Mahershala Ali Confirms He’s Not Doing Marvel’s ‘Blade’: “They Didn’t Want to Do It”
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"Mahershala Ali Confirms He’s Not Doing Marvel’s ‘Blade’: “They Didn’t Want to Do It”" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Variety, Deadline and The Guardian. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "Mahershala Ali Confirms He’s Not Doing Marvel’s ‘Blade’: “They Didn’t Want to Do" trending?
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Coverage (4)
- Blade Star Mahershala Ali Provides A Disappointing Update For The Marvel Reboot Yahoo · 4h ago
- Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel for Not Making ‘Blade’: ‘You Had Me Under Contract. They Have Billions of Dollars. If They Wanted to Do It, We Would’ve Done It’ Variety · 4h ago
- Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel & Is "Ready To Move On" From 'Blade' Questions: "If They Wanted To Do The Movie, We Would've Done The Movie" Deadline · 4h ago
- Mahershala Ali on Marvel’s cursed Blade reboot: ‘If they wanted to do it, we would’ve done it’ The Guardian · 4h ago
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