-08-30T05:10:44Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Marvel Reveals If Chris Hemsworth Will Return As Thor After Avengers: Secret Wars</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/dc-studios-lanterns-poster-spoiler</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-29T22:34:46Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>DC Studios&#x27; Lanterns Poster Hid a Spoiler In Plain Sight</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/house-of-the-dragon-season-4-hbo-cannibal-dragon-behind-the-scenes-video-featurette</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-29T10:25:02Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>HBO Officially Teases House of the Dragon Season 4&#x27;s New Cannibal Dragon In Latest Behind-The-Scenes &#x27;Game Of Thrones&#x27; Video Featurette</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/justice-league-prequel-movie-flash-dcu-movie</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-29T10:12:08Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>The DCU&#x27;s Justice League Prequel Movie Officially Has The Perfect Flash Replacement Now</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/ginny-and-georgia-season-4-netflix-streaming-return-shows</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-29T09:56:10Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Netflix Won&#x27;t Release &#x27;Ginny and Georgia&#x27; Season 4 Until After the Highly-Anticipated Streaming Return of Nine Hit Netflix Shows</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T09:56:10Z</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-abc-marvel-actor-return-mcu</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-29T07:21:37Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Unveils Historic Return Of Beloved ABC Marvel Actor 7 Years Later</news:title>
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            <news:keywords>VisionQuest, Agent Carter (Series), Disney+</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/wonder-man-season-2-marvel-characters</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-29T06:48:47Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Wonder Man Season 2: All 8 Marvel Characters That Were Expected To Appear</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T06:48:47Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Marvel Studios</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-xmen-poster</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-29T06:26:23Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Avengers: Doomsday Releases Its First-Ever X-Men Poster</news:title>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/lanterns-episode-3-john-stewart-green-bird</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T21:46:12Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Lanterns Episode 3 Promo Confirms the Secret Meaning Behind John Stewart&#x27;s Green Bird</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T21:46:12Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>John Stewart and Green Bird in Lanterns.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/beauty-in-black-season-4-release-netflix-streamer-villain</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T21:15:33Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Beauty In Black Season 4&#x27;s Release Is &#x27;Coming Soon&#x27; Says Netflix; Streamer Officially Teases the Show&#x27;s Next Main Villain</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T21:15:33Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Netflix, Drama</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Taylor Polidore Williams as Kimmie in Beauty In Black</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/star-wars-yoda-grogu-force-power</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T18:56:40Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Star Wars Officially Confirms Yoda &amp; Grogu’s Special Force Power</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T18:56:40Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu (2026), The Mandalorian (Series), The Mandalorian (Character), Yoda</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Grogu and Master Yoda.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/visionquest-best-look-spider-man-ai-human-form</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T15:09:44Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>VisionQuest Reveals Best Look At Spider-Man’s AI In Human Form</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T15:09:44Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>VisionQuest, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Disney+</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Paul Bettany as Vision with Tom Holland&#x27;s Spider-Man.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-extended-trailer-key-details</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T14:30:41Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>New Avengers: Doomsday Extended Trailer Reveals 5 Key Details</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T14:30:41Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>Doctor Doom, Screen X Avengers Doomsday Trailer Screen.</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-xmen-phase-6-leader</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T12:49:56Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>It&#x27;s Official: Marvel Studios Chooses the X-Men&#x27;s Lead Character For Phase 6</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T12:49:56Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>MCU Phase 6, Avengers: Doomsday, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Live-action X-Men, Marvel Studios logo</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-brand-new-day-daredevil-poster</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T11:47:26Z</lastmod>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Erases &#x27;Daredevil&#x27; From Official &#x27;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#x27; Poster</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T11:47:26Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Spider-Man, Tom Holland, Daredevil, Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel Studios, Sony Pictures, Action, Superhero, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Spider-Man Brand new Day poster, MCU Daredevil</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-young-avengers-superhero-ethnicity</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T11:18:35Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Changes Ethnicity Of Major &#x27;Young Avengers&#x27; Superhero</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T11:18:35Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Young Avengers (Team), VisionQuest, Tommy Maximoff, Paul Bettany, WandaVision, Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Marvel Studios</news:keywords>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/x-men-97-season-2-rogue-change</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T09:13:17Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>X-Men &#x27;97 Season 2 Completely Changes Rogue</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:13:17Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>X-Men 97, X-Men (Team), Disney+, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Rogue in X-Men 97</image:caption>
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      <url>
        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/ahsoka-season-2-lars-mikkelsen-thrawn</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T09:06:24Z</lastmod>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Ahsoka Season 2 Photo Unveils Redesign For Lars Mikkelsen&#x27;s Thrawn</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:06:24Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Ahsoka (Series), Thrawn, Disney+, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Grand Admiral Thrawn in Ahsoka series</image:caption>
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        <loc>https://thedirect.com/article/frozen-3-release-date-disney-animated-direct-sequel-movies</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-08-28T08:02:37Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Frozen 3 Official Release Date Update Confirms Disney Will Finally End Its 90-Year Trend Of Releasing No Back-To-Back-To-Back Animated Direct Sequel Movies In One Year</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:02:37Z</news:publication_date>
            <news:keywords>Frozen 3, Disney, Moana, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical, Release Date</news:keywords>
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          <image:caption>Elsa face in Frozen movie</image:caption>
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