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Photo Credit: Marvel Television The first look at Matt Murdock’s new costume in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 has been revealed. The first season of Marvel Television’s Daredevil: Born Again premiered in March 2025. A continuation of the Netflix Daredevil series, the show sees Charlie Cox reprise his role as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, while Vincent D’Onofrio also returns to play Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. Marvel Studios‘ Daredevil: Born Again has been renewed for at least two more seasons, with production on Season 2 having begun in July 2025. It will arrive on the Disney+ streaming service next year. What does Daredevil’s new costume look like in Born Again Season 2? Entertainment Weekly has shared the first look at Cox’s new Daredevil costume in Born Again Season 2, which can be viewed below via a tweet from DiscussingFilm. The cast of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 also includes Margarita Levieva as Heather Glenn, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Wilson Bethel as Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter/Bullseye, Nikki M. James as Kirsten McDuffie, Genneya Walton as BB Urich, Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blake, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/Punisher, and Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones. Marvel’s Brad Winderbaum said about Ritter’s MCU return as Jessica Jones in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, “Jessica Jones is a great series. That first season with Purple Man I put up there with our best television Marvels ever done, and Krysten really embodies that character. We liked the way Frank Castle played in the first season. Characters can come into his orbit from the greater universe. The first and best idea was to bring Krysten back and to have her be part of this resistance that Matt is trying to build in the midst of a lot of obstacles in duress in Fisk’s New York.” Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 premieres on Disney+ next March. Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Daredevil Returns With a New Costume in Born Again Season 2 Photo appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

(Photo Credit: Prime Video) Prime Video has decided not to renew two of Amazon MGM Studios’ newest shows, both released this year. This comes four days after the streaming platform had granted a second season renewal to Maggie Q’s Bosch spin-off Ballard. Which Prime Video shows will not be returning for a second season? Prime Video has officially ordered the cancellation of Jensen Ackles‘ crime drama Countdown and Daniel Dae Kim‘s spy thriller series Butterfly. According to Deadline, despite breaking into the Nielsen Top 10 for Streaming Originals, the final decision to cancel was because both shows weren’t able to garner enough views for their total global viewership. Countdown was created by showrunner Derek Haas (One Chicago, FBI). Ackles was joined by Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy, Euphoria), Jessica Camacho (The Flash, Watchmen), Violett Beane (Death and Other Details), Elliot Knight (The Boys), and Uli Latukefu (Young Rock). After Countdown, Ackles has two more upcoming shows with Prime Video in the form of The Boys Season 5 and Vought Rising, in which he’ll be reprising his fan-favorite role as Soldier Boy in both series. Butterfly was based on Arash Amel’s 2015 graphic novel of the same name. The show also starred South Korean actors Kim Tae-hee (Stairway to Heaven, Hi Bye Mama!), Park Hae-soo (Squid Game, Money Heist: Korea), Sung Dong-il (Reply 1988), Lee Il-hwa (Reply 1997), and Kim Ji-hoon (Money Heist: Korea). It was co-created and executive-produced by Ken Woodruff and Steph Cha, with Woodruff serving as a showrunner. Since its debut last August, the show has received a Popcornmeter rating of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Source: Deadline) The post Prime Video Cancels 2 TV Shows After Just 1 Season appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

Photo Credit: 20th Century Studios Sigourney Weaver has met with Disney about potentially reprising her Ellen Ripley role in a future Alien sequel. Weaver first played Ripley in 1979’s Alien, which was directed by Ridley Scott. She went on to star in 1986’s Aliens, 1992’s Alien 3, and 1997’s Alien Resurrection, though she hasn’t been part of the franchise since then. What did Sigourney Weaver say about returning to Alien? Per The Hollywood Reporter, Weaver said that she could potentially reprise her Ripley role once again in a future Alien sequel. “Walter Hill is a very good friend of mine, and he wrote 50 pages where Ripley would be now, and they are quite extraordinary. I don’t know if it’s going to happen, but I have had a meeting with Fox, Disney, or whoever it is now,” she said at New York Comic Con. “I said I have never felt the need. I was always like, let her rest, let her recover. But what Walter has written seems so true to me as very much about the society that would incarcerate someone who has tried to help mankind. “…She’s a problem to them, so she’s sort of tucked away. Anyway, I think it’s a very strong first 50 pages, and I’m thinking about working with Walter to see what the rest of the story would be…I’m an English major, so I just read for the story. If it’s a good story, I don’t care what genre it’s in. I never really thought about genres. I just thought of good stories. Now genres are a much more well-defined thing, but I’m glad I didn’t really think about it. I’m glad I followed this story.” At this time, another Alien movie with Weaver has not been officially announced. A sequel to Alien: Romulus is in the works, while fans of the franchise are also waiting to see if Alien: Earth gets a Season 2 renewal. Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Alien: Sigourney Weaver Could Return for Another Sequel Movie appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

(Photo Credit: GKIDS) ComingSoon’s Tyler Treese spoke with 100 Meters director Kenji Iwaisawa about Rock’n Roll Mountain and GKIDS‘ new anime movie. Based on the sports manga of the same name, the film follows two track stars as they create a bond and then compete throughout many years. Now playing in select theaters and out nationwide on October 12, Iwaisawa spoke about the film’s use of rotoscoping, its unique art style, and more. “100 Meters follows Togashi, a track star who is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. Years pass by, and Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves,” says the official synopsis. Tyler Treese: I loved seeing all the little touches in the animation after the runs, which are brought to life so well because of the rotoscoping. What do you enjoy most about embracing Rotoscoping, which has such a great history in film? Kenji Iwaisawa: I really started out with live-action filmmaking. And then I think that I learned that, “Oh, if you trace the live-action, then it could become animation,” and that’s how I sort of extended my career to rotoscoping. I’m really attracted to rotoscoping because you’re able to test it out first in the live-action footage, whether it’s composition or how to create the scene. So, that’s what I really like about it. A lot of sports anime focuses on the joy that people get from their sports, and we see some of that here, but we also see a lot of disillusionment and despair from these track stars and how that impacts their mental health. What interested you the most in this idea of a person achieving their goals and then feeling empty afterwards? I think the 100-meter races is really such a stoic sport, even among other sports, because the race is really only like 10 seconds. It’s over so quickly. But the preparation to get there… There’s just so much behind it, and the athletes have to work on keeping up their body condition right and peaking at the right moments. Then there’s a lot of different elements that have to work to get a good record. It’s also easy to get injuries. So, I think it’s a really cruel sport in a sense. So then I think that’s why, instead of the joy of winning that ten-second race, it’s really a lot of pressure and despair. So I think that’s why I sort of incorporated that in the film, and I was also drawn to it because it’s not a team sport. It’s such an individualized sport, so I think that’s why, instead of joy, I think there’s more like despair. It does affect your mental health because you are really alone. We also see that spark reignited for the runners, and we learn why people pursue their passions. I ultimately found the film very inspiring. Could you relate to how all these characters felt due to your own work in creative arts and animation? Yeah, so I really wanted to be a live-action filmmaker, but then I really couldn’t make the films that I liked. I made a bunch, but then they never came out to you. They’re just never seen. I think that’s where I felt despair, just like the athletes in this film. But I was able to discover rotoscoping after that, and then moved on to creating a film using rotoscoping, and then I was able to create a feature-length film. I think I was able to come back to find the joy of filmmaking. I love the art style of 100 Meters because even though this is very realistic, you still take full advantage of it being animation. The art style is regularly changing to fit the feel of specific scenes. What do you find engaging about this very intentional style clash that 100 Meters has? Yes, I think this really relates to my production style, but 100 meters is such a simple sport. It’s a race. They run in a straight line, and it’s over really soon. So then I really had to come up with different ways to depict that simple sport. So, then I was trying to think of like, “Oh, okay, so how do I make it interesting and not boring?” Then I think different ideas came up, and then the style changes came through that, and then I think that was incorporated into the film. I got so excited when the last time jump happened in the movie. I just was not expecting it. Can you speak to the challenge of adapting a five-volume manga, and how you use that long time period to your advantage in the film? Yeah, indeed. The manga was too long to fit into 102 minutes. I think when we came up with the outline of what the movie was gonna be about, we really had to tighten it up. So, in the manga, Nigami has more background to his story, like focusing on fear and despair, most of that comes from his character. But in the film, we really wanted to focus on the two protagonists, which is Togashi and Komiya. So, we had to cut Nigami’s involvement. Manga and movies, they’re different mediums, obviously. They’re gonna have different ways of expressing. So in the manga, when they’re running, there’s a lot more monologue of what they’re thinking about while they’re running. But I think we cut almost all of the monologue while they’re running because I really wanted the audience to feel it and be realistic in what a race is like. It’s really only 10 seconds. So then, by cutting the monologue, I think the audience was able to feel what a real race is like. The post 100 Meters Director Kenji Iwaisawa on Making 2025’s Best Anime Movie Yet appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

