#MahershalaAli

[cooledtured]

Blade: The Daywalker to Dawn MCU’s New Era

Remember the whispers in the shadows, the hushed warnings of legends older than time? Remember the name that sent shivers down the spines of even the most seasoned vampires — Blade. Now, this legendary daywalker is poised to become the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) secret weapon, and his arrival promises to rewrite the rules of the game.

For decades, Blade carved his own bloody path through the underworld, a lone warrior battling the creatures of the night. No flashy suit, no Avengers tower, just raw grit and blade-honed determination. His movies, bursting with R-rated action and Wesley Snipes’ undeniable coolness, injected a potent dose of adrenaline into the superhero genre. Yet, despite his cult following and critical acclaim, Blade remained outside the MCU’s carefully curated playground.

But the landscape has shifted. The recent multiverse adventures have cracked open the door to darker corners, to shadows where monsters lurk and the sun dares not tread. Enter Mahershala Ali, stepping into the iconic trench coat with a gravitas and swagger all his own. This isn’t a reboot, it’s a reinvention. This Blade is older, wiser, scarred by centuries of battling an endless, unseen enemy.

His arrival promises to redefine the MCU’s boundaries. Imagine Captain America confronting not an alien army, but the ancient, insidious evil of Dracula’s court. Picture Doctor Strange trading spells for garlic cloves and holy water. The Avengers, used to battling robots and gods, must now contend with a terror that feeds on fear itself.

But Blade’s impact goes beyond mere genre expansion. He represents a different kind of hero, one born in the gritty streets, forged in the fires of personal loss. He has no superpowers, no billionaire benefactors, just unyielding will and a thirst for vengeance honed by centuries of suffering. He’s a walking paradox — a monster hunter who shares the blood of his prey. This internal conflict, this dance on the edge of darkness, adds a layer of complexity rarely seen in the MCU’s bright, optimistic world.

So, why is Blade the MCU’s secret weapon? He’s a shot of adrenaline to the heart of a universe that, while commercially successful, can sometimes feel formulaic. He’s a reminder that there are shades of grey, lurking just beyond the heroes’ spotlight, where monsters and men grapple in a never-ending battle for survival. He’s a promise of stories yet untold, of shadows unexplored, of a dark and thrilling chapter in the MCU’s ever-evolving narrative.

Mark your calendars, sharpen your stakes, and brace yourselves. Blade is coming, and the MCU will never be the same. The day may belong to the Avengers, but the nights… the nights will belong to the Daywalker. And in the end, it’s the shadows that hold the real secrets, the hidden truths that will reshape the dawn of a new era.

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DANIEL SIMMONS | Writer POP-COOLEDTURED SPECIALIST cooledtured.com | GROW YOUR COLLECTION

[film-book]

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Film Review: LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND (2023): Sam Esmail Delivers a Whopping Thriller with a Great Cast and an Explosive Climax https://film-book.com/film-review-leave-the-world-behind-2023-sam-esmail-delivers-a-whopping-thriller-with-a-great-cast-and-an-explosive-climax/?feed_id=98933&_unique_id=6563612125be9

[wherever-i-look-blog]

Leave The World Behind (2023) – Movie Review/Summary https://tinyurl.com/yows37v4

[sebastian12344]

Leave the World Behind is an upcoming thriller film directed by Sam Esmail and based on the novel of the same name by Rumaan Alan. The film stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, and Myha’la Herrold. 

[loisrileydurham]

[etcemais]

O MCU está ficando cada vez melhor. Segundo o Deadline, quem entrou para o Universo Cinematográfico da Marvel foi a atriz Mia Goth.

A atriz vai estrear no MCU no elenco de Blade, filme estrelado por Mahershala Ali. Até o momento, não foi revelado qual será o personagem da atriz.

Vale lembrar que Mia Goth tem ganhado muito destaque por seus papéis em X - A Marca da Morte e Pearl, além de também protagonizar MaXXXine, último filme da trilogia.

Já sobre a produção de Blade, Kevin Feige disse em entrevista ao Entertainment Weekly que as filmagens de Blade começam em abril.

Blade foi criado por Marv Wolfman e Gene Colan em 1973, e é um dos principais personagens do universo sobrenatural da Marvel. Conhecido como o “andarilho do dia” e “o caçador de vampiros”, Blade utiliza suas habilidades para caçar e combater criaturas sobrenaturais.

Além de Mia Goth, o novo Blade será interpretado por Mahershala Ali, e o elenco ainda conta com Kit Harington, Milan Ray, Aaron Pierre e Delroy Lindo. A direção agora fica nas mãos de Yann Demange, que comandou Lovecraft Country e White Boy Rick, e o roteiro fica nas mãos de Michael Starrbury.

Blade tem data de estreia para 5 de setembro de 2024.

