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A number of teams (and their fanbases) have already turned their attention towards the offseason. Identifying free agent targets is a big part of that prep work, so it’s worth taking a look at the players who’ll be available at each position. We’re moving to third base, where the eligibility cutoff is players who either logged at least 50 innings at the position this season or have primarily played there in their careers. Most shortstops could theoretically handle the hot corner. Some teams might have interest in Jorge Polanco and/or Ha-Seong Kim at third base — the Mariners played Polanco there for 43 innings — but Polanco was covered in our second base preview and Kim will be highlighted more prominently in our shortstop preview. Ages listed are for the 2026 season. Previous entries in this series: catcher, first base, second base Regular Third Basemen Alex Bregman (32) Bregman can opt out of the final two years and $80MM of his contract this offseason. Deferred money in the contract reportedly knocks the present-day valuation of that sum down by around $10MM annually. Even absent the deferrals, Bregman would feel like all but a lock to opt out. He secured that contract last year when he was saddled a qualifying offer, which won’t be the case this season, as players can only receive one QO in their careers. Early on, Bregman played like a borderline MVP candidate, hitting .299/.385/.553 with 11 homers, 17 doubles, a 9.7% walk rate and an 18.6% strikeout rate through May 23. A quad strain shelved him for close to two months at that point. There’s a narrative that Bregman floundered down the stretch after that injury, but it doesn’t accurately paint the whole picture. Bregman slashed an outstanding .325/.408/.518 with more walks (11.5%) than strikeouts (8.5%) in his first 130 plate appearances off the injured list. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said this week that Bregman was activated at less than 100% and perhaps wasn’t running full speed for much of that time. Be that as it may, he was still quite productive. Bregman tanked for the next three weeks or so, hitting .151/.223/.215 in 103 plate appearances. He struck out at only a 10.7% clip in that time but was dogged by a .159 average on balls in play. Over the final 10 days of play, Bregman emerged from his slump to hit .276/.417/.414 in 36 plate appearances. The notion that Bregman’s second-half “swoon” was driven by his quad injury doesn’t really seem to hold up. Based on Breslow’s comments, we can assume he wasn’t 100%, but it’s a tougher sell that playing at “80%” (as Breslow suggested) really impacted Bregman’s bat. If the quad were that much of a problem, would he have come back hitting even better than he did pre-injury for about a full month? This seems like a good hitter had a bad three weeks because of some ugly results on balls in play. That happens. On the whole, Bregman hit .273/.360/.462 (125 wRC+) with a revitalized walk rate and improved batted-ball metrics. His defense, even with an ailing quadriceps, graded out better than average. Both FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference peg him at 3.5 WAR in only 114 games. There’s a pretty easy case that Bregman is a bankable four- to five-WAR player, and while talk of veteran presence/clubhouse leadership/intangibles is often overstated, it seems genuine that front offices are captivated by his leadership skills and personality. Long-term deals beginning at age 32 aren’t common, but Bregman’s a better 32-year-old free agent than most and can probably find five or even six years in free agency. Even if that were to fall through, a two- or three-year pact comparable to the one he signed last winter would probably be there to provide a soft landing. Eugenio Suarez (34) Suarez’s strikeout rate crept back up close to 30% this year after a welcomed dip in 2024. He struggled, rate-wise, after a trade sending him back to the Mariners, and this year’s defensive grades at third base were the worst of his career. He also hit 49 home runs. Suarez’s .228 average and .298 on-base percentage aren’t going to stand out — not for good reasons, anyhow — but he slugged .526 and tied a career-best in home runs six years after previously belting 49 dingers for the Reds in 2019’s juiced-ball season. Suarez has game-changing power, second only to Kyle Schwarber among free agents, and is still playable at third base, even if he’s below average there now. He’ll strike out too much, but he’s one of only three reliable sources of 30-homer pop in free agency this winter alongside Schwarber and Pete Alonso. Unlike those two, he has at least some defensive utility. (A below-average third baseman is more valuable than a below-average first baseman or a pure DH with occasional outfield reps.) Age will probably keep Suarez’s contract to a maximum of three years, and he might even be capped at two, but that will oddly make him even more appealing to some teams. Clubs are increasingly reluctant to hand out long-term deals, so having his contract length inherently limited by his age should lead to a broad market that allows Suarez to command a weighty average annual value. Yoan Moncada (31) Admittedly, “regular” is something of a misnomer when it comes to a player who’s tallied all of 292 games in the past four seasons combined. Still, when Moncada has been healthy enough to take the field, he’s been a pure third baseman, and a quietly solid one at that. Over the past two seasons, he’s hit .240/.338/.441 with a dozen homers in 334 turns at the plate. He was roughly league-average at the plate in about a half season with the White Sox in 2023, too. Moncada isn’t the star he looked to be early in his career. Injuries have regularly worn him down and kept him off the field. Any team signing him will have to expect more of the same at this point, but that team can also expect Moncada to be relatively productive when he’s on the diamond. The switch-hitter won’t turn 31 until late May next year. A team hoping to catch lightning in a bottle with a low-cost acquisition at third base will probably sign him to a one-year deal. For whatever period of the season he’s healthy, it’s reasonable to expect Moncada to be about 10% better than average at the plate, and there’s upside for a bit more than that if things really click. NPB Stars Who Are Expected To Be Posted Munetaka Murakami (26) It’s an open question whether Murakami can handle third base in the major leagues, but it’s been the star slugger’s primary position with the Yakult Swallows in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He’s also played plenty of first base and even cameoed in right field for three games this season. Scouting reports feel a move to first base will eventually be necessary, but it’s certainly plausible that a team might be willing to let Murakami have a go at the hot corner for at least the first few years of a contract. After all, Murakami’s calling card isn’t his glove, but rather his age and his legitimately prodigious power. The two-time NPB MVP missed multiple months with an oblique strain in 2025 but homered nearly once every 10 plate appearances when healthy, bashing 22 round-trippers in just 224 plate appearances while hitting .273/.379/.663. Murakami has slam-dunk 80-grade power on the 20-80 scale. He’s been more pull-heavy in 2025’s injury-shortened season, but Murakami has all-fields power with blistering exit velocities. It’s the type of left-handed raw power in line with countryman Shohei Ohtani and NL home run leader Kyle Schwarber (as you can see in this early-October home run, clocked at 117 mph off the bat). Murakami has seen his contact rate drop and his strikeout rate climb in the three seasons since his being named NPB MVP in consecutive seasons back in 2021-22. He’s fanned in around 28% of his plate appearances since 2023. However, he’s also walked in nearly 16% of his plate appearances during that time and is currently homering at an even more rapid pace than his ’22 campaign, when he belted a career-high 56 home runs in 141 games. Murakami has the power ceiling and youth to command a long-term contract, likely with at least one opt-out opportunity. Strikeout and defensive concerns notwithstanding, he’s likely going to rank prominently on our Top 50 free agent rankings based on the earning power created by that blend of youth and rare power. Kazuma Okamoto (30) As is the case with Murakami, Okamoto is a plus hitter in NPB whose 2025 season has been shortened by injury (elbow, in his case) and who comes with concerns about a potential move across the diamond. His right-handed bat has plus raw power but not to the extent of Murakami’s top-of-the-scale thunder. However, Okamoto’s hit tool is vastly superior, as evidenced by a tiny 11.3% strikeout rate in 229 plate appearances this season (and a 15.9% mark in a full 2024 campaign). Make no mistake, though. Just because Okamoto’s doesn’t have as much power as Murakami doesn’t mean his power won’t be coveted. He rattled off six straight 30-homer seasons from 2018-23, topping out at 41 dingers in ’23. He “slipped” to 29 home runs in 2024, but his 2025 pace would have him in line for one of his highest career totals; he’s swatted 15 homers in 293 plate appearances. Overall, Okamoto is hitting .327/.416/.598. If Okamoto were a lock to stay at third base, his earning power would be considerably higher. He was regarded as a below-average defender at the hot corner even before this year’s elbow injury, however, and the injury now creates further concern about his defensive outlook. The offensive bar to clear for a righty-swinging first baseman is much higher than that of a third baseman. Still, Okamoto’s bat and incredibly consistent track record in NPB will draw plenty of interest and should earn him a notable contract — if he’s posted. He’s the captain of the Yomiuri Giants, a team that rarely posts players for MLB clubs. However, Okamoto has asked the team to post him and is only one year away from becoming a true international free agent. The Giants’ options are to hold him for a year and lose him for no compensation, or to post him now and receive potentially tens of millions of dollars from an MLB club via posting. Multi-Position Players Willi Castro (29) The versatile Castro’s bat tanked following a deadline trade from the Twins to the Cubs, but his overall track record across the past three seasons is strong. The switch-hitter is a .244/.328/.386 hitter dating back to 2023, and he’s comfortable at second base, third base, shortstop and in the outfield. He’s not a plus defender at any of those spots, but he’s capable enough and runs well. He’s a nice bench piece for any contender and could potentially get a look as a semi-regular for a team with needs at second base/left field. Miguel Rojas (37) Rojas has minimal power and doesn’t walk much, but he’s a high-contact hitter who consistently posts quality batting averages and provides slick defense around the infield. He has plus grades at shortstop, third base and second base in his career and has continued to show he can play all of those positions at a high level. Isiah Kiner-Falefa (31) Like Rojas, Kiner-Falefa is a versatile, high-contact, low-power utility player. His right-handed bat has produced a career .262/.311/.349 line, and he’s an annual threat for 15 to 20 steals. “IKF” doesn’t walk much and has never topped eight homers in a season, but he’s a well-regarded defensive player who can handle multiple spots in the infield and outfield. Kiner-Falefa has particularly strong grades at second and third but is solid enough at shortstop and even logged a combined 567 innings between center field and left field in 2023-24. Luis Rengifo (29) The switch-hitting Rengifo looked like he was trending toward a nice multi-year deal from 2022-24 when he hit a combined .273/.323/.431 (111 wRC+) and struck out at just a 16.3% clip. His bat flopped with a .238/.287/.335 output (73 wRC+) in his platform season, however. Rengifo can play second base and third base, though he’s better at the former and not a consistently plus defender at either. (He did post strong second base grades in 2025.) He’s probably looking at a one-year deal, though perhaps his youth and track record could earn him a modest two-year pact. Amed Rosario (30) Rosario’s days as a starting shortstop — or a shortstop, in general — are likely behind him. The former top prospect never blossomed into stardom, but he’s a useful utility player who can handle multiple positions and beat up left-handed pitching. Rosario can play second base, third base or the outfield corners, and he has enough experience at shortstop that he can handle the spot in a pinch (even though his defensive marks have reached worrying levels). He posted a solid .276/.309/.436 line in 191 plate appearances this season (106 wRC+) and is a career .298/.336/.464 hitter against lefties. He should get a big league deal and fill a bench role again in 2026. Minor League Deal Candidates Jon Berti Paul DeJong Enrique Hernandez Dylan Moore Luis Urias Gio Urshela View the full article