(Image Credit: 20th Century Fox) The Devil Wears Prada 2‘s cast is getting a massive boost, with a mega star joining the cast of the upcoming comedy drama sequel. Who is joining The Devil Wears Prada 2 cast? According to a new report from Variety, Lady Gaga is joining the cast of The Devil Wears Prada 2, joining the movie in an as-of-yet unannounced capacity. It’s unclear whether or not Gaga — real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — will star in the film, or simply just appear in a brief cameo. The musician currently wrapped up a series of sold out shows at London’s O2 arena. Gaga is no stranger to acting, though, having broken out in 2018’s A Star Is Born, a role she was nominated for Best Actress for at the Oscars. In 2021, Gaga starred in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, and in 2024, she appeared opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie à Deux, as Harley “Lee” Quinzel. So far, pretty much nothing about The Devil Wears Prada 2 is known. Variety’s report notes the sequel could follow Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) “as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing. Miranda faces off against her one-time assistant, Emily (Blunt), who is now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.” The Devil Wears Prada 2 will see the return of Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and more for the film. Aside from those four, the film will also star Tracie Thoms, Tibor Feldman, Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, Pauline Chalamet, Helen J. Shen, Conrad Ricamora, Caleb Hearon, Rachel Bloom, Patrick Brammall, Sydney Sweeney, Bria Condon, Daniel Liu, Donatella Versace, and Lady Gaga. The movie is set to be directed by David Frankel, who directed the original 2006 film. The sequel is also written by Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the screenplay to the original. (Source: Variety) The post The Devil Wears Prada 2 Cast Adds Huge Pop Star appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

Photo Credit: Marvel Marvel Studios has released the teaser trailer for Wonder Man, the long-awaited Disney+ superhero series starring Emmy Award winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. It is now scheduled to start streaming in January 2026, as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 6 for its Multiverse Saga. Check out the Wonder Man teaser trailer below (watch more trailers): What does the Wonder Man teaser trailer show? The video features Abdul-Mateen’s Simon Williams, who learns that Von Kovak, a popular and acclaimed filmmaker, is making his directorial comeback to helm his first superhero movie. It also shows Kovak in an online interview, where he addresses the timely topic of superhero fatigue, while revealing his reason for making a Wonder Man remake. This sets up the show’s meta aspects, as it shows off the fans’ reactions to the news that he would be directing a superhero movie. Kovak is being portrayed by Zlatko Burić, who was most recently seen in James Gunn’s Superman movie. Wonder Man is executive-produced and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: Brand New Day). Cretton also serves as a co-creator alongside showrunner Andrew Guest (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Community). The ensemble cast also includes Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams, Byron Bowers, and Lauren Glazier, with returning MCU stars Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery and Arian Moayed as P. Cleary. “Billed as a love letter to filmmaking, acting, and Hollywood itself, Wonder Man follows Hollywood actor Simon Williams as he’s thrust into the world of superheroes, getting powers of his own, and becoming the superhero known as Wonder Man,” reads the initial synopsis. Originally reported by Maggie Dela Paz on SuperHeroHype. The post Wonder Man Teaser Trailer Previews MCU’s Most Meta Disney+ Show Yet appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

(Image Credit: Tri-Star Pictures) The 1990 supernatural thriller Jacob’s Ladder is getting new life, in the form of a brand new 4K SteelBook courtesy of Lionsgate. When does the Jacob’s Ladder 4K SteelBook come out? The Jacob’s Ladder 4K SteelBook is set to release on October 14, 2025, and will present the film in 4K for the first time in its history. The new release will also feature the never-before-seen Lionsgate Limited Extra “The Rungs of Jacob’s Ladder,” and will also feature the film’s original legacy special features that it launched with on previous physical versions. Originally released in 1990, Jacob’s Ladder follows the story of Jacob Singer, an American infantryman who suffers from strange hallucinations following his time in Vietnam. The movie was directed by Adrian Lyne, and starred Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, and Danny Aiello. The film didn’t premiere to much praise, but has since become a cult classic and influence on other horror films due to its special effects and dreamlike sequences. A remake was released in 2019. The complete list of special features coming to the Jacob’s Ladder 4K SteelBook, as well as a look at its packaging art, can be seen below: The Rungs Of…Jacob’s Ladder (RT 27 min) Audio Commentary with Director Adrian Lyne Audio Commentary by film historian and host of The Projection Booth Mike White “Making of” Featurette Building Jacob’s Ladder Prepare the Way: Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin Where is the Ladder? The Locations of Jacob’s Ladder Hidden in Plain Sight: Spirituality in Jacob’s Ladder Something’s Wrong With My Head: Vietnam War Trauma and Jacob’s Ladder Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Adrian Lyne Trailer Gallery (Theatrical Trailers and Teaser Trailers) The post Jacob’s Ladder 4K SteelBook Release Date Set for Horror Movie’s 35th Anniversary appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

