Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq share the path from Blade to Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
"I came up different." The two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali reflects on his path, and what he's learned.
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Mahershala Ali Agrees That Marvel’s Scrapped ‘Blade’ Reboot Is Kevin Feige’s “Biggest Failure”
The Marvel Studios president previously said he feels "like a gigantic loser and failure" that the project never came to fruition, and the two-time Oscar winner agrees.
The Hollywood Reporter•McKinley Franklin23 Sept- neutral toward Mahershala Ali · 97%
Mahershala Ali On ‘Blade’ Being A Big Failure For Kevin Feige: “100%. He Should Feel That Way”
Mahershala Ali says he still doesn’t know why the long-aborning reboot of Marvel’s Blade franchise never happened. “That’s a Kevin Feige question,” the actor told GQ in a recent interview of why the film fell apart. “I don’t know why it did to this day. I don’t know why it didn’t happen. I just know […]
Deadline•Tomt22 Sept- neutral toward Mahershala Ali · 88%
Mahershala Ali Agrees That Kevin Feige Is a 'Gigantic Loser and Failure' Over Failed Blade Reboot
Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali wholeheartedly agreed with Kevin Feige’s description of himself as a “gigantic loser and failure” for not getting Marvel Studios’ Blade reboot off the ground.
IGN•Virginia Glaze22 Sept- neutral toward Mahershala Ali · 88%
Mahershala Ali Says ‘I Agree’ That Marvel Not Making ‘Blade’ Is the ‘Biggest Failure’ of Kevin Feige’s Career: ‘I Don’t Know Why It Didn’t Happen’
Mahershala Ali is dumbfounded like the rest of us when it comes to Marvel’s inability to get his “Blade” movie reboot off the ground. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast over the summer that he was “feeling like a gigantic loser and failure” for bungling Ali’s “Blade,” and now the […]
Variety•Zack Sharf22 Sept- critical toward Kevin Feige · 91%
The Best Films of the Fall Festivals: THR Critics’ Picks
A shape-shifting Elizabeth Holmes doc, a star vehicle for Mahershala Ali, and new gems from Mike Leigh and Lee Chang-dong were among THR reviewers’ 13 favorite world premieres out of Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
The Hollywood Reporter•Angie Han19 SeptB
Mahershala Ali Listened to Ka’s ‘Honor Killed the Samurai’ for New Hitman Role: ‘It Just Was the Right Vibe & Tone for This Guy’
Ali plays a recently widowed father who also happens to be a devoutly religious hitman.
Mahershala Ali’s New Movie From Blade Director Is Getting Perfect Reviews
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother from Blade director and Mahershala Ali debuts to rousing success
‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Review: A Blistering Spiritual Actioner Finally Gives Mahershala Ali a Leading Role Worth His While
Since winning two Oscars in three years less than a decade ago, Mahershala Ali has bided his time as one of Hollywood’s great untapped commodities. Not counting some disposable franchise support duty, he’s had only a fine performance in the gloopy sci-fi “Swan Song” to remind us what he can do, while his proposed succession […]
Variety•Guy Lodge14 Sept
'They Helped Pay For Our Movie, So Thank You': Marvel's Blade Might Be Scrapped, But Mahershala Ali Says He's Grateful He Got a Year of Free Training
Mahershala Ali has thanked Marvel for a year of free physical training, and said his prep time for the now-cancelled Blade helped pay for his new movie instead.
IGN•Tom Phillips14 Sept
‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Review: Mahershala Ali Is The Glue That Binds A Dour Texas-Set Action Drama – Toronto Film Festival
Everything and nothing seems to happen in this curiously inert action drama, which stars Mahershala Ali as a philosophical Black Muslim hitman trying to raise three children after the death of his wife. The concept itself not without precedent — Forrest Whitaker calmly practised Tai Chi and composed haikus in between Mafia jobs in Jim […]
Deadline•Damon Wise13 Sept
‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Review: Mahershala Ali Is a Marvel in a Gripping Crime Film With a Big, Aching Heart
The two-time Oscar winner plays a devout Muslim and contract killer forced to care for his three kids after his wife dies in Bassam Tyriq's Texas-set thriller.
The Hollywood Reporter•Jon Frosch13 Sept
‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Star Adia On Film Debut Opposite Mahershala Ali, Getting Certified as a Doula: ‘Birth Work Fills My Soul’
Twenty-five-year-old newcomer Adia never really imagined becoming a movie star. Growing up, she was focused on becoming a professional dancer before a hip injury derailed that dream. That’s when the high school senior discovered acting. “I decided to take an acting class, just to try it out and see if that would be comparable or […]
Variety•Angelique Jackson13 Sept
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel’s Blade disaster
Marvel's mishandling of its Blade reboot will likely go down as one of the studio's biggest mistakes. There was a great actor in place to play the vampire hunter (Mahershala Ali), and a promising director set to take over the reins (Bassam Tariq). In retrospect, though, the disappointing demise of Blade might not be such […]
The Verge•Andrew Webster13 Sept
Mahershala Ali Finally Made His ‘Blade’ Film With ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’
Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali finally made their “Blade” movie. On Saturday night, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical release on Sept. 25. Tariq’s film centers on Latif (Ali), a devout Muslim hitman who, following the sudden death of his wife, goes […]
Variety•Marlow Stern13 Sept
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother review: Mahershala Ali flashes his blade in epic thriller
Mahershala Ali flashes his blade in epic thriller "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother," making its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Review.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Review
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother review: Mahershala Ali joins his would-be Blade director as a devout sword-wielding assassin.
IGN•Arnold T. Blumberg13 SeptMahershala Ali Reveals He Was “Yearning” to Perform Action On-Screen Before Filming ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’
“It offered up an opportunity to engage and commit to the type of difficult I want to commit to," the Oscar winner said about the Bassam Tariq-directed film.
The Hollywood Reporter•Mariel Turner12 Sept
TIFF 2026 preview: 18 films (and shows) youll want to see (and how)
Hudson Williams, Mahershala Ali, Andrew Scott and more have new projects coming soon. TIFF 2026 Preview: What you need to watch.