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  "id": 15681728,
  "title": "‘Star Wars’ Comes to 2027 Super Bowl With Animated ‘Alterna-Cast’ for Disney Channel, XD, Disney+",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/star-wars-comes-to-2027-super-bowl-with-animated-alterna-cast-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:48:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/star-wars-super-bowl-disney-animated-alternacast-1236916766/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Add C-3PO to the list of popular Disney personalities who will be guiding football fans through sundry telecasts of ESPN’s coverage of Super Bowl LXI in 2027. The golden droid, a mainstay of Disney’s “Star Wars” movies from Lucasfilm, will play a significant role in a real-time, animated telecast of the Big Game that will […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Star Wars’-Themed Super Bowl Altcast Joins Disney’s Big Game Lineup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/star-wars-themed-super-bowl-altcast-joins-disneys-big-game-lineup",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Star Wars’ Animated Alternate Telecast Set for 2027 Super Bowl",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/star-wars-animated-alternate-telecast-set-for-2027-super-bowl",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:52:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Star Wars’ Headed To Super Bowl LXI For Animated Altcast On Disney+, Disney Channel and Disney XD",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/star-wars-headed-to-super-bowl-lxi-for-animated-altcast-on-disney",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:10:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}