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(Photo Credit: Netflix) Netflix‘s long-in-development miniseries about U.S. President John F. Kennedy has finally received a brand new update, two years after the project was first reported. The untitled miniseries will be based on Fredrik Logevall’s acclaimed 2020 book, titled JFK: Coming of Age In The American Century, 1917-1956. Who is directing Netflix’s JFK TV show? According to World of Reel, award-winning Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg has reportedly signed on to direct Netflix’s JFK biopic series. Vinterberg is best known for his work on 2020’s Mads Mikkelsen-led comedy drama Another Round, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Vinterberg will be directing from a screenplay written by scribe Eric Roth, who has written multiple acclaimed movies, including Forrest Gump, A Star Is Born, and Dune. The outlet’s sources claimed that the project was originally being developed as a movie before Netflix eventually decided to turn it into an eight-episode miniseries. The streamer is reportedly planning to start its production in 2026. The story will revolve around Kennedy’s life from his childhood up to his time as a young senator from Massachusetts. When the project was first announced back in 2023, it was initially described as an American version of The Crown. At the moment, this isn’t the only upcoming Netflix show that will follow the story of the Kennedys. Producer Ryan Murphy is currently filming the first season of his newest anthology series for FX titled Love Story. The first installment will follow the famous romance between American royalty John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, portrayed by Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon, respectively. (Source: World of Reel) The post JFK Netflix TV Show Gets Huge Update, Lands Oscar Nominated Director appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

(Image: Capcom) The upcoming Street Fighter movie got some new set photos previewing the upcoming movie’s Vega, played by Orville Peck. What do the new Street Fighter set photos show? The new photo comes from Peck’s Instagram channel, and celebrates his wrapping on the film. In a long caption, Peck expresses his thanks to the cast and crew of the film. He also mentioned that he can’t wait for fans to see the movie and shared a detailed look at his character and Vega’s signature snake tattoo that wraps around his body. Check out the set photo from Peck below: The cast of the upcoming Street Fighter movie features a star-studded group, including Andrew Koji as Ryu, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Noah Centineo as Ken, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Orville Peck as Vega, Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as Balrog, New Japan Pro-Wrestling star Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, UFC champion Alexander Valkanovski as Joe, Indian action star Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim, Eric André as Don Sauvage, Olivier Richters as Zangief, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Mel Jarnson as Cammy, Rayna Vallandingham as Juli, and Kyle Mooney as Marvin. “Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!” The Street Fighter movie is set to release on October 16, 2026. Originally reported by Anthony Nash for SuperHeroHype. The post Street Fighter Set Photos Show New Look at Video Game Movie Villain appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

Orioles righty Albert Suarez’s season ended with an elbow injury, and the 36-year-old underwent an MRI earlier this week to determine whether there was any structural damage that would necessitate surgery. The team announced to its beat that Suarez has been diagnosed with a “mild” strain of the flexor tendon in his right forearm (via Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com). The expectation is that he’ll be cleared to begin a throwing program within the next several weeks. It’s a sigh of relief for both Orioles and Suarez, who seems like he’ll avoid surgery barring any notable setbacks once he begins that throwing progression. A shoulder strain limited him to just 11 2/3 innings this season, but Suarez was an out-of-the-blue key contributor for the 2024 Orioles, tossing 133 2/3 innings with a 3.70 ERA between the rotation and bullpen. That marked his first big league action since 2017; Suarez spent the 2019-23 seasons pitching in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball and in the Korea Baseball Organization — throwing quite well in each league. Suarez’s success overseas piqued the Orioles’ interest enough to bring him aboard as a minor league signee at age 34 in the 2023-24 offseason. He’s since given the team a total of 145 1/3 innings with a 3.59 ERA, 19.4% strikeout rate and 7.4% walk rate. The Orioles figure to be on the hunt for ways to bolster a rotation that right now includes Trevor Rogers, Kyle Bradish and Dean Kremer at the very least. Righty Tyler Wells looked sharp in four late starts this season after returning from Tommy John surgery. Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez is in the mix, too, though he didn’t pitch in 2025 after undergoing an elbow debridement procedure. Right-hander Brandon Young and former top prospects Cade Povich and Chayce McDermott could factor into the rotation as well. The top trio of Bradish (who, like Wells, returned from Tommy John surgery this season), the steadily reliable Kremer and the revitalized Rogers makes for a solid top three. Between Wells, Rodriguez, Povich, McDermott, Young and Suarez, the O’s have some decent depth, but most of that group has had some recent health concerns and/or struggles in the majors. Suarez is the only one of that bunch who doesn’t have minor league options remaining, however, making him a strong favorite to open the 2026 season in a swing capacity — health permitting. Baltimore controls him for another three seasons, and he’ll be arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected a $900K salary for the right-hander. Baltimore is expected to be active in both the free agent and trade markets this offseason. President of baseball operations Mike Elias told MLBTR’s Darragh McDonald in last week’s podcast appearance that the Orioles “don’t want to take that off the table, by any means” when asked about his club’s willingness to invest multiple years in a free agent starting pitcher. View the full article

(Image Credit: Disney) Tron: Ares is off to a solid start at the box office. Tron: Ares is now playing in theaters across the United States. It is the third movie in the franchise behind 1982’s Tron and 2010’s Tron: Legacy. The preview numbers for Tron: Ares are in, and it’s slightly outpacing the output of Legacy. How much is Tron: Ares expected to make at the box office? Per Deadline, Tron: Ares debuted to $4.8 million in previews. That total includes limited Wednesday early shows and Thursday previews. Tron: Ares’ previews are ahead of Tron: Legacy, which pulled in $3.6 million. However, Tron: Legacy premiered in 2010 during an era when the previews occurred at midnight. With $4.8 million in previews, Tron: Ares is expected to gross somewhere between $40 million and $45 million in its opening weekend. An opening north of $40 million would easily top the domestic box office. Tron: Legacy opened to $44 million, which has not been adjusted for inflation. With its international haul, Tron: Ares could see a global haul between $85 million and $95 million by Sunday. With a budget of $200 million, Tron: Ares will need to have box office legs to reach profitability. Jared Leto stars as Ares, the AI program trained to be a super soldier. Tron: Ares also stars Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges, who returns as the franchise’s original protagonist, Kevin Flynn. Joachim Rønning directs from a screenplay by Jesse Wigutow, based on a story by Wigutow and David DiGilio. Producers include Leto, Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Emma Ludbrook, and Steven Lisberger. Disney’s official synopsis reads: “Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.” Originally reported by Dan Girolamo on SuperHeroHype. The post Tron: Ares’ Box Office Previews & Projections Are Good News for Disney appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

To prepare for the stunts in The Running Man, Glen Powell sought advice from one of the best to ever do it, Tom Cruise. What advice did Tom Cruise give Glen Powell? In The Running Man, Powell plays Ben Richards, a game show contestant who must stay alive for 30 days to win a lucrative grand prize. In this game, Ben is a runner, a player who must avoid death at the hands of the murderous Hunters. The Running Man is billed as an action thriller that involves several intense set pieces and sequences. While speaking with EW, Powell admitted that The Running Man was his most physical project to date. How did Powell plan to survive a long, grueling shoot? Luckily, Powell knows Cruise, who is arguably the best actor to speak with when it comes to performing your own stunts. “What is your advice on not only how to make these things look authentic for an audience, but how to survive a movie?” Powell asked Cruise. The Mission: Impossible star then spent “two and a half hours” speaking to Powell about stunt work. “It was made very clear after talking to him that there was a real sense of discipline around these things and to treat these stunts with reverence, because you can get extremely hurt, and he knows it better than anyone,” Powell explained. “He’s broken every bone in his body. He’s like, ‘This is not messing around.'” Cruise emphasized that performing stunts is a “privilege” that strengthens an actor’s relationship to the audience. “To do all those things is really, really crucial to sell what you need to sell in a movie, and to justify people’s ticket prices,” Powell added. “If they’re following you, they want to know that that’s the commitment — if I want you to show up for me, I’ve got to show up for you.” Powell will attempt to follow in Cruise’s footsteps and become an action hero as the star of The Running Man, Edgar Wright’s feature film adaptation of the Stephen King novel. The Running Man opens in theaters on November 14, 2025. Originally reported by Dan Girolamo for SuperHeroHype. The post Tom Cruise Gave Glen Powell Key Advice While Filming The Running Man appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

