'Mr. Irrelevant' Set for Dec. 25, 2026 Release Amid Crowded Holiday Slate
Paramount Pictures has scheduled Jonathan Levine's Mr. Irrelevant to open on Dec. 25, 2026, positioning the film in a crowded holiday stretch just one week after Avengers: Doomsday, Dune: Part III and Robert Eggers' horror Werewulf.
David Corenswet stars as real-life baseball player Jon Tuggle, who was selected last in the 1983 draft by the New York Giants, played a single season and died of cancer in 1986. Michael Shannon and Isabel May round out the principal cast.
A successful test screening drew strong reactions and encouraged the studio to present the film as an alternative to the larger blockbusters opening around the same time, a move that signals confidence in the project.
With Corenswet now a household name following his DCU debut as the new Man of Steel, Mr. Irrelevant has the potential to become a sleeper hit when it reaches theaters on Christmas Day 2026.