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Mahershala Ali says Blade prep helped pay for his new movie

IGN reports that Ali thanked Marvel for a year of free physical training while preparing for Blade.

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TLDR

Mahershala Ali thanked Marvel for a year of free physical training for Blade, according to IGN. He said the preparation helped pay for his new movie instead: “They helped pay for our movie, so thank you,” IGN quotes him as saying.

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7.5M

9 Sources, first seen 17d ago

183.7K likes1.1K comments7.6K saves7.8K reposts

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Positive59.5%40.5%Negative

Summary

Many accounts welcomed how Marvel-funded training for the cancelled Blade helped pay for Mahershala Ali’s new film, while others criticized the studio for wasting years of his time and disappointing fans.

Based on 116 sentiment-bearing replies from 111 accounts across 5 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive59.5%40.5%Negative

Summary

Many accounts welcomed how Marvel-funded training for the cancelled Blade helped pay for Mahershala Ali’s new film, while others criticized the studio for wasting years of his time and disappointing fans.

Based on 116 sentiment-bearing replies from 111 accounts across 5 conversations.

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@ComicBookMahershala Ali is “over” BLADE “I’m over that. I’m done with that.” (Source: @DEADLINE)
@DiscussingFilmMahershala Ali confirms that he is not doing Blade. “I’m over that. I’m done with that.” (Source: Deadline)
@HollywoodHandleMahershala Ali says he’s officially “done” with ‘BLADE’, but remains grateful to Marvel. The studio helped fund his new film ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ and the training he underwent for over a year for ‘Blade.’ (Via: https://comicbookmovie.com/blade/blade-star-mahershala-ali-is-done-with-mcu-role---but-reveals-one-surprising-reason-hes-grateful-to-marvel-a229868)
@CultureCraveMahershala Ali confirms that he is not doing ‘Blade’ “I’m over that. I’m done with that” (via @Deadline)
@totalfilm"They helped pay for our movie, so thank you." https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/mahershala-ali-says-hes-finally-done-with-blade-but-reveals-that-marvel-helped-get-his-latest-movie-made/
@IGNMahershala Ali has thanked Marvel for a year of free physical training, and said his prep time for the now-cancelled Blade helped pay for his new movie instead. https://bit.ly/4rejlyL
@ColliderMahershala Ali categorically moved on from the Blade project, although he expressed some gratitude to Marvel for indirectly funding his new movie. https://bit.ly/3VwhYPW
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    9 Sources

    @ComicBookMahershala Ali is “over” BLADE “I’m over that. I’m done with that.” (Source: @DEADLINE)
    @DiscussingFilmMahershala Ali confirms that he is not doing Blade. “I’m over that. I’m done with that.” (Source: Deadline)
    @HollywoodHandleMahershala Ali says he’s officially “done” with ‘BLADE’, but remains grateful to Marvel. The studio helped fund his new film ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ and the training he underwent for over a year for ‘Blade.’ (Via: https://comicbookmovie.com/blade/blade-star-mahershala-ali-is-done-with-mcu-role---but-reveals-one-surprising-reason-hes-grateful-to-marvel-a229868)
    @CultureCraveMahershala Ali confirms that he is not doing ‘Blade’ “I’m over that. I’m done with that” (via @Deadline)
    @totalfilm"They helped pay for our movie, so thank you." https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/mahershala-ali-says-hes-finally-done-with-blade-but-reveals-that-marvel-helped-get-his-latest-movie-made/
    @IGNMahershala Ali has thanked Marvel for a year of free physical training, and said his prep time for the now-cancelled Blade helped pay for his new movie instead. https://bit.ly/4rejlyL
    @ColliderMahershala Ali categorically moved on from the Blade project, although he expressed some gratitude to Marvel for indirectly funding his new movie. https://bit.ly/3VwhYPW
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