The Reds made the postseason in a 162-game schedule for the first time in 12 years. They looked overmatched against the Dodgers and were swept out of the Wild Card Series. This year was a nice stepping stone, but the Reds need to add a couple bats to pull alongside the true best teams in the National League. Guaranteed Contracts Hunter Greene, RHP: $41MM through 2028 (including buyout of ’29 club option) Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B: $36MM through 2029 (including buyout of '30 club option) Jose Trevino, C: $11.25MM through 2027 (including buyout of '28 club option) Other Financial Commitments Owe $15MM to released 3B Jeimer Candelario Option Decisions Team, OF Austin Hays hold $12MM mutual option ($1MM buyout) Team holds $6.5MM option on RHP Scott Barlow ($1MM buyout) Team holds $3MM option on LHP Brent Suter ($250K buyout) 2026 financial commitments: $37.5MM Total future commitments: $105.5MM Arbitration-Eligible Players (service time in parentheses; projected salaries courtesy of MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz) Brady Singer (5.156): $11.9MM Santiago Espinal (5.149): $2.9MM Gavin Lux (5.114): $5MM Tyler Stephenson (5.056): $6.4MM Ian Gibaut (4.077): $1.5MM Sam Moll (4.023): $1.2MM Nick Lodolo (4.000): $4.3MM Graham Ashcraft (3.130): $1.4MM TJ Friedl (3.112): $4.9MM Tony Santillan (3.099): $2.4MM Spencer Steer (3.035): $4.5MM Will Benson (3.003): $1.7MM Matt McLain (2.140): $2.6MM Non-tender candidates: Lux, Espinal, Gibaut, Moll, Benson Free Agents Zack Littell, Nick Martinez, Austin Hays, Emilio Pagán, Miguel Andujar, Wade Miley The Reds ranked 14th in MLB with 4.42 runs per game. That's an underwhelming mark for a team that plays in one of the league's most favorable hitter's parks. They'll need to improve upon a .245/.315/.391 batting line. The offense should be the offseason priority, but their first couple decisions are in the bullpen. Cincinnati holds options on relievers Scott Barlow and Brent Suter. It's an easy call to move on from Barlow, who'll receive a $1MM buyout. They'll probably also opt for a $250K buyout on Suter, as the Cincinnati native struggled to a 7.36 ERA after the All-Star Break. Closer Emilio Pagán hits the market following one of the best seasons of his career. Nick Martinez will again be a free agent after playing this year on a $21.05MM qualifying offer salary. If Pagán walks, the Reds could be in the market for a closer. They're not going to spend at the level it'd take to bring in Edwin Díaz, nor does a splash for Robert Suarez seem advisable given their needs on offense. Old friend Raisel Iglesias will be available on a one or two-year deal at age 36, though he pitched well enough with Atlanta to command an eight-figure salary. Kenley Jansen will sign a decent one-year deal, while Ryan Helsley and Michael Kopech are probably looking for pillow contracts. Devin Williams, Brad Keller, Luke Weaver, Kyle Finnegan and Pagán himself should all be looking at multi-year contracts -- though it'd be a surprise if Pagán commands more than two guaranteed years entering his age-35 season. Tony Santillan, Graham Ashcraft and Connor Phillips are Cincy's top returning leverage arms. Santillan has a little bit of closing experience, while Phillips has shown wipeout stuff with hit-or-miss command. If the Reds find the prices too high on free agent closers, perhaps they'll let Santillan and Phillips compete for the ninth inning while pursuing a setup type like Tyler Rogers or Phil Maton. In any case, they should bring in at least one back-end arm. Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove ads and support our writers. Access GM-caliber tools like our MLB Contract Tracker View the full article

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(Photo Credit: Fox) Gordon Ramsay’s long-running reality competition show MasterChef has officially been renewed for two more seasons at Fox. This renewal comes after over fifteen years since the hit cooking show made its debut. Season 15 recently concluded its 18-episode run, where long-time couple Jessica Bosworth and Jesse Rosenwald became the show’s first duo winners. The latest installment also featured a new judge in the form of celebrity chef Tiffany Derry, who is expected to return for the next two seasons, along with Ramsay and restaurateur Joe Bastianich. What did Fox say about the MasterChef renewal? “MasterChef remains a standout series for Fox, drawing its dedicated fanbase back season after season to witness amateur cooks transform into culinary masters,” Fox Entertainment executive Yasmin Rawji said in a statement. “Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Tiffany Derry provide culinary expertise, mentorship and heart, and we can’t wait to see what they, as well as our partners at Endemol Shine North America, have in store for Seasons 16 and 17 of MasterChef.” Endemol Shine North America’s Michael Heyerman added, “Securing a two-season pickup for Seasons 16 and 17 is huge news and a testament to the unstoppable momentum of MasterChef. A massive thank you to Fox for always opening doors and inspiring new creative ideas to keep the series fun and fresh. We have cooked up two absolutely great themes for the new season that fans are going to love. We’re thrilled to be back in the kitchen with Gordon, Joe, and Tiffany, building on the incredible chemistry and high standards they set last season.” MasterChef is executive-produced by Ramsay through his One Potato Two Potato production banner. It was based on the original British show created by Franc Roddam during the early 1990s. Due to the competition series’ success, it has been adapted in multiple countries. Throughout the years, it has also spawned different spin-offs such as Junior MasterChef and Celebrity MasterChef. (Source: Deadline) The post Hit Fox TV Show Renewed for 2 More Seasons appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

Photo Credit: HBO Max After the shocking Peacemaker Season 2 finale, James Gunn has shared some the challenges he faced constructing the DC Universe. What did James Gunn say about using Peacemaker Season 2 to set up the DCU? In the final moments of the Peacemaker Season 2 finale, Chris is kidnapped by Rick Flag Sr. and banished to Salvation, a planet that serves as a prison for metahumans. According to a press conference (via Variety), Gunn said Salvation will be further explored in Man of Tomorrow, the sequel to Superman. “I’m not expecting people to go into Man of Tomorrow and know what Salvation is,” Gunn said. “You’ll find out anything you need to know about metahumans disappearing through that movie.” Gunn understands how tricky it can be to tell an original story while connecting it to a cinematic universe. Guardians of the Galaxy felt like a separate section of Marvel. However, Guardians still had to follow the interconnected story in the MCU. Gunn faces those same storytelling challenges in the DCU, except this time, he’s the architect of the cinematic universe. “It’s a very, very, very delicate balance when writing these things,” Gunn said about creating the DCU. “You’ve got to be able to tell the story in a way where people that already know the information are not going to be bored, and where people who don’t know the information will get the information in an easy and simple way, but also not to be burdened down by too much shit. There needs to be an elegance to the storytelling. Too many mumbo jumbo things, to me, is always a thing that I [avoid]. ‘Oh, this magic stone does this, and it’s that.’ There’s no emotional aspect to that. A prison in another dimension is easy for me to understand and say in one sentence.” With Peacemaker Season 2 complete, Gunn’s next project as a writer and director will be Man of Tomorrow, which flies into theaters on July 9, 2027. Originally reported by Dan Girolamo for SuperHeroHype. The post Man of Tomorrow: James Gunn Talks Balance of Peacemaker Season 2 Setting up DCU appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

