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            <news:title>First Poster For Disney&#x27;s Descendants: Wicked Wonderland Revealed (And It Looks Great)</news:title>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>Marvel Officially Debuts 15th Major Cinematic Spider-Man Universe</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-03T14:02:58Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Avengers Doomsday Promo Confirms Doctor Doom’s Comic-Accurate Family</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-03T05:24:25Z</lastmod>
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            <news:title>New DCU Trailer Hints at Death of 1 Major DC Superhero</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-03T05:07:54Z</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-03T04:59:45Z</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Marvel Studios Is Resurrecting 1 Cancelled MCU Movie Plan (Report)</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-03T04:06:45Z</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-02T21:00:44Z</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-02T19:53:25Z</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-02T18:57:57Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu Just Surpassed Marvel Studios&#x27; Greatest Failure</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T18:45:17Z</news:publication_date>
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          <image:caption>The Mandalorian Avengers</image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-02T16:20:57Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>Charlie Cox Wants David Tennant’s Purple Man To Return To the MCU</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-02T19:36:08Z</lastmod>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>Man of Tomorrow Set Photos Share First Look At Superman In Sequel</news:title>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T15:56:35Z</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-02T15:13:13Z</lastmod>
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                <news:name>The Direct</news:name>
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            <news:title>Spider-Man Brand New Day Releases First Official Description Of Sadie Sink’s Character</news:title>
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