My Chemical Romance Release Prelude To The End Short Film Voiced By Phoebe Bridgers, Billie Eilish, & More

My Chemical Romance have been enjoying the most beautiful victory lap. For the past few years, they've been celebrating and expanding the world of their third studio album, The Black Parade, which turned 20 last week. Today, they've released a short film titled Prelude To The End, a collaboration with visual artist Lauren Tsai.The film fuses Tsai's own visual universe The Dying World, which she debuted as a short film at the 2025 Annecy Film Festival, with My Chemical Romance's intricate mythology. It's soundtracked by The Black Parade's opening song, "The End," and features a remarkable voice cast. Tsai voices the protagonist Astrid, alongside Billie Eilish as Astrid's friend, Phoebe Bridgers as her sister, Hideo Kojima as the Teacher, and f as the Dean. The film also features a live recording of Pascal Dusapin's Flying River, Violin Concerto, performed by the Utopia Orchestra at Fondation Louis Vuitton, conducted by Giuseppe Mengoli, with Daniel Lozakovich on solo violin.The story follows Astrid, a student at an eerie New England boarding school where some dark, weird shit is clearly going on. The school's faculty tries to silence Astrid's creativity? imagination? emotions? auton...