[raurquiz]

#Happybirthday @mahershalaali #mahershalaali #actor #Blade #Eternals #houseofcards #lukecage #Invincible #TrueDetective #AlitaBattleAngel #GreenBook #Moonlight #TheHungerGames #Mockingjay #TheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton #ThePlaceBeyondthePines #Predators #lawandordersvu #The4400 #swangsong @marvelstudios @disneyplusla @hbomaxla https://www.instagram.com/p/Cou_AE3u0iu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[refugiodoscinefilos]

Hidden Figures • Estrelas Além do Tempo (2016)

Direção.: Theodore Melfi

[theomenmedia]

Jurassic World Rebirth: A New Era of Dinosaurs with Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali

https://tinyurl.com/JurassicWorldRebirth

#JurassicWorldRebirth #ScarlettJohansson #MahershalaAli #JonathanBailey #GarethEdwards #Dinosaurs #NewEra #JurassicWorld #MovieNews #Film2025

[movie-track01]

#JurassicWorld new movie has been titled 'JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH'

Cast: #ScarlettJohansson #JonathanBailey #MahershalaAli

#JurassicWorldRebirth, Directed by #GarethEdwards, Releasing in theatres, July 2, 2025

[popcorncatalyst]

🍿: Hollywood

📽️: Blade (Reboot)

🚨: Breaking News

🌟 Marvel Studios puts Mahershala Ali's 'Blade' on hold Indefinitely.

#Blade #MarvelStudios #MahershalaAli #News #Marvel

🥇Credit:@DEADLINE

[film-book]

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BLADE (1998): Wesley Snipes' Rip-Roaring Vampire Flick Celebrates its 25th Anniversary https://film-book.com/blade-1998-wesley-snipes-rip-roaring-vampire-flick-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary/?feed_id=84122&_unique_id=64e57e9464cb0

[franciscomaldo]

#MahershalaAli y #TomHardy protagonizarán thriller criminal #77Blackout √

Mahershala Ali, dos veces ganador del Oscar, protagonizará junto a Tom Hardy 77 Blackout, un thriller policial ambientado en la noche en que la ciudad que nunca duerme se quedó sin electricidad y se sumió en el caos y la anarquía. Cary Joji Fukunaga está dirigiendo.  Tom Hardy, Mahershala Ali / Imágenes cortesía Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images – Amy Sussman/Getty Images Recién salido del Oscar…

[ricisidro]

#LeaveTheWorldBehind (2023) #apocalyptic #psychological #thriller #movie by #SamEsmail, based on the 2020 novel by #RumaanAlam, was the No.1 tv show on #Netflix (Dec 4-10, 2023) and its 8th most popular film of all-time list (Jan 2024). The film stars #JuliaRoberts, #MahershalaAli and #EthanHawke.

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To You

The Most Debonier & Well Distinguished Black American Actor In Hollywood Of The 21st Century Is Born On This Day 👨🏿✊🏿🖤🤎

Ali was born in Oakland, California, on February 16, 1974, to Willicia Goines and Phillip Gilmore. He was raised as a Christian in nearby Hayward, California, by his mother, an ordained Baptist minister whose own mother, Evia Goines, was herself an ordained minister at Palma Ceia Baptist Church in Hayward. His father was an actor who appeared on Broadway. Maher-shalal-hash-baz is the name of the prophet Isaiah's second child (chapter 8, Book of Isaiah).

He is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century.

After pursuing an MFA degree from New York University, Ali began his career as a regular on television series Crossing Jordan (2001–02) and Threat Matrix (2003–04), before his breakthrough role as Richard Tyler in the science fiction series The 4400 (2004–07). His first major film role was in the David Fincher-directed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). He gained wider attention for supporting roles in the final two films of the original The Hunger Games film series, and in House of Cards, for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the comedy-drama film Green Book (2018). He is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category, and the second Black actor to win multiple acting Oscars. Ali won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for executive producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020).

In 2019, he played a troubled police officer in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective and in 2020, he starred in the second season of the Hulu comedy-drama series Ramy. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for both performances. Ali has also played Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in the first season of the Netflix series Luke Cage (2016), and voiced Aaron Davis in the animated films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

PLEASE WISH THIS MOST DISTINGUISHED & ICONIC BLACK AMERICAN ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR 👨🏿✊🏿🖤🤎 IN HOLLYWOOD,   A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

YOU KNOW HIM

YOU LOVE HIS CONFIDENCE & STYLISH SWAGGER 😎 IN ACTING

& ALL THE LADIES LOVE HIM.  ALL RIGHT NOW

THE 1 & ONLY

MR. MAHERSHALA ALI 👨🏿✊🏿🖤🤎 AKA BLADE 🧛🏿‍���️🕶😎

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU MR. ALI👨🏿✊🏿🖤🤎 & HERE'S TO MANY MORE YEARS TO COME

#MahershalaAli #The4400 #Moonlight #LukeCage  #Cottonmouth #TrueDetective #Blade #MCU

[ladilsa]

Part 8 of 8 - The World Will Leave You Behind

Are you in or out of the digital space? - https://ladilsa.com/hotclub.html

#juliaroberts #mahershalaali #ethanhawke #myhalaherrold #leavetheworldbehind #digitalage #ladilsa