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Marvel hires Watchmen’s Stacy Osei-Kuffour to script Blade, the Vampire Slayer movie

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Since Marvel announced Mahershala Ali would star as the vampire hunter Blade at 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con, news on the Phase Four Marvel Cinematic Universe film has been few and far between, but now we have our first major update as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Marvel Studios has hired Watchmen’s Stacy Osei-Kuffour to […]

Invincible animated series adds Ezra Miller, Mahershala Ali, Jon Hamm, Jonathan Groff and more

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The already impressive voice cast of Amazon’s upcoming Invincible animated series has added some additional star power with news out of the virtual CCXP Worlds event that Ezra Miller (Justice League), Mahershala Ali (Green Book), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Jonathan Groff (Frozen), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption), Djimon Hounsou (Captain Marvel), Jeffrey Donovan (Fargo), and […]

Mahershala Ali discusses his Blade casting and being inspired by Wesley Snipes

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During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that two-time Oscar winner and Luke Cage star Mahershala Ali is returning to the Marvel universe as he takes on the role of Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Blade, with a solo movie introducing the Daywalker to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.During an interview with The Tight Rope (via […]

Mahershala Ali to play legendary boxer Jack Johnson in Unruly

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Double Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Green Book) is heading back to the small screen, signing on to portray legendary boxer Jack Johnson in a six-part limited TV series entitled Unruly.Beginning his career in the late 1890s, Johnson quickly rose through the ranks of the heavyweight division, becoming World Colored Heavyweight Champion – a title he […]

Mahershala Ali shares Blade artwork on Instagram

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Fans of the MCU should have been deep into multiple re-watches of Black Widow by now, but with that release bumped to October for obvious reasons, they’re having to make do with snippets of news about the next phase of superhero cinema.Stepping from the shadows to provide them with a glimmer of hope is the […]

Wesley Snipes is happy for Mahershala Ali and his casting as Blade

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After portraying Blade between 1998 and 2004 in a trilogy of movies, Wesley Snipes has discussed his thoughts on Mahershala Ali taking on the role in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe title.Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Ali was revealed to be portraying the Daywalker in the further expansion of the MCU by Marvel Studio’s President Kevin Feige. […]

Rosa Salazar wants to continue playing Alita

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Now available on DVD, Blu-ray and digital, Alita: Battle Angel was one of the final 20th Century Fox’s theatrical releases before the Disney-Fox merger. Making over $400 million worldwide, the film was far from a box office disaster given the film’s $200 million budget, and even though, the director Robert Rodriquez left the ending open […]

Exclusive Interview – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directors Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman on Oscars, sequels and Tom Holland

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Tom Beasley chats to two of the directors of everyone’s new favourite superhero movie – last year’s Oscar-winning animation Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse…Nobody was expecting Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to be their favourite superhero movie of 2018. In a year that gave the world everything from Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther through to the […]

Blu-ray Review – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, 2018.Directed by Bob Perischetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman. Featuring the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Liev Schreiber, Chris Pine.SYNOPSIS:While everyone eagerly awaited Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, Sony dropped a bomb […]