Mahershala Ali Is Grateful for One Aspect of Canceled ‘Blade’ Movie
Marvel’s failure to launch its Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali is easily one of the biggest stains on the company’s reputation. That training turned out to be crucial for his role as a devout Muslim assassin—whose weapon of choice is a sword—in director Bassam Tariq’s upcoming film Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. “[Marvel] helped pay for [Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother], so thank you.
- ▪Marvel’s failure to launch its Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali is easily one of the biggest stains on the company’s reputation.
- ▪That training turned out to be crucial for his role as a devout Muslim assassin—whose weapon of choice is a sword—in director Bassam Tariq’s upcoming film Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.
- ▪“[Marvel] helped pay for [Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother], so thank you.
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Marvel’s failure to launch its Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali is easily one of the biggest stains on the company’s reputation. Even Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said he felt “like a gigantic loser and a failure that we didn’t get [Ali’s Blade] off the ground.” And even though Ali has now “moved on” from the project, he says there is one positive thing that came out of…
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