Blade: Mahershala Ali Director Reveals What Positives He Got Out of the MCU Movie Experience

Blade: Mahershala Ali Director Reveals What Positives He Got Out of the MCU Movie Experience

Marvel’s Blade taught its director some invaluable lessons. Those experiences have influenced his entire approach to filmmaking. Bassam Tariq reflected on those takeaways while discussing his time on the Mahershala Ali-led project. While promoting his latest film Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother in an interview with ComingSoon, he was asked about the positives he […] The post Blade: Mahershala Ali Director Reveals What Positives He Got Out of…

Blade Director Reveals What It's Really Like Working With Marvel Studios: "Your Name Might Not Matter"

Marvel Studios' Blade was once set to be directed by Bassam Tariq, and the filmmaker has now revealed what it's really like working with Marvel Studios and how much directors actually matter.

Bassam Tariq Says Marvel Directors Are Kindly Told “This Is A Marvel Film Directed By A Person”: “Your Name Might Not Matter,” Mahershala Ali Quips

Marvel has really taken a beating over the last few weeks. “Wonder Man” has been canceled, “Daredevil: Born Again” is coming to an end, the revelations about the abandoned “Blade” movie have finally started coming out, and its star and former director—Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq—have been fairly blunt about watching Marvel’s vampire-slayer film fall apart. Continue reading Bassam Tariq Says Marvel Directors Are Kindly Told “This Is A Marvel …

‘Blade’ Director on What Marvel Tells Directors: “This Is a Marvel Movie Directed by a Person”

Bassam Tariq has been pretty gracious about the whole “Blade” debacle, but every time he opens his mouth about Marvel, he (politely) tells us exactly how the machine works. His latest comments, made to EW, alongside Mahershala Ali, while promoting their new film “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,” might be the most revealing yet.According to Tariq, Marvel is upfront about it. They tell you, politely, that what you're making is "a Marvel film …