Mr. Irrelevant (film)

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Mr. Irrelevant
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Written by Nick Santora
Produced by
  • Jonathan Levine
  • Gillian Bohrer
  • Nick Santora
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mr. Irrelevant is an upcoming American biographical film starring David Corenswet as John Tuggle, the last NFL player drafted in the 1983 draft.

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Cast

Production

The film was announced in October 2023, with Jonathan Levine set to direct and Nick Santora to write the script, and Skydance Sports producing. [1] In October 2024, David Corenswet was in talks to star as John Tuggle. [2] Isabel May was in talks to join in March 2025. [3] Michael Shannon joined the cast as Bill Parcells in April 2025, along with the confirmation of May joining the cast. [4] In June 2025, it was revealed that David Krumholtz had joined the cast. [5]

Principal photography began in April 2025 in Australia, with locations including Victoria, Melbourne and Geelong. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ Kroll, Justin (October 3, 2023). "'Mr. Irrelevant', Label Famously Given To Last Player In NFL Draft, Getting Movie Treatment From Skydance; Jonathan Levine Directing And Nick Santora Writing". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kroll, Justin (October 16, 2024). "'Superman' Star David Corenswet To Lead Skydance Sports' 'Mr. Irrelevant', Inspired By Label Given To Last Player Taken In NFL Draft". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Justin (March 14, 2025). "Isabel May In Talks To Join David Corenswet In Skydance Sports Pic 'Mr. Irrelevant'". Deadline Hollywood .
  4. ↑ Kroll, Justin (April 16, 2025). "Michael Shannon To Play Hall Of Fame Coach Bill Parcells In Skydance Sports Movie About NFL's 1983 "Mr. Irrelevant" John Tuggle". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Romano, Nick (June 10, 2025). "Superman lights the way: How Hollywood's new Man of Steel shepherds the DC universe of tomorrow (exclusive)". Entertainment Weekly .
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Jade (April 23, 2025). "Major U.S. Feature Film Begins Filming in Victoria, Bolstering State's Global Production Clout". Variety Australia . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Major US feature film kicks off production in Victoria". VicScreen . April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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