Cody Bellinger will decline his $25MM player option and become a free agent, reports Jorge Castillo of ESPN. That was never much in doubt, as the outfielder will hit the open market after one strong season with the Yankees. He’ll collect a $5MM buyout, half of which will be paid by the Cubs. The Yanks had been tied to Bellinger in free agency and trade rumors for years. That finally came to fruition last offseason with what amounted to a salary dump trade with Chicago. Bellinger was coming off a relative down ’24 season (.266/.325/.426) and passed on his first opt-out chance in his three-year deal. The Cubs pulled off the Kyle Tucker trade to add a needed impact bat in the middle of the order. That left them without an outfield spot for Bellinger, so they sent him to the Yankees for essentially no return. New York absorbed $47.5MM of the $52.5MM remaining on Bellinger’s contract. The Cubs paid $2.5MM of his $27.5MM salary this season and are responsible for the other $2.5MM on the buyout. The Yankees wound up paying $27.5MM for one year — $25MM in salary and the remaining half of the buyout. That proved a worthwhile investment even if the team had a disappointing exit in this week’s Division Series. Bellinger played about as well as could be expected. He hit .272/.334/.480 across 656 plate appearances. Bellinger hit 29 homers, his best single-season total since he connected on 47 longballs during his 2019 MVP season. He swiped 13 bases while cutting his strikeout rate to a career-low 13.7% clip. Bellinger’s left-handed swing seemed tailor made for Yankee Stadium. He hit 18 homers with a .302/.365/.544 batting line at home. His road numbers were essentially league average, as he slashed .241/.301/.414 outside the Bronx. That could give some teams pause about how the bat will play if he signs elsewhere. Bellinger didn’t find the robust market he wanted when he was a free agent during the 2023-24 offseason, nor was there significant trade interest when the Cubs shopped him last winter. If there were, the Yankees would’ve needed to give up more than journeyman righty Cody Poteet to acquire him. That’s largely because of Bellinger’s pedestrian batted ball metrics. He has been in the bottom quarter of the league in average exit velocity in each of the past three seasons. He doesn’t have a ton of bat speed and certainly doesn’t hit the ball as hard as he did early in his career — before he suffered a shoulder injury that tanked his numbers between 2021-22. Bellinger has compensated for the drop in bat speed by cutting his strikeouts every season, and he carries a .281/.338/.477 line in nearly 1800 plate appearances over the past three years. Bellinger returns to the market a few months after his 30th birthday. He’s young enough to seek a five- or six-year deal. Bellinger is a better defender and arguably superior all-around hitter than Anthony Santander, who signed for five years with a net present value around $69MM last winter. There’s little reason Bellinger shouldn’t beat that contract fairly handily. It wouldn’t at all be surprising if his camp starts out with an asking price in the $100-150MM range. The Cubs issued Bellinger a qualifying offer after the 2023 season. That makes him ineligible to receive a QO for the rest of his career. The Yankees would not receive any kind of compensation if he signs elsewhere, nor would another team forfeit a pick. New York can and probably will make a qualifying offer, which would land around $22MM, to Trent Grisham. They’re also set to have Luke Weaver, Devin Williams, Paul Goldschmidt and a handful of role players hit the open market. Williams entered the season as a qualifying offer candidate, but the Yankees are probably content to let him move on after an uneven season in pinstripes. View the full article