http://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/USATSI_25551695.jpgEthan Petry Photo: Ken Ruinard/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A lot of different types of players get sent to the Arizona Fall League by their parent clubs: prospects who have lost time due to injury, org arms there to soak up enough innings for the league to function, guys eligible for the Rule 5 Draft whose teams aren’t yet sold on putting them on the 40-man roster, and, quite often, the most talented and exciting players in minor league baseball. It’s a rich and robust tapestry. Now that the league’s action has commenced, one use of the AFL is to provide a sort of decontextualized look at some of the players whose strong performance in 2025 was already cause for some re-evaluation. Here’s one player from each AFL roster who arrived with some helium, prompting us to ask if they’ve changed their scouting report, or are just progressively improving into the player we expected. Glendale Desert Dogs Sam Antonacci, 2B, White Sox 2025 FV: Honorable Mention Not only did the White Sox trade for Chase Meidroth months after giving Antonacci a slightly over-slot bonus in the fifth round of the 2024 draft, their Double-A Birmingham affiliate won the Southern League while slotting Antonacci in as the third straight feisty little bat-to-ball maven at the top of their lineup behind Rikuu Nishida and William Bergolla. At six feet, he’s a bit taller, but similar to Meidroth, below-average thump and a dearth of the athleticism necessary to drive a shortstop projection cooled early scouting reads for Antonacci, and he was an honorable mention for us on the White Sox list in April. Despite only playing his junior season there after two years of Division II ball, Antonacci is so Coastal Carolina-pilled that 35 hit by pitches form a substantial part of the .433 OBP he held over his first full pro season. (That he has yet to be plunked in his first three AFL games has to be, one would imagine, a source of deep personal disappointment.) Antonacci’s swing is unsurprisingly compact and wristy, using a small leg kick from a slightly open position just to load into his backside, as he’s more interested in freeing up his hands to manipulate the barrel around the zone than he is in creating separation. He’s compactly built without much projection to improve his below-average raw power, but he’s also the type of hitter to choke up on the bat even when he’s ahead in the count in a spot where a single scores a run. He’s capable of some jailbreak sprints a shade under 4.2 seconds out of the left-handed batter’s box, but he stole 48 bags with largely average run times. Maintaining third base versatility is important for his profile, but Antonacci’s arm is stretched there and it shows up in the form of rushed actions, though his range is also below-average at the keystone. His contact rates are good, but he’s a little too vulnerable to velocity up and away to project Antonacci to be a 90% or better in-zone contact specialist. He chased around 20% at Birmingham, but will need to maintain his Caleb Durbin-levels of plunking absorbance to live as an OBP machine with limited defensive value. Antonacci already has a reputation for the kind of relentless motor that minor league skippers love, and that will be needed for him to transcend a bench role. A groundball that doinked off the second base bag and into right field during the Southern League playoffs, resulting in a throwing error prompted by Antonacci’s hustle double attempt, is kind of his game in a nutshell. Verdict: He’s performed so well that he almost has to be a 40, but his tools are too limited to push him further until he performs some more. Mesa Solar Sox Bryce Cunningham, SP, Yankees 2025 FV: 40+ Cunningham sprinkled in two star turns on the Cape between his three seasons at Vanderbilt, then was popped by the Yankees for around $2.3 million in the second round of last summer’s draft, so a trip to the AFL doesn’t necessarily constitute a new level of scouting exposure for the 22-year-old right-hander. But between not pitching after the draft last year and missing over two months this summer with shoulder inflammation – necessitating the Fall League innings – Cunningham is a bit more of an unknown commodity than his origins would suggest. Two months into 2025, Cunningham was working 92-96 with big time extension and pitching his way into Top 100 consideration. He ran a 1.93 ERA in Hudson Valley through 46 2/3 innings, striking out 25.7% of High-A hitters with just a 6% walk rate before going on the IL in early June. His velocity was roughly similar, but his delivery less consistent, upon returning for four abbreviated and disjointed outings, and he struggled with his secondary command while getting dinged for four runs in his two-inning AFL debut. Cunningham throws from a three-quarters slot but is so massive (6-foot-5, 230 pounds) that his release height is still roughly six feet, adding some downhill plane to a fastball that was homer prone at Vandy. But the pitch has good shape with nearly 18 inches of induced vertical break, it missed bats at an above-average rate in High-A, and he’s shown some ability to command it at the top of the zone. His high-spin changeup is unique but monstrous, racking up a 48% miss rate this year. Cunningham was a 40+ FV in January, largely due to some wobbling in his strike-throwing and the need for a new breaking ball. Characteristically, the Yankees have had Cunningham work on a sweeper that has produced solid results. But as someone who already had rotationality in his delivery, opening his front toe slightly to the first base side, it bears monitoring how Cunningham’s newer breaking ball performs alongside his efforts to regain his early-season command. His first outing for Mesa also found him sprinkling in a developing curve. Cunningham is still tracking well as a no. 4 starter long-term, but you can dream on more if his first-half form pops up in the desert. Verdict: There’s potential for a grade jump here soon, but Cunningham’s post-injury form didn’t look quite ready to secure it and he was roughed up in his AFL debut. Peoria Javelinas Luis De León, SP, Orioles 2025 FV: 45 Loose and projectable with bat-missing secondaries, De León entered 2025 within range of pitching his way into 50 FV consideration by season’s end, but his start was delayed until May by a right elbow impingement. He returned sitting about 94 mph and showed sufficiently improved strike-throwing to earn a three-outing cameo in Double-A, where he carved up Eastern League hitters to the tune of a 1.69 ERA and 35.3% strikeout rate in 16 innings. He isn’t Rule 5 eligible until next winter, but the AFL offers him the chance to build upon the roughly 87 innings he’s now thrown in back-to-back seasons. He was stretched out to four innings in his debut for Peoria on Wednesday and looked fantastic, striking out seven and walking two behind wipeout secondaries. De León’s whippiness is really evident when you watch him plant his front foot and explosively rotate around it. It adds nasty lefty crossfire action to his slider and changeup, which each ran miss rates in the mid-40s all year, with his command of the latter still standing apart from the rest of his arsenal. His arm action is still long, but added strength has brought more stability to De León’s delivery, which is visible in both his upper and lower halves. Relatedly, the 10.9% walk rate he held across three levels this year was a career best. His sinker has heavy running action, matching the rest of his east-west arsenal, and he can find himself spraying it wide when his arm is late at foot strike, but it certainly keeps the ball out of the air. De León has allowed just five home runs in 256 2/3 pro innings and has yet to add any to his tally this season. Theoretically, this affords LDL all the tools required to dodge the worst aspects of the charnel house that is pitching in Arizona. More performances like Wednesday’s, and more flashes of the 95-97 mph range he’s shown at times, would really tie together a case for inclusion in the Top 100. But the continued plus performance of all three parts of De León’s arsenal, along with some more palatable walk rates, has already earned him a backend starter projection. Verdict: I think LDL might be a 50, but I have to go in back and ask my manager first. Salt River Rafters Esmerlyn Valdez, OF/1B, Pirates 2025 FV: Honorable Mention The hulking Dominican slugger, listed at a wildly implausible 6-foot-2, 181 pounds, was an honorable mention on our Pirates list in the spring due to hit tool concerns and a first base projection. A 26-homer campaign in 2025 (with the final six hit in Double-A), along with a six percentage points reduction in his strikeout rate (24.6%), would have forced us to give Valdez more acknowledgement even before he whacked two tape-measure shots in his opening week with Salt River. A combined .286/.376/.520 line as a 21-year-old simply deserves more regard, even if that comes with more hit tool scrutiny. Valdez switched from a big leg kick to a more moldable toe tap as part of a larger injection of rhythm into his operation, which has him syncing up his first move with the pitcher earlier in the process, and he’s seen incremental gains in his swing decisions, nudging his contact rate over 70% along with it. But Valdez still loads his hands late, a last little gathering move at the end of a full-body effort to swing very hard. Accordingly, he is very vulnerable in the upper third of the zone, especially against velocity. So while there’s the potential for 70-grade raw pop here with real feel for pulling and lifting hard contact, especially when he can catch secondaries out front like the hanger he whacked 114.4 mph the other day, there’s still a pretty clear book on how upper level pitching will neutralize Valdez’s power. Defensively, Valdez spent more time in the outfield this year than last, but he’s still too raw in his route-running and struggles too much with the footwork necessary for making accurate throws to project him to stick out there. That puts a number of big hurdles between Valdez’s massive juice and a path to being a regular, or even just the decision to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft; his burly start to the AFL is coming on the eve of the Pirates having to make a 40-man roster decision. We see Valdez tracking more like a slow-burn bench bat with lots of whiffs, like a right-handed Daryle Ward, but that’s already a meaningful step up from this time last year. Verdict: You hit 26 homers — er, 28 now — as a 21-year-old, you get added to The Board, even if you can’t play much defense. Scottsdale Scorpions Ethan Petry, OF, Nationals 2025 FV: 40 Focusing on two hulking right-handed sluggers with hit tool limitations and first base projections wasn’t the original design, but in a world where Nacho Alvarez Jr. is playing in the AFL despite having over 200 major league plate appearances to his name, Petry making the same trip in his draft year was too interesting to overlook. The Nats popped Petry for just over $2 million in the second round, but he received barely the fourth-largest bonus Washington issued as they spread around the wealth of a well-under-slot deal with first overall pick Eli Willits. There’s a certain logic to juicing the pace with Petry, a physically mature slugger who hit 54 home runs in three years at South Carolina but missed the final weeks of his junior season with a shoulder injury. But a sub-70% contact rate suggests that even the collection of upper level org arms scattered across the AFL could offer a substantial learning curve for Petry, and the first couple days have looked appropriately rough. Often hitters will adopt a toe tap as a shorter alternative to a leg kick, but that Petry uses the former to load up a smaller version of the latter reflects the length in his operation. For all of his length and difficulty tracking spin in his pro debut, his strikeout rate didn’t immediately explode (24.5%) in the Carolina League, and he flashed a more contact-heavy approach in his final season at South Carolina before the injury. The holes in Petry’s hit tool loom larger because at his tremendous size (6-foot-4, 235 pounds) and related lack of speed, staving off a move to first base will be an uphill climb (he’s expected to play some first in the AFL). Petry has 70-grade raw juice and a history of actualizing a good chunk of it, with the sort of strong build that suggests a transition to a more compact and stabilized loading action is possible. It’s not like there isn’t a path to impact here, but his median outcome is still trending toward bench bat. Verdict: It’s a volatile 40 FV because of how early it is in his pro ball journey, but Petry still looks like a 40, at least at this stage. Surprise Saguaros Marco Dinges, C/DH, Brewers 2025 FV: 40 I was supposed to write up Dinges in May and cried uncle after a few days of watching him, unable to figure out what to do with this hyper-twitchy bat speed merchant who rarely pulls fastballs, this athletic but undersized college catcher who had barely caught. Dinges has long-term hit tool concerns, but was also posting Mitch Jebb-level strikeout rates in the Carolina League. His rotational explosiveness offers enticing raw pop, but he also maintains a fairly level swing plane. Contradictions like this abound for Dinges. Eric shook it out to a 40 FV backup catcher grade, with simultaneously more risk and more ceiling than that label typically portends because Dinges might hit a fair deal more than such a label suggests and also may not catch at all. Shortly after the Brewers list was published, Dinges got a promotion to High-A, which brought performance feedback more formed to his skill set. He still hit an impressive .273/.371/.483 in 51 games in the Midwest League, but his contact rate slid below 70% as the anticipated in-zone whiff issues came home to roost, albeit over the same timeframe that saw him swat 10 homers. In the middle of this was a left hamstring strain that knocked Dinges out for over a month, limited him to 47 games caught on the season and made an epilogue in the AFL seem appealing. His first week back from injury contained the worst of his whiff issues. Dinges uses his bat speed as an opportunity to stay closed deep into his load, before swinging open like an unlatched gate in a gale. Not coincidentally, he produces good swing decisions for an offensive profile that is heavier on athleticism than feel to hit, bristling with bat speed more than it is optimized for power production. It’ll be easier to wait for Dinges’ offensive tools to win the day if his catching development buys time. To that end, Dinges is agile enough and has the raw arm strength to produce plus pop times, but the consistency of his footwork is raw, and his narrow base serves to make his glove movements a little jerky for framing and gives him a small target window for keeping blocked balls in front of him. The main items of need here are reps and added bulk, and outdoor baseball in Arizona is only good for one of those. Verdict: If you read the text above and think I know what to say about Dinges, I don’t know what to say to you either. But he bears watching. 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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Kirkus Prize Winners I have been overwhelmed by awards season announcements and almost missed out on the Kirkus Prize winners. The Kirkus Prize awards a whopping $50,000 to authors of outstanding, Kirkus-starred works in the categories of fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature. This year’s winners are: The Slip by Lucas Schaefer (Fiction), King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation by Scott Anderson (Nonfiction), Everybelly by Thao Lam (Young Readers’ Literature). The Slip is a chunky debut novel exploring “issues of race, class, sex, and gender through a wildly inventive group of characters and events,” King of Kings dives into a meaty topic that remains relevant today, and my belly-obsessed toddlers can expect to find Lam’s delightful picture book celebrating different body sizes and shapes underneath the Christmas tree this year. Steven Universe and Moomin Fans, Get in Formation! Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar is bringing Moomins to U.S. big screens. Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomins are characters from a series of Swedish-Finn books and comics featuring the lovable trolls of Moominvalley. Variety reports that this will be the first Moomin film produced in the U.S. Considering how poignant and similarly beloved Steven Universe has become to so many, I can now imagine no one but the multi-talented Sugar entrusted with the writing and directing of this film. The animated movie will be based on the Moomins books, which have been translated into more languages than I can list, and will be produced by Julia Pistor (The Spongebob Squarepants movie). I predict packed theaters on premiere day, which has yet to be announced. Tommy Orange is a 2025 MacArthur Fellow Tommy Orange, you genius, you. The author of the highly-praised and widely-read novels There, There and, most recently, Wandering Stars is one of this year’s 22 MacArthur Fellows, commonly known as the “Genius Grant.” This means he’ll receive an $800,000, no-strings-attached award serving as “an investment in a person’s originality, insight, and potential.” Fellows are chosen based on three criteria: exceptional creativity; promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishments which could be enabled by the Foundation’s support; and, potential for the Fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work. Jeff and I discussed Orange’s win for an upcoming Book Riot pod episode, including how he still feels like a relatively fresh writer. That makes sense for this award, which sets out to cultivate impactful talent, and boy has he made an impact in short time. What a deserved win. Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now Banned Books Week is coming to a close, but it’s more important than ever to stay vigilant and informed about book banning efforts year-round. There are many ways to stay actively involved in the fight against censorship, and to defend access to books for all by showing up to the polls and spreading the word when libraries are on the ballot. Looking for in-depth guidance? Find it here. What are you reading? Let us know in the comments! View the full article

