{
  "id": 17231958,
  "title": "My Chemical Romance Release Prelude To The End Short Film Voiced By Phoebe Bridgers, Billie Eilish, & More",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/my-chemical-romance-release-prelude-to-the-end-short-film-voiced-by",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:55:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
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    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2516069/my-chemical-romance-release-prelude-to-the-end-short-film-voiced-by-phoebe-bridgers-billie-eilish-more/news/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "My Chemical Romance has released a short film titled \"Prelude To The End,\" a collaboration with visual artist Lauren Tsai, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album \"The Black Parade.\" The film, which features voice actors Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, and Hideo Kojima, is set in Tsai's visual universe \"The Dying World\" and follows the story of Astrid, a student at an eerie boarding school. The film's opening shot introduces the school as \"Paper Academy,\" potentially referencing My Chemical Romance's unfinished album, \"The Paper Kingdom.\" The film will be screened at My Chemical Romance's final LA shows at the Hollywood Bowl.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish Are in My Chemical Romance’s New Short Film",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/phoebe-bridgers-and-billie-eilish-are-in-my-chemical-romances-new",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:28:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "My Chemical Romance Release Short Film Prelude to The End Featuring Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, and More: Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/my-chemical-romance-release-short-film-prelude-to-the-end-featuring",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:39:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Watch My Chemical Romance and Lauren Tsai’s Otherworldly Short Film Featuring Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/watch-my-chemical-romance-and-lauren-tsais-otherworldly-short-film",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:05:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "My Chemical Romance and Lauren Tsai Team Up for Short Movie Featuring Hideo Kojima",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/my-chemical-romance-and-lauren-tsai-team-up-for-short-movie-featuring",
        "published": "2026-10-30T11:20:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "My Chemical Romance Tap Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers as Voices in Emotional Animated Short ‘Prelude to the End’: Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/my-chemical-romance-tap-billie-eilish-phoebe-bridgers-as-voices-in",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:25:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}