Photo Credit: @TaylorSwift / YouTube | Columbia Pictures Taylor Swift has now come forward with her version of the snake story that Zoë Kravitz had revealed earlier. She revealed that Kravitz and her mom, Lisa Bonet, were staying at her house during the California wildfire incident. However, there was a twist to it. They had brought along their pet Burmese python named Orpheus, who got loose in the house. Taylor Swift recalls what happened during Zoë Kravitz’s snake incident The “Bad Blood” singer recently recalled what it was like having a python loose in her home while Zoë Kravitz and her mom tried to fix things. She said she was shocked to hear about it for the first time. Taylor Swift shared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, “I just want to preface this with, we’ve all got that one friend. I just remember getting a call from my head of security and him trying to explain this story to me. And my first question was ‘What snake?’ I was unaware of the presence of the snake.” The multiple Grammy winner further revealed that the whole situation, which was being described to her, felt like an Annie Leibovitz shoot. She stated, “OK, so, Zoë Kravitz and Lisa Bonet are holding on to a Burmese python. It’s halfway in the wall. There’s a man standing with an axe, who has just chopped up a custom vintage antique cupboard.” Adding to it, Swift said, “This is the chicest thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Zoë is wearing head-to-toe The Row. I’m like, ‘This is a YSL ad, not a problem.’ It sounds incredible. I’m sad I didn’t see it.” After the incident, Taylor Swift said that she knew her friend Kravitz would not tell her about the whole thing until it was in the past and she had fixed everything. Thus, she playfully decided to act unaware of the situation in front of the Caught Stealing actress. Recalling, the “Lover” singer said, “I know her so well. I just kept a little countdown on my phone, like just counting the days… think it was like three weeks—exactly the amount of time it took to fix the damaged cupboard.” Thus, when Zoë Kravitz finally sat down to tell Taylor Swift what had happened during the snake incident, she confessed she already knew, and they laughed it off. The post Taylor Swift Gives Her Version of Zoë Kravitz’s Snake Incident appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

