Tag Archives: Mahershala Ali

Acadamy-award-winning actor Mahershala Ali stopped by Common’s Mind Power Mixtape podcast and opened up about the one major condition behind him accepting a role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Ali, 46, said that when he accepted the role of Tizzy Weathers in the 2008 film, it was under the condition …

Mahershala Ali has secured another major film role in the upcoming HBO series Unruly based on boxer Jack Johnson. After winning Academy Awards for hit films Green Book and Moonlight,  Ali has been tapped to star as Jack Johnson in the upcoming limited series, according to Deadline. The series is …

Marvel Studios has announced that Mahershala Ali will star in the “Blade” Reboot. The casting was announced during the studio’s Hall H presentation at Comic-Con, where the two time Academy Award winner received massive applause as he took the stage and put on a Blade baseball cap. Ali will follow …

“Green Book” star Mahershala Ali has apologized after the family of pianist Dr. Donald W. Shirley condemned several elements of the film. “Green Book” tells the story of real-life Dr. Donald W. Shirley, an extremely intelligent Black pianist who travels on a concert tour in the South with his white …

Mahershala Ali from “Green Book” and John David Washington from “BlacKkKlansmen” were featured on Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series and shared much of their personal experiences in the world of professional acting. In particular, both famed actors agreed that the stereotypes are there when it comes to being African American in …