Image credit: Amazon MGM Studios Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield recently responded to rumors connecting him to the role of Remus Lupin in the upcoming Harry Potter TV show. In a recent video, Garfield addressed the speculations linking him to yet another fan-favorite franchise, giving a cryptic reply, something the actor has become known for after his responses to questions about his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home before the film’s release. Andrew Garfield responds to Remus Lupin question for Harry Potter reboot While answering social media queries in a GQ video, the 42-year-old actor came across a comment that questioned his involvement in the much-awaited Harry Potter reboot. The comment simply read “REMUS LUPIN???” which led Andrew Garfield to reveal that he had only recently started familiarizing himself with the Harry Potter franchise. “You know what, I’ve just started watching the Harry Potter films for the first time,” he said before adding, “I’m very late to the game. I’ve just started the third film. I’m really enjoying them. They’re really, really good films, really great stories.” Notably, the Social Network star cleverly avoided answering the question about him playing Lupin directly. Garfield famously threw off questions about his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home, up until the film’s premiere in theaters, after which it was revealed that he was a major part of the film’s third act. Notably, the third entry in the Harry Potter series, which Garfield mentioned he was up to, also marks the first appearance of Remus in the franchise. Therefore, it is possible that Garfield has dropped a hint regarding his involvement in the rebooted series. Nevertheless, with the Harry Potter TV show adapting one book per season, it would likely be a long time before fans get to see Andrew Garfield in the series, even if he does take on the role. Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on ComingSoon. The post Harry Potter TV Show: Andrew Garfield on if He’d Be Remus Lupin appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