Will Arnett in IS THIS THING ON? Photo by Jason McDonald/Searchlight Pictures, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? is a warm, funny, and surprisingly moving look at the ways people grow apart and sometimes find themselves again in the process. After the emotional weight of A Star Is Born and the technical ambition of Maestro, Cooper’s third directorial effort feels like a deep breath: a lighter, looser, and more heartfelt comedy-drama about love, reinvention, and the delicate art of moving on. At its center are Alex and Tess Novak, played by Will Arnett and Laura Dern. After years of marriage, the two have amicably decided to split. There’s no dramatic explosion or bitter betrayal; we just have two adults quietly realizing they’re no longer the same people they were when they met. They’re still friends, still co-parents, still navigating the same circles of friends, but the romantic connection has faded. What follows is a series of funny, awkward, and poignant moments as they figure out how to exist separately while still being tethered together by love, memory, and two young sons. Arnett, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cooper and Mark Chappell, gives one of the best performances of his career. His Alex is a man processing emotional pain not through tears, but through laughter. When he impulsively signs up for an open mic at a comedy club, something clicks. The stand-up scenes become the emotional core of the film. They’re therapeutic, painful, and often hilarious explorations of heartbreak and self-awareness. It’s the perfect role for Arnett, who pulled off a similar “sad humor” in his voice role as BoJack Horseman. The genius of Cooper’s direction lies in how these locations are filmed. Shot in intimate closeups and long, unbroken takes, the camera captures every twitch of Alex’s face, every nervous breath before a punchline lands. It’s an approach that turns the comedy stage into a kind of confessional. Arnett’s delivery—dry, self-deprecating, sometimes trembling with vulnerability—transforms ordinary anecdotes into little revelations. At first, his jokes are awkward and meandering. But as he gains confidence, his performances evolve, mirroring his emotional growth off-stage. It’s a wonderful surprise to see Bradley Cooper take a supporting role here, especially as the goofy Arnie, a struggling actor and Alex’s loyal best friend. Arnie is the kind of character who might’ve been a punchline in a lesser film, but Cooper plays him with warmth and comic timing that never feels forced. After two heavy, Oscar-contending performances in his last directorial outings, it’s refreshing to see him step back and just have fun (even if he’s currently been nominated for 12 Oscars and won zero). Cooper feels like a filmmaker and performer who has nothing left to prove, and that confidence seeps into every frame. There’s a looseness to the filmmaking that feels distinctly New York. Shot on location in Greenwich Village, much of the film unfolds around the comedy clubs and cafés near MacDougal Street. I went to college in the area and can confirm the countless times people have advertised “live comedy” shows on that block. You can feel the authenticity in the way Cooper captures the atmosphere. For anyone who’s spent time in that part of the city, the film feels lived-in and real, with Cooper incorporating NYC restaurants familiar to him like Bar Six. Will Arnett and Laura Dern in IS THIS THING ON? Photo by Searchlight Pictures/Jason McDonald, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. Laura Dern, as Tess, gives the film its emotional grounding. While Arnett’s Alex works through his pain with humor, Tess processes hers more quietly. Dern brings a tender realism to the character. She’s not bitter; just tired, nostalgic, and a very different person from who she used to be. Their scenes together are some of the film’s strongest. There’s a heartbreaking simplicity in the way they talk. There’s arguing, lingering chemistry, and a reminder of what once was. What makes Is This Thing On? such a joy to watch is its balance of tone. Cooper never lets the humor undercut the emotion, and he never lets the emotion drown the humor. The laughs come naturally, often from the uncomfortable honesty of the characters’ situations. But beneath the wit, there’s an unmistakable sadness—a recognition that sometimes, growing up means growing apart. Still, the movie never feels bleak. Its message is ultimately one of acceptance: that endings can be beginnings, that humor can heal, and that love doesn’t always disappear just because it changes shape. As a director, Cooper shows remarkable versatility here. He handles both the chaotic group scenes and the quiet, introspective moments with equal confidence. It’s his most relaxed and humane film yet, and it suggests a director interested less in proving his skill than in exploring human connection in all its messy, funny, beautiful forms. The narrative starts out very simplistic, but it gets better and more interesting as it goes on, even if some may find the whole affair predictable. By the time the credits roll, Is This Thing On? has evolved from what seems like a simple midlife comedy into something genuinely moving. It’s a story about self-expression, forgiveness, and the bittersweet comedy of life after love. It’s not flashy or grandiose. It’s honest, warm, and funny in ways that stick with you long after the last laugh. Bradley Cooper has already proven he can make great, serious films. With Is This Thing On?, he proves he can make a great, funny one, too. SCORE: 8/10 As ComingSoon’s review policy explains, a score of 8 equates to “Great.” While there are a few minor issues, this score means that the art succeeds at its goal and leaves a memorable impact. Disclosure: ComingSoon attended the New York Film Festival for our Is This Thing On? review. The post Is This Thing On? Review: Bradley Cooper’s Funniest Movie appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

The Nationals hoped the 2025 season would represent a step forward in their rebuild, but the opposite took place. The results were discouraging enough that ownership fired not only manager Davey Martinez but longtime president/general manager Mike Rizzo, who'd run the team's baseball operations for nearly two decades. A new front office regime will try to turn things around for a club that won more games in 2024 (71) than in 2025 (66). Guaranteed Contracts Keibert Ruiz, C: $35MM through 2030 (contract contains club options for 2031-32; neither has a buyout) Trevor Williams, RHP: $7MM through 2026 Shinnosuke Ogasawara, LHP: $2MM through 2026 Other Financial Commitments $35MM in dead money owed to RHP Stephen Strasburg Total 2026 commitments: $49MM Total long-term commitments: $79MM through 2030 Option Decisions None Arbitration-Eligible Players (service time in parentheses; salary projections via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz): Jorge Alfaro (5.160): $1MM Luis Garcia Jr. (4.142): $7MM Josiah Gray (4.075): $1.35MM Mason Thompson (4.022): $1MM MacKenzie Gore (4.000): $4.7MM Riley Adams (3.171): $1.5MM CJ Abrams (3.130): $5.6MM Jake Irvin (2.152): $3.3MM Cade Cavalli (2.141): $1.3MM Non-tender candidates: Alfaro, Garcia, Thompson, Adams Free Agents Josh Bell, Paul DeJong, Derek Law The Nationals' summer ousting of Rizzo kicked off an executive search while longtime Rizzo lieutenant Mike DeBartolo ran baseball operations through the trade deadline and the end of the season. Washington spoke with executives from multiple clubs and ultimately settled on Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni to head up the organization. Because he was in the running to be promoted to Red Sox general manager under chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, Toboni was hired with the title president of baseball operations. The Nats could hire a GM to work underneath him at some point, but it wasn't framed as an immediate priority at Toboni's introductory press conference. Changes in the front office have already begun. The Nats will retain DeBartolo in a yet-to-be-announced role, but assistant GMs Eddie Longosz and Mark Scialabba are set to depart the organization amid further changes in the scouting department. Even if Toboni doesn't immediately add a general manager, it seems likely that he'll bring on some new hires to take over some of the AGM and scouting responsibilities (particularly if DeBartolo is moved to a role other than assistant general manager). The Nats will also need to hire a new skipper. Interim manager Miguel Cairo is a candidate in the team's ongoing search, Toboni indicated this week, but the Nationals are also in the process of interviewing candidates from outside the organization. Washington is one of an incredible seven teams looking for a new manager and one of an even more remarkable nine clubs that will have a different manager on Opening Day 2026 than on Opening Day 2025. Of course, beyond the broader changes at the highest levels of the organization, fans are more concerned with what the offseason will look like under the new regime. Toboni naturally didn't delve into specifics at his introduction. He spoke in general terms, repeatedly mentioning the desire to build a "scouting and player development monster" that eventually stands as the envy of the industry. Even more pressing, however, is what the future holds for some of the organization's key young players. While emerging outfielders like James Wood and Daylen Lile are controlled for another five-plus seasons, many of the team's other most important contributors are already halfway -- or more -- through their original level of club control. That'll put Toboni in an interesting spot this winter as he looks to determine whether some of his core players are building blocks or whether they're best used as trade currency to further stock a farm system that, even after picking No. 1 overall in July and trading several players at the 2025 deadline, ranked 21st in the majors at Baseball America and 23rd at MLB.com. 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

