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How Bassam Tariq pivoted from stalled Blade reboot to new Mahershala Ali thriller: ‘I’m happier I made this movie’
Source: The Guardian · Published

<p>In the film-maker’s Houston-set film, Ali stars as a devout Muslim who moonlights as a vicious hitman</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/mahershala-ali">Mahershala Ali</a> is swinging…
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