http://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Aaron-Judge-2025-Postseason.jpgWendell Cruz-Imagn Images You may think you’ve already heard enough about Aaron Judge’s heroics during this postseason, especially considering that he wasn’t able to keep his team from getting knocked out barely a week into October. Heroes usually do a more thorough job when saving the day. I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about Judge’s 2025 playoff excellence. But I’d argue that you haven’t heard enough, because there’s a bit of context I’d like you to consider. That context? The entirety of postseason history. Over the course of the American League Divisional Series against the Blue Jays, Judge batted .600. If you factor in his .354 batting average against the Red Sox in the Wild Card round, he batted an even .500 over 31 plate appearances this postseason. Now let’s head over to our handy-dandy postseason leaderboard. If you set a minimum of 30 PAs, you’ll find that Judge just ran the third-highest batting average ever over a single postseason; his .581 on-base percentage is the second highest. His 253 wRC+ is the 14th highest in postseason history (just behind the 255 mark that teammate Giancarlo Stanton put up in 2020). By that standard, Judge just produced one of the greatest postseason performances ever. Greatest Postseason Batting Lines Rank Season Name Team PA HR AVG wRC+ 1 2008 Manny Ramirez LAD 36 4 .520 331 2 1968 Lou Brock STL 31 2 .464 312 3 1989 Rickey Henderson OAK 44 3 .441 308 4 2024 Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP 30 4 .423 303 5 1990 Billy Hatcher CIN 31 1 .519 294 6 2023 Yordan Alvarez HOU 49 6 .465 293 7 2004 Carlos Beltrán HOU 56 8 .435 284 8 1989 Will Clark SFG 39 2 .472 284 9 1967 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 30 3 .400 276 10 1978 Reggie Jackson NYY 45 4 .417 262 11 2002 Barry Bonds SFG 74 8 .356 259 12 1984 Alan Trammell DET 37 3 .419 256 13 2020 Giancarlo Stanton NYY 31 6 .308 255 14 2025 Aaron Judge NYY 31 1 .500 253 15 1980 Willie Aikens KCR 37 4 .387 253 Minimum 30 plate appearances To be clear, those numbers are slightly misleading. We need to qualify them, but after I do so over the next couple paragraphs, I’m going to show you that even with all the right statistical context, this was still a very special run. Alright, now let’s do our sabermetric duty and throw some cold water on all of this. The minimum of 30 plate appearances is important here. First, it rules out a huge chunk of postseason history. Until 1969, the postseason consisted only of the World Series, which sometimes goes as few as four games. To that point, baseball saw just 207 instances of players accumulating at least 30 PAs in a single World Series. No one ever made it to 40. Next, the smaller the sample, the noisier the results. In postseason history, 171 different players have put up a wRC+ above 400, but none of them made more than 17 plate appearances and only five of them (including Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1928) made more than 10. On the other hand, the larger the sample, the more time there is for regression to the mean. Judge’s 253 wRC+ is amazing, but it’s much less amazing than the 245 that Barry Bonds ran over 74 plate appearances in 2002. The graph below shows every postseason performance in baseball history. Judge is the red circle and Bonds is the green one. http://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Postseason-Performance.png This certainly makes Judge look a bit less spectacular. He’s up toward the top of the heap for a player around 30 plate appearances, but he’s not standing out from the pack the way Bonds did. According to this chart, the most impressive performance in postseason history is undoubtedly Randy Arozarena’s magical, homer-filled 2020 run with the Rays, all the way to the right. With fewer than 100 regular season plate appearances under his belt, Arozarena somehow ran a 240 wRC+ over 86 PAs. He wouldn’t even win the Rookie of the Year until the next season! All of this is to say that Judge got just enough plate appearances to get to the point where he doesn’t really have to compete with players from before the divisional era, but few enough that he can still benefit from maximum variation. It’s a good sample-size sweet spot for looking like an outlier. If we head over to Stathead and look not at whole individual postseasons, but rather postseason spans of seven games and at least 30 plate appearances, we find that 79 different players have put up stretches with a higher OPS than Judge’s 1.273 mark. It would be hard to argue that he actually put up the 14th-greatest postseason performance of all time. Now that we’ve put it in context, let’s talk about what makes it so special anyway. First, it’s at least a little bit unfair to penalize Judge that harshly for the plate appearances he didn’t take. He did just about everything humanly possible to try to get the Yankees a deeper postseason run, and while his performance may have fallen back down to earth if he’d kept going into Game 5 or the ALCS, Judge has a career OPS of 1.018, and Stathead lists 189 different (though often overlapping) 15-game stretches during which he ran an OPS above 1.300. That’s a better performance over a period that’s twice as long. It’s not just possible that he could have kept this going; it’s something he’s done over and over again. Next, if we go back to looking at complete postseasons, Judge is still an outlier even if you lower the plate appearances threshold. The list of player-postseasons with at least 20 PAs contains 10,842 entries. That’s a big sample, and within it, just 167 players have maintained a wRC+ of at least 200. Judge actually appears in the top 40 twice. He comes in 38th place this season, and his 2018 run of 22 PAs with a 284 wRC+ ranks 20th. By any measure, Judge has had two of the best complete postseason runs in baseball history. Moreover, he’s the only player who appears in the top 40 twice. As you might recall, Judge was pretty good during the regular season, too. He led all of baseball in batting average (.331), on-base percentage (.457), and slugging (.688). He put up a major league-best 204 wRC+. That’s the 25th-highest mark ever among qualified batters, and it’s just the third-highest mark of Judge’s career! In the postseason, Judge increased his wRC+ by just under 49 points, an increase of 24%. Essentially, I just weighted Judge’s weighted runs created plus again, this time against his regular season numbers. It was fun, so I took all 167 of the individual player-postseasons with at least a 200 wRC+ over 20 or more plate appearances and weighted them the same way. Postseason wRC+ is on the x-axis, and the percentage above regular season performance is on the y-axis. http://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Double-Weighted-Postseason-Runs-Created-Plus.png As you’d expect, the trendline goes from the bottom left to the bottom right. The better your postseason performance, the more likely you are to just be on a crazy, unsustainable hot streak that bears little relation to your regular season performance. The place to be is toward the the bottom right. If you’re down there, you’re putting up the best postseason numbers, but you’re not all that different from your regular season numbers. You’re performing well not because of an unsustainable streak, but because you’re just that good. Now look at the two red dots. The one toward the very bottom is Judge in 2025, and the higher one is Judge in 2018. He’s right where you want to be. Few players have ever put up such a great postseason, and few players have ever looked more like themselves while they did it. If there’s such a thing as a believable 253 wRC+, Judge is one of just a few players ever to pull it off. Before we finish here, I’d like to get away from wRC+, because as great as Judge was as an overall hitter, his batting average was probably the most impressive thing about this postseason. If you drop the plate appearances minimum to 20, he still just ran the 15th-best batting average in postseason history. If you drop it all the way to 15 PAs – that’s just three games for a player at the top of the lineup – he’s still tied for 24th. If this were 30 or 40 years ago, when batting average was still the be-all, end-all, we really would have considered this one of the greatest postseason performances of all time. Source View the full article