Photo Credit: Cindy Ord | Getty Images for FLC The former manager of Andra Day sued her for breach of contract and unjust enrichment on October 6. A day later, she responded with a lawsuit that accuses him of stealing $1.6 million from her. Now, fans are curious about what the actress and singer’s ex-manager sued her for and her claims about him. Andra Day claims former manager stole more than $1.6 million The Golden Globe–winning actress took legal action against her former manager, Jeff Evans, by filing a lawsuit. This happened after he, along with BassLine Management and Buskin’ LLC, sued her in a Los Angeles Superior Court. On October 6, Evans filed a lawsuit against Andra Day for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. His suit also reportedly alleged that the expenses related to her surpassed the income, resulting in a loss for him, between the years 2012 and 2017. (via Variety) In response, the Percy Jackson and the Olympians star filed a lawsuit against Evans the next day. This suit claimed that he stole $1.6 million from her, which led to her facing eviction and a lack of funds to tour. Day claims that Jeff Evans took away $600,000 in recording funds that came from Warner Bros. Records and another $1 million related to her music income. She also reportedly called him a “faithless fiduciary” who was “caught red-handed stealing.” “What is immediately apparent is that Evans abused his role as a fiduciary to scam Day with blindless greed,” the R&B star’s attorneys wrote in their complaint. “He siphoned so much money from Day — a quadruple platinum hitmaker and Golden Globe Best Actress winner — that he left her facing eviction, unable to pay the monthly minimum on her credit card debt, and without sufficient funds to tour,” it further read. Meanwhile, in a statement to PEOPLE, Bassline and Buskin’ LLC’s attorney said, “Ms. Day filed a baseless lawsuit against our clients one day after our clients brought an action against Ms. Day for royalties rightfully due to them. Our clients categorically deny the allegations made against them and look forward to their day in court.” In this ongoing legal battle, both sides stated their positions publicly and will now prepare for their day in court. The post Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Andra Day Accuses Ex-Manager of Stealing appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

It seems the Angels have made up their mind about their next manager, though he still has to agree. According to a report from Sam Blum and Katie Woo of The Athletic, the job is going to go to Albert Pujols as long as he wants it. Per the report, Pujols met with general manager Perry Minasian last night and the meeting went well. Discussions on a deal are in the works but there’s not yet an agreement in place. Per the report, the job is essentially Albert’s if he wants it. It was reported just over a week ago that Pujols would interview for the job and would be a frontrunner. That was just a few days after it was reported that neither Ron Washington nor Ray Montgomery would be back in the job. Washington opened the 2025 season as the skipper but was away for most of the year due to quadruple bypass surgery, with Montgomery covering for him on an interim basis. Torii Hunter has also been reported as a candidate but today’s reporting indicates that Hunter would only be a real consideration if things fall through with Pujols. Per Blum and Woo, the Angels hope to make an official announcement before the World Series, though there are still some contractual things to work out. The report suggests that Pujols’s personal services contract could be a factor. The ten-year, $240MM contract he signed with the Angels in 2011 included a ten-year, $10MM personal services contract for after his retirement. He finished his playing career after the 2022 season. He had been released by the Angels and then spent some time with the Dodgers and Cardinals. In February of 2023, he rejoined the Angels as a special assistant to honor that personal services pact. Since he’s only three years into that deal, there are seven years left. It’s not clear how the existing contract would impact whatever is being negotiated for him to take the skipper job. More to come. View the full article

MLB Trade Rumors’ annual Offseason Outlook series is back, as we break down what all 30 teams could have in store for their roster machinations this winter. Going forward, the Outlook series is exclusive to Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers, and that link provides details on how to sign up for an annual membership. This post will be updated as more Outlooks are published. AL West Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels The Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers AL Central Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins AL East Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays NL West Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants NL Central Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals NL East Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals View the full article

Photo Credit: Prime Video The first teaser trailer for Invincible Season 4 has been released. Based on the award-winning comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Invincible premiered on Prime Video in 2021. The second season was divided into two parts, the first of which was released in 2023 and the second of which came out in 2024, while Season 3 arrived in 2025. Now, Steven Yeun and Gillian Jacobs are reprising their respective vocal roles as Mark Grayson and Samantha Wilkins in Invincible Season 4. Check out the teaser trailer for the new season below (watch more trailers and clips): When is the release date window for Invincible Season 4? The Invincible Season 4 teaser trailer announces that the animated show will officially return in March 2026. Additionally, it has been announced that Lee Pace has joined the cast as Thragg. A description of the character reads, “One of the comic’s most enduring and imposing villains, Thragg leads the Viltrum Empire as Grand Regent. Trained from birth for this role, Thragg rules his people through strength, cruelty, and will – determined to restore Viltrum to its previous glory at any cost.” Pace is known for playing Ronan the Accuser in the MCU and Thranduil in The Hobbit movies, while his filmography also includes 2012’s Lincoln, 2018’s Driven, 2022’s Boddies Boddies Boddies, and 2025’s The Running Man, among other titles. In addition to Yeun and Jacobs, Invincible’s voice cast features J. K. Simmons as Omni-Man, Sandra Oh as Debbie Grayson, Zazie Beetz as Amber Bennett, Andrew Rannells as William Clockwell, Walton Goggins as Cecil Stedman, Chris Diamantopoulos as Donald Ferguson, Eric Bauza as D.A. Sinclair, Ross Marquand as The Immortal, Ben Schwartz as The Shapeshifter, Jason Mantzoukas as Rex Sploade, Malese Joe as Dupli-Kate, and more. “While the world recovers from catastrophe, a changed Mark fights to protect his home and the people he loves, setting him on a collision course with a threat that could alter the fate of humanity forever,” a description of the series reads. Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Invincible Season 4 Release Date Window Set in New Teaser Trailer appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

