Episode #476: How I Met ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’

Years ago, Mahershala Ali announced that he was working with Marvel to develop a new feature Blade with himself as the titular vampire slayer. The first director attached to the project was Bassam Tariq. Blade ended up in project hell, never quite able to get off the ground, despite Ali getting in great shape and training with swordplay. Eventually Ali and Tariq took advantage of Marvel’s delinquency (and Ali's training) to develop Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother. It’s a film that centers on the American Muslim experience, but is by turns dramatic and action-packed. The team discusses the film and uses the opportunity to talk about some of their favorite films with MacGuffins.
What’s Good
Alonso - Carrie (amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0H8V4PTP8) on Amazon Prime
Drea - Her friend is cancer free!
Kevin - It’s finally cold (by Southern California standards)
ITIDIC
Indiewire Editorial: Are There Too Many Horror Movies? (indiewire.com/features/commentary/are-there-to…)
Crazy Rich Asians to Be Adapted Into a Series, With Same Cast and Filmmakers (hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/crazy-rich-as…)
After Years of Concern, TCM Looks Like It’s Sticking Around at Skydance (indiewire.com/news/business/tcm-sticking-aroun…)
Staff Picks
Drea - Tenzing (imdb.com/title/tt6262770)
Alonso - The Devils (imdb.com/title/tt0066993)
Kevin - The Book of Eli (imdb.com/title/tt1037705)
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With
Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced byMarissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)

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With
Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)
Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)