{"id":94439,"date":"2026-10-20T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=94439"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:38:59","slug":"disney-will-air-a-real-time-animated-version-of-the-2027-super-bowl-set-in-the-star-wars-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=94439","title":{"rendered":"Disney Will Air a Real-Time, Animated Version of the 2027 Super Bowl Set in the Star Wars Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Disney and the NFL have confirmed a real-time, animated \u201calternate telecast\u201d of Super Bowl LXI, set in the Star Wars galaxy, will stream live on Disney+ and the ESPN App (and air on Disney Channel and Disney XD) on February 14, 2027. According to the announcement, this animated version of the next Super Bowl will feature characters from \u201cacross the Lucasfilm franchise\u201d, and it\u2019s specifically noted Anthony Daniels would be returning to voice C-3PO.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Dubbed \u201cStar Wars Funday Football\u201d, the company notes this production will give \u201cfans of all ages a new way to experience ESPN\u2019s first-ever Super Bowl production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><span><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">However, while Star Wars Funday Football will be the first animated alternate broadcast of a Super Bowl, it will otherwise be the fourth of its kind from ESPN, Disney, and the NFL (following the Sports Emmy Award-winning Toy Story Funday Football in 2023, The Simpsons Funday Football in 2024, and Monsters Funday Football in 2025). <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The broadcasts are made possible via \u201cdata visualization technology\u201d from Sony\u2019s Beyond Sports, which converts real-time player tracking data into animation in real-time. If you haven\u2019t seen it in action, it converts the spectacle of real human skill and athleticism into what looks like a licensed mobile game, only you can\u2019t affect the outcome, and it goes for three hours.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With 2027 marking the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, Star Wars Funday Football will air just five days before <u>a newly restored version of the original 1977 Star Wars returns to cinemas on February 19, 2027.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Luke Reilly Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/4ec71152e4b0ca04b5aaae7f\/IMG_0265-1660654437041.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/4ec71152e4b0ca04b5aaae7f\/IMG_0265-1660654437041.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Luke Reilly is an award-winning journalist with 23 years of media experience across Official PlayStation Magazine, Australian 360, and IGN \u2013 which he joined in 2011. 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