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One person who seems really encouraged by the latest developments on the project is Mahershala Ali. Ali is currently doing press for his new film out on Netflix called Leave The World Behind, but Entertainment Weekly did ask him about Blade.  "We're working on it That's the best I could tell you," the actor says[...]

One of those projects is Blade, which has been troubled, to say the least, and according to Variety, that is seen in the budget of this film. Mahershala Ali arrives for WE Day California 2019 on April 25, 2019, in Inglewood, CA Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com One would think Blade wouldn't be that hard to figure out considering[...]

Speaking with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Craig Mazin, who co-created the series with Naughty Dog visionary Neil Druckmann, revealed who else was in consideration, including Blade star Mahershala Ali and Matthew McConaughey. Pedro Pascal in "The Last of Us." Image courtesy of Liane Hentscher/HBO The Last of Us: Would Matthew McConaughey Make a Good Joel? "I actually[...]

Mahershala Ali, who starred in True Detective, Mia Goth, and Delroy Lindo, will star in the film, which has a release date of September 6th, 2024 Yann Demange is directing. Blade Logo © 2022 MARVEL Blade As A Detective Story? Sign Me Up "Pizzolatto was a novelist and short story writer before transitioning to screenwriting and became a[...]

Also starring were Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, and Mahershala Ali The Hidden Figures stage show will also be looking to hire a creative team of Black artists for the show Deadline had the news. Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae), Katherine Johnson (Taraji P Henson), and Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) celebrate their[...]

The Blade reboot is set to star Mahershala Ali, whose previous MCU stint was the featured season one antagonist on Netflix's Luke Cage as Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes Ali takes over the role from Wesley Snipes, who starred as the vampire anti-hero in Marvel's first successful film trilogy in 1998, which wasn't related to the MCU. Credit:[...]

It was an end-of-panel appearance and mention at Marvel's Hall H presentation, for Mahershala Ali to come up on stage and for Kevin Feige to announce that he would be the new Blade in a Marvel Studios reboot of the character. Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan for Marvel Comics in the comic book The[...]

That story could be coming to cinemas soon, with Mahershala Ali voicing interest in the lead role. Deadline announced that Fox Searchlight was making a deal to pick up the rights to Solitary, the memoir that Albert Woodfox wrote about his time in solitary confinement while incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary At the time of[...]

When Roland decides to vent some steam in a biker bar, it's a feral act of futility expressed through bloody knuckles. HBO We also see Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) in two more timelines, with the first showing the man he became when he finally left the police force He's older, perhaps in his mid-fifties, and we realize[...]

Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) and Roland West (Stephen Dorff) shamble out of a pristine field after interviewing a new lead in 2015 – backs bent with age, legs carrying the burden of decades of false starts, corruption, and broken friendships "The Old Man Detective Agency" is back in action this week on HBO's True Detective –[...]

Mahershala Ali plays a double-dealing gang boss with just the right amount of nuance for what might otherwise be a one-dimensional role We even get Jeff Fahey as a cyborg bounty hunter who uses robot dogs Jackie Earle Haley plays a monstrous cyborg with layers of emotional anguish under his murderous sadism But in the[...]

One thing that isn't debatable: halfway through its eight-episode run, the third season of Nic Pizzolatto's anthology series has proven both a critical and ratings success. In an interview with Deadline Hollywood, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys shared that the cable network were very pleased with how the Mahershala Ali-headlined season is performing: "Creatively, ratings-wise, it did everything[...]

There are a couple of big answers, too –so let's get out the string and thumbtacks and get to work! HBO Five episodes in and we can comfortably say that Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) is a raging ass Hays has few likable traits, but he's played so exceptionally well that you're pulled along for the ride[...]

Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) in 2015 has been grappling with dementia, but he's been having patches of clarity as he reflects on the investigation of the missing Purcell kids from 1980 The last shot of that episode finds the elder Hays coming to his senses outside of the Purcell home: disoriented, still in his pajamas,[...]

There is an ambient chill that flows through the screen and seeps into your marrow: disquieting, menacing, and enthralling all at once, you can't look away. HBO Mahershala Ali is simply stunning as Wayne Hays, an Arkansas state police detective who is pulled into the investigation behind the disappearance of two kids He's a Vietnam war veteran,[...]