Photo Credit: HBO Max The Peacemaker Season 2 finale aired on Thursday, and ushered in some major future consequences for the DCU, ones which James Gunn says will be seen in the upcoming HBO series Lanterns. What is Lantern’s connection to the Peacemaker Season 2 finale? In Peacemaker’s second season finale, Chris Smith/Peacemaker (John Cena) open their own agency, called Checkmate, an organization that has a deep history in DC Comics as a splinter agency of Task Force X. Elsewhere in the finale, Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) is fully established as a villain, as he kidnaps Chris and abandons him in “Salvation,” an alternate reality prison that he intends to use as a prison for superhumans. Speaking to Screen Brief, DC Studios co-head James Gunn revealed that many things about the show’s finale will not only set up the upcoming Man of Tomorrow movie, but the future of the DCU. Specifically, the upcoming HBO show Lanterns, which Gunn said is connected to everything. “Lanterns is very connected to all of that. It may not seem like it, but it is all very connected,” said Gunn. Gunn also said that the “Salvation” prison will also play a big role in the future of the DCU, and will let him explore how “bad metahumans are going to have to figure out a new way to create a society.” (Source: Screen Brief) Originally reported by Anthony Nash on SuperHeroHype. The post Peacemaker Season 2’s DCU Connection to Lanterns Explained by James Gunn appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

(Cr. Parisa Taghizadeh/Netflix) ComingSoon spoke with The Woman in Cabin 10 star Keira Knightley and director Simon Stone to learn more about the new Netflix movie. The duo discussed the mystery movie’s unconventional format, Knightley’s character, and the film’s star-studded cast. The movie is now streaming on Netflix. “While on board a luxury yacht for a travel assignment, a journalist witnesses a passenger thrown overboard late at night, only to be told that it didn’t happen, as all passengers and crew are accounted for. Despite no one believing her, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger,” says the official logline. Tyler Treese: Keira, nobody believes you in this movie. Your character’s constantly being gaslit. How is it playing not into a sense of total despair, but the strength of Lo and this determination she has to really reach the truth? Keira Knightley: I mean, yeah. That’s what I liked about her. I think this scenario is a nightmare scenario for most people. You’re standing in the middle of a room, you are telling the truth, and nobody believes you. And add in one person is probably a murderer, you know? I mean, it’s utterly terrifying. What I loved about her was that I think most people, when this has happened, and everyone says, “No, you’re crazy,” would go, “Oh, I’m so sorry. Yeah, you’re totally right.” The fact that you’ve got a person who’s like, “This is the truth. I know it’s the truth,” and she keeps going and keeps going and keeps going. She’s like a dog with a bone. I found that really compelling. Simon, I thought this was laid out so interestingly as a mystery. Because a little over halfway through the film, we know who did it. We know what happened, and it moves on to being about how they’re gonna rectify this situation. What did you like about not withholding that mystery till the last arc of the movie and having it a little bit earlier than a lot of mystery stories? Simon Stone: Because what’s lovely about this is that it’s the notion of righteousness. The relentless pursuit of truth relies on… I mean, it’s fun for the audience to not know what that truth is for a certain amount of time. But in order to get the audience to have the same, to end up relating to the lead character, you need to give them enough evidence at a certain point to make ’em go, “Right. Whoa. What are you gonna do about it?” Then the fun bit after that is like… how do you make the comeuppance for the villain delicious? And how do you make the lead character that we have purported to be an incredibly intelligent person, be smarter than anyone else in the room? And I think that’s the fun thing, that it’s a victory of the mind and a victory of justice at the end of the movie. I think it requires a lot of work to get it right, and it requires a great performance because, at the end of the day, the film ends with basically a confrontation, a verbal confrontation between the villain and the hero. For Keira to be able to go from reacting, receiving, reacting, going, “Oh, God, what’s going on?” to being incredibly proactive… It’s a really beautiful character twist. Keira, as a fan, it’s really thrilling seeing you and Hannah Waddingham just go back and forth. What stood out about her as a scene partner? Because there are some moments where they’re both throwing jabs at each other, and it’s really electric to watch. Keira Knightley: Hannah’s amazing. I mean, she’s like full wattage. Amazing woman. I’ve been a fan of hers from Ted Lasso. I think she’s amazing, and the person, she’s very funny. She’s very quick, very sparky, so just sort of hanging out with her… She’s like that. She’s the same in a scene. She just throws things at you. She has fun with it. So, yeah, she’s great. Simon, Guy Pearce is just a standout as he often is. What impressed you the most about just working with him as an actor? Simon Stone: He’s so diligent. It’s terrifying for me because I like to throw stuff against the wall and see what sticks. Guy’s kind of an auditor that goes, “Nope, we need to check that this works and we need to check that that works, and we need to check.” It’s really good for me to have someone like that in the room, and I think it’s really good for Keira to have someone like that in the room because the two of us are more like, “Let’s try it. Let’s try it. Let’s try it.” And then he’s the other pole, which is, “If I don’t figure out exactly what I’m doing here, I can’t be free.” So it’s a really good… He’s so incredibly hardworking. Like, it’s unbelievable to watch. Thanks to Keira Knightley and Simon Stone for taking the time to talk about The Woman in Cabin 10. The post Keira Knightley Talks The Woman in Cabin 10’s ‘Nightmare’ & Hannah Waddingham | Interview appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

