{"id":762066,"date":"2026-06-26T18:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762066\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:10:09","slug":"mahershala-alis-next-film-is-a-sneaky-blade-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762066\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahershala Ali’s Next Film Is A Sneaky ‘Blade’ Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the years drag on and the delay announcements continue to pop up, the chance of seeing Mahershala Ali as the daywalking, sword-swinging assassin known as Blade seems virtually non-existent. Marvel\u2019s long-gestating remake is currently without a director, going through what seems like its tenth rewrite as the studio works to reconcile its \u201cincredible\u201d responsibility to the character with the demands of fans. Ali has been on the hook to step into Blade\u2019s shoes since 2020 \u2014 maybe even longer \u2014 but the actor is finally spreading his wings and finding greener pastures.<\/p>\n

Ironically, one of Ali\u2019s most interesting upcoming projects might not exist if it weren\u2019t for Blade\u2019s long germination. After appearing in the box office-breaking Jurassic World: Rebirth, Ali has teamed up with director Bassam Tariq for an original thriller, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Tariq was originally set to helm the Blade reboot, but he departed the project<\/a> in 2022 after \u201ccontinued shifts in [Marvel\u2019s] production schedule\u201d and creative differences. Later reports would eventually suggest that his ousting came from Marvel itself, as the studio \u201ccame to believe that Tariq was not the best fit for the project.\u201d Insiders also pointed to Ali\u2019s frustration over \u201cuntested\u201d directors. But seeing as actor and director have reunited for a different project \u2014 and said project is getting off the ground long before Marvel can figure out what to do with Blade \u2014 the former sounds the most plausible. <\/p>\n

And now we have a first look at Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, which dropped a tantalizing teaser trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a brief but intriguing trailer, mostly consisting of a montage of Ali\u2019s hitman brutalizing various people, intercut with him caring for his family, as a woman\u2019s voiceover serenely tells a story: \u201cA man came to the prophet and asked, \u2018Who is most beloved to us after you?\u2019 The prophet said, \u2018Your mother.\u2019 The man said, \u2018Then who?\u2019 The prophet said, \u2018Your mother again.\u2019 \u2018Then who?\u2019 The prophet replied, \u2018Your mother.\u2019 The man asked again, \u2018Who is next?\u2019 And the prophet replied, \u2018And then your father.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The trailer doesn\u2019t reveal much in the way of plot, but its juxtaposition of bloodshed and religious imagery feels in line with the film\u2019s official synopsis:<\/p>\n

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother stars Mahershala Ali as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him \u2014 and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.<\/p>\n

With our first look at Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, it\u2019s honestly a shame that Ali and Tariq couldn\u2019t bring their vision for Blade to the finish line. The film looks sharp, stylish, and utterly provocative, and one can only mourn what Tariq could\u2019ve brought to Blade. But it\u2019s also great to see the duo free to work on such a fresh new story. <\/p>\n

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother opens in select theaters on September 25.Learn Something New Every Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the years drag on and the delay announcements continue to pop up, the chance of seeing Mahershala…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":762067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28029,64,63,134,2586,13503,119296,22037,344],"class_list":["post-762066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-thriller","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-entertainment-news","tag-homepage","tag-hp-latest","tag-marvel-cinematic-universe","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/762067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}