ET/PT, the eight-episode season follows Academy Award Winner Mahershala Ali's (Moonlight) Detective Wayne Hays over three time periods as he struggles to get to the truth behind a haunting series of crimes Joining Ali this season are Stephen Dorff, Carmen Ejogo, Mamie Gummer, and Scoot McNairy. https://youtu.be/RZP6t1FmVO8 TRUE DETECTIVE Season 3 tells the story of a macabre crime[...]

On December 18, the cable giant is partnering with the theater chain to host screenings at 18 theaters across the country – and the cost? Well, the screenings are free but… tickets are reserved via purchase of a $5 food/drink voucher. HBO Here's a list of the particpating Alamo Drafthouse theaters, and you can purchase tickets (if there[...]

Fans of HBO's True Detective are getting a more intimate look at Academy Award Winner Mahershala Ali's (Moonlight) Detective Wayne Hays in the newest trailer/preview for the series' third season Set to premiere on Sunday, January 13, from 9 – 10 p.m ET/PT, the eight-episode season 3 follows the detective over three time periods as[...]

HBO's much acclaimed anthology series True Detective is coming back for a third season, and today the cable network shared the first teaser trailer for it. This season stars Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Luke Cage) as Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas We also see glimpses of Carmen Ejogo (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Selma)[...]

I thought Cottonmouth (Mahershala Ali) was a brilliant villain and the series dipped after he was gone Mariah (Alfre Woodard) and Shades (Theo Rossi) were good, but Diamondback (Erik LaRay Harvey) was almost silly in his over-the-top act. My thoughts on the series now are that it was made by people who love the character and[...]

This article contains spoilers for Marvel's Luke Cage season 1, episode 5, 'Just to Get a Rep'. . . . . . This episode starts with Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stoke (Mahershala Ali) watching an act do soundcheck while we see Luke Cage (Mike Colter) digging through the rubble of his collapsed building He's no longer trying to hide his abilities, and Misty[...]

Then we get the opening credits. We jump to earlier in the day where we see both Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes (Mahershala Ali) and Luke mourning as the news talks of Pop's death Luke heads over to the shop, where people have been leaving flowers outside in as a tribute Then we see a couple of Cottonmouth's delivery[...]

Luke corrects him — there were four thugs. Pops gives him the rundown on how Mariah shakes down the business in the area and how she and Cottonmouth (Mahershala Ali) are cousins He talks about how he's certain that Cottonmouth would come looking for Chico, when a moment later he shows up with Shades (Theo Rossi)[...]

On his way to his second job, he gets hit up for the rent by his landlord Connie, who also owns a Chinese restaurant. We move over to the club, Harlem's Paradise, where we first meet Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes (Mahershala Ali) and Mariah Dillard (Alfre Woodard) Luke works as a dishwasher but is asked to fill[...]

As we can see from the first official trailer for Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Shameik Moore's Miles Morales is going to have to learn to not only get by with a little help from his friends – but also survive. Those friends and family members are being backed by some seriously talented voices, with Jake[...]

After filming on the second episode was complete, it became clear to both the cable giant and Saulnier that the project would run long and potentially conflict with his ability to take on additional projects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyu_MdKBXicVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: True Detective Season 1 Opening Credits | HBO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyu_MdKBXic) Set to tell the story[...]

Credit (Flynn, left; Graziadei, right): Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com 13 Reasons Why's Brandon Flynn and Michael Graziadei (Good Girls Revolt) are set to join the third season of  Nic Pizzolatto's crime anthology series True Detective, as it appears HBO will be employing every SAG actor on file for the multi-generational mystery. Set to tell the story of a macabre crime in the heart[...]

Credit (Sarah Gadon, left): DFree – Shutterstock.com / (Emily Nelson, right): Theo & Juliet HBO continues to round out the third season of series creator Nic Pizzolatto's crime anthology series True Detective, announcing the additions of Alias Grace's Sarah Gadon and Emily Nelson (Code Black) to the cast. Set to tell the story of a macabre crime in the[...]

Reportedly, season 3 will be about "macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks" and a "mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods." According to Deadline, Halt & Catch Fire's Scoot McNairy has been cast as Tom, a father who suffers a terrible loss which ties his fate to that of two state[...]

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com With details on the third season of HBO's True Detective finally starting to surface, there comes word that Stephen Dorff (Blade, Wheeler) is set to star opposite Mahershala Ali (House of Cards, Luke Cage) and Carmen Ejogo (Selma, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) in the newest season of Nic[...]