It wasn’t long ago that infielder Ha-Seong Kim looked like a strong bet to land a nine-figure deal in free agency. Last September, Kim was wrapping up a season in which he had hit .233/.330/.370, good for a league average wRC+ of 101. He combined that with strong defense at shortstop and 22 steals on the base paths, and it was actually the weakest of his last three seasons in the majors. Since the start of 2022, Kim had hit .250/.336/.385 with 72 steals, a 17.9% strikeout rate, and a walk rate of 11.0% with 13.0 bWAR and 10.5 fWAR accumulated. A player who was consistently worth three to five wins per season entering his age-29 season looked like a slam dunk for a sizable deal, but that was derailed when he underwent shoulder surgery 364 days ago. He wound up signing a $29MM guarantee with the Rays that spanned the 2025 and ’26 seasons, though it gave him the opportunity to opt out of the final year and $16MM of that deal if he so chose. Kim’s campaign this year was not an especially robust one, as he appeared in just 48 games and hit .234/.304/.345 in 191 plate appearances. The Rays were concerned enough about the possibility of having Kim on payroll in 2026 that they exposed him to waivers last month, at which point he was claimed by the Braves. On paper, that might make the decision to opt in and try to bounce back next year an easy one for Kim. It’s hard to say that a 191 plate appearance sample size where he posted an 82 wRC+ with middling defensive grades would improve his stock in free agency much, after all. With that being said, it may not be an entirely foregone conclusion. Kim did manage to look much more like his former self down the stretch with Atlanta, hitting .253/.316/.368 (91 wRC+) with a 16.3% strikeout rate and some of the strongest expected numbers of his career. His overall production remained below average due in part to a BABIP of just .271, but it suddenly became much easier to see Kim returning to the average to slightly above average bat he once was after his performance in the Braves organization. Of course, that time in Atlanta represents just 98 plate appearances, which makes it difficult to draw any significant conclusions. The Braves themselves certainly appear satisfied with Kim’s progress, though, as president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has made no bones about his desire to keep the infielder in the fold for next season. With a relatively barren market for shortstop-caliber players outside of Bo Bichette, it’s not hard to imagine other teams seeing Kim’s upside and being willing to spend a good bit more than the $16MM guarantee Kim would be opting out of, even if that would come in the form of a similarly short-term, opt-out laden arrangement as the one he signed last winter. There’s certainly risk in opting out of a guaranteed $16MM payday coming off an injury-marred season, and it would be entirely understandable if Kim preferred to simply stick with the Braves and hope to bounce back enough in 2026 that he puts himself in line for a lucrative contract next winter. With that being said, it must be considered that Kim is represented by the Boras Corporation, and agent Scott Boras is known for preferring his clients to test free agency when possible. That’s not a hard-and-fast rule, however; Boras clients Cody Bellinger and Gerrit Cole both had the opportunity to test free agency via opt outs last winter and ultimately declined to do so, though Cole did initially opt out before mutually agreeing with the Yankees to remain in the organization on the terms of his original contract. How do MLBTR readers expect Kim to handle his impending option? Will he test free agency and try to take advantage of a weak shortstop class, or is he more likely to stick with Atlanta on his current deal? Have your say in the poll below: Take Our Poll View the full article

Photo Credit: Marvel Studios Channing Tatum has shared some new details about what his Gambit movie would have looked like at 20th Century Fox. Tatum played Gambit in Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine. He will also soon be seen reprising the role in Avengers: Doomsday, which has wrapped production and will arrive in United States theaters in 2026. What did Channing Tatum say about the Gambit movie? Prior to that, Tatum tried to get a Gambit movie off the ground for many years when the rights to the X-Men character were owned by 20th Century Fox. Speaking with Variety, Tatum detailed what kind of Gambit movie he wanted to make and commented on if it could ever still happen at Marvel Studios. “Look…if we’d made our Fox version, that script would’ve never gotten made — ever,” he said. “It was an R-rated romantic comedy. And when I say R-rated, I mean we went for it. We made Gambit the kind of character who could only exist in a movie with Deadpool. We had mutants having sex! It was wild — full-on. That’s something Marvel and Disney would never do. You don’t always know what Disney will be, but you definitely know what it’s not going to be. It’s not gonna be horror. It’s not gonna be sex. But I think Marvel needs that kind of tonal diversity; something to balance the other side. Gambit’s a great opportunity for that. There’s so much you can do with him, and he’s slowly being built into the Marvel psyche. It’s fascinating, and I think one day they’ll figure it out.” Tatum further noted that there are “ideas” floating around for Gambit’s MCU future after Avengers: Doomsday. “If the fans really want it, I think there’s a world where Gambit could finally get his due,” he said. Avengers: Doomsday hits United States theaters on December 18, 2026. Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Gambit: Fox’s X-Men Movie Would Have Been an R-Rated Rom-Com appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article

A brother of Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic pleaded guilty to trespassing and disorderly conduct Friday in connection with a viral gameday fight at Ball Arena last year. The incident occurred on April 22, 2024, following the Nuggets’ 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series. […] The post Nikola Jokic’s Brother Given 12 Months Probation For Punching NBA Fan appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News. View the full article