Texas businessman Tom Dundon, who is leading a group that wants to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, on Tuesday said in a court filing that he expects to be able to purchase the NBA franchise without receiving financial backing from the founders of Panda Express. Tom Dundon, Investment Group Purchased Blazers For $4.25 Billion In […] The post Tom Dundon Says His Group Can Buy Blazers Without Panda Express Founders’ Backing appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News. View the full article

(Photo Credit: Shout! Studios) ComingSoon is excited to host a Deathstalker giveaway for the fantasy movie remake. One lucky winner will get a poster of the film signed by star Daniel Bernhardt and director Steven Kostanski, along with the Deathstalker Volume 1 comic book. Executive produced by Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, the film is out in theaters exclusively starting today. “In Deathstalker, the Kingdom of Abraxeon is under siege by the Dreadites, heralds of the long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon. When Deathstalker recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield, he’s marked by dark magick and hunted by monstrous assassins. To survive, he must break the curse and face the rising evil. Death is just the beginning… of great adventure!” says the official synopsis. Check out the Deathstalker trailer below: The remake is written and directed by Steven Kostanski (The Void, PG: Psycho Goreman). The cast is led by John Wick and Nobody 2 star Daniel Bernhardt as the titular character and the titular Deathstalker, and Patton Oswalt (The Sandman, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) as the voice of the benevolent wizard Doodad. Joining them are Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nina Bergman, Jon Ambrose, Matthew Ninaber, Conor Sweeney, and more. How to enter our Deathstalker giveaway: To enter our Deathstalker giveaway, you can either retweet the giveaway’s Twitter post or comment on our corresponding Facebook post. One winner will receive a signed poster along with the Deathstalker Volume 1 comic book. The giveaway lasts until October 17. Good luck to all who enter! The post Deathstalker Giveaway: Signed Movie Poster & Vol. 1 Comic Book appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

Image credit: ABC While a massive shakeup in Grey’s Anatomy has seen the departure of a major character, it has also resulted in the addition of new players to the Season 22 cast. Trevor Jackson, who made his debut in the fan-favorite medical drama as Dr. Wes Bryant last season, will now serve as a series regular. Moreover, the latest season of Grey’s Anatomy will also see the introduction of two new doctors, who are joining the show in recurring roles. Grey’s Anatomy promotes Trevor Jackson to series regular for Season 22 According to a recent report published by Deadline, Grown-ish alum Trevor Jackson is officially joining the Grey’s Anatomy Season 22 cast as a series regular, after playing a guest role in Season 21. Jackson will return to the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital as Wes Bryant, a new medical intern who has recently relocated to Seattle. Bryant comes in as an attractive young doctor who possesses above-average intelligence, as well as a huge chip on his shoulder that is sure to give rise to several clashes in the coming episodes. Bryant’s first appearance in Grey’s Anatomy, before actor Trevor Jackson was added to the cast as a series regular, occurred in Season 21, with the character serving as a love interest for Alexis Floyd’s character, Simone. Having spent the night with him after a wild night at a bar, Simone had no intentions of seeing him again. That is, until she encountered him at Grey Sloan in the season finale after he joined the hospital as an intern. Other additions to the Grey’s Anatomy Season 22 cast include Jade Pettyjohn and Anita Kalathara. Pettyjohn will play Dani, a new medical intern who is eager to make her mark at Grey Sloan. Kalathara joins the cast as Kavita, a remarkable plastic surgeon who believes in keeping things simple as well as professional. While Pettyjohn has already made her Grey’s Anatomy debut in the Season 22 premiere, Kalathara will join the season in Episode 3. This modification to Grey’s Anatomy’s cast comes after the death of Dr. Monica Beltran in Season 22 Episode 1 resulted in the permanent departure of Natalie Morales from the series. The post Grey’s Anatomy Season 22 Adds 2 Doctors & Bumps Another to Series Regular appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

During the 2025 playoffs, Boston’s Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles tear. The 27-year-old is one of the hardest-working players in the NBA. Tatum refuses to miss an entire season due to injury. He is determined to play during the 2025-26 season. On Thursday, October 9, Jayson Tatum posted a video of himself dunking while at […] The post Five months after surgery on his Achilles, Celtics’ Jayson Tatum was seen duking appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News. View the full article