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

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami is going to be posted by the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. It has long been expected that this would be the case, as it was reported three years ago that the plan was for Murakami to make the MLB move after 2025, but this report confirms that Murakami will be a key free agent to watch this winter. The timing of the posting is not a coincidence. Under major league baseball’s international free agency rules, a player is considered an “amateur” if he is under the age of 25. These “amateur” players are subject to the international bonus pool system, wherein teams are hard-capped by annual budgets of roughly $4MM to $9MM. This was the case when Roki Sasaki was posted prior to his age-23 season. He eventually signed with the Dodgers and received a $6.5MM signing bonus, far less than he would have received with more open bidding. He is also treated like a minor leaguer, in that he will be making around the league minimum until he qualifies for arbitration and will be under club control until he accrues six years of big league service time. Murakami won’t be in the same situation as Sasaki. He turned 25 in February will therefore be considered a professional under the current rules. Once he is officially posted, he will be free to negotiate with all 30 clubs for a period of 45 days and will have no restrictions on the kinds of offers he can receive. This situation is more analogous to that of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who also signed with the Dodgers. His 12-year, $325MM deal was in a far different stratosphere compared to Sasaki. Sasaki was eager enough to come to Major League Baseball that he came young, despite the clearly lesser earning power with that path. Murakami has understandably waited until after his 25th birthday and should be in line for a nice payday. What remains to be seen is exactly how strong his market will be. In his NPB career, he has shown massive power potential but also real strikeout concerns. He has generally been good for 30 to 40 homers per year, though he had a massive 56-homer season in 2022. This year, he missed a large chunk of the season due to an oblique injury and only got into 56 games, but he managed to launch 22 balls over the fence in that small sample. He was also punched out 64 times in 224 plate appearances this year, a rate of 28.6%. He had that down to 20.6% during his amazing 2022 season but he’s been above 28% for three straight years now. Overall, he has hit .270/.394/.557 in his NPB career. Since MLB pitching features greater velocity and generally higher quality than NPB pitching, it’s possible his strikeout rate would increase with the move. For reference, the MLB average was 22.2% this year and there were only nine qualified hitters above 28%. Murakami has primarily been a third baseman during his time with the Swallows. He has also dabbled at first base and even got a brief look in left field this year. Scouting reports have generally pegged him as a middling fielder who will likely end up at first base in the long run. That will put more pressure on his bat but some clubs may be more comfortable with him playing third base for a few years. Teams will also have varying opinions about how he will be able to adapt to MLB pitching. For players coming over from Japan, there have been all sorts of different results. As mentioned, Yamamoto had so much strong interest that he was able to secure a 12-year pact with opt-outs. Shota Imanaga got a creative four-year guarantee with a multi-year club option and player option structure after two seasons. Seiya Suzuki and Masataka Yoshida got straight five-year deals worth $85MM and $90MM respectively. Both of those hitters had better NPB batting averages than Murakami but without the same power ceiling. Since the Dodgers have landed many Japanese stars, many fans expect that to be the outcome here. However, it’s not a perfect roster fit. The Dodgers have Freddie Freeman at first base and Shohei Ohtani in the designated hitter spot. They have an affordable $10MM club option to keep Max Muncy around as their third baseman next year. Signing Murakami can’t be totally ruled out but it may require them to move on from Muncy, who has been a cornerstone of the club for years and is still putting up good numbers, or perhaps try Murakami as an outfielder. Even if Muncy’s option is picked up, he’s slated for free agency after 2026, with Freeman only signed through 2027, so the long-term fit is better than in the short term. The Red Sox would be a cleaner fit now, since Alex Bregman is likely to opt out of his deal and the club has questions at first base. The Mets have first base open with Pete Alonso set to opt out and they don’t have a clear answer at third base either. The Yankees could put him at first base, with Paul Goldschmidt becoming a free agent and Ben Rice capable of catching. The Cubs have Matt Shaw at third but almost signed Bregman last winter, so perhaps they are still willing to go after an external option there. The Tigers currently have Zach McKinstry at third but he’s capable of playing elsewhere. The Angels don’t have a long-term third base solution due to the ongoing injuries of Anthony Rendon. The Mariners are about to lose Eugenio Suárez to free agency. The Reds don’t have a definite answer at first base. Over time, his market will become more clear. Whichever club signs him will also owe a posting fee to the Swallows. The posting fee is calculated as 20% of the contract’s first $25MM, 17.5% of the next $25MM, and 15% of spending above $50MM. Photo courtesy of Sam Navarro, Imagn Images View the full article

Jon Rahm made seven birdies to get back into contention for a fourth title at the Spanish Open on Friday, but fellow Ryder Cup winner Shane Lowry couldn't fully recover from a poor opening day as he missed the cut.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

Major League Baseball has announced that infielder Jose Iglesias has received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his conduct towards umpires after Game Three of the Wild Card series against the Cubs last week. It does not say if Iglesias will appeal. If the suspension is either uncontested or upheld, Iglesias would serve the suspension next season. Fellow Padres infielder Xander Bogaerts has also received a fine for the same incident. Bogaerts and the Padres were obviously upset by a strike call that was made as the club’s season was on the line. The best-of-three series was tied one game apiece and the Padres were trailing 3-0 going into the ninth inning. Jackson Merrill led off with a home run off Brad Keller to pull the Padres within two. Then Bogaerts worked a 3-2 count and took a pitch down and outside, as seen in this video from MLB.com. Had it been called ball four, Bogaerts would have drawn a walk, bringing the tying run to the plate for the Friars. Instead, home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called it strike three. The on-screen strike zone from the broadcast certainly made the pitch look like a ball. Some other pitch-tracking sources, such as Statcast, made it look like it clipped the bottom of the zone. Regardless, Bogaerts and the Padres certainly felt it was a ball. The Friars then got a couple of men on base via hit-by-pitches but fell 3-1, ending their season. Later, fan footage emerged of the umpires being berated as they left the field through the away dugout steps, per @padsfanatic. With the Padres having been eliminated, Iglesias can’t serve his suspension now. He is an impending free agent. MLB’s announcement notes that, pending an appeal, he will serve his suspension “on his first day as an active player on a Major League roster during the 2026 regular season.” It’s possible that becomes somewhat notable as Opening Day nears. Iglesias, 36 in January, has been a minor league deal guy for a while now. He’s had to settle for a minors pact in three straight winters. He didn’t get called up in 2023. Last year, he returned to the big leagues and had a phenomenal run with the Mets, hitting .337/.381/.448. Despite that excellent season, he still had to settle for a minor league deal with the Padres coming into 2025. With the Friars this year, he wasn’t nearly as effective, finishing with a .229/.298/.294 line. He will likely be receiving minor league offers again this winter. If he is in the running for a job come March or at any point next year, the signing club would have to be willing to select his contract and play short-handed on Opening Day or whatever day they give him a 40-man spot. Photo courtesy of David Frerker, Imagn Images 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

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