‘Fear’ Drew Mahershala Ali To Futuristic Drama ‘Swan Song’ — And Chance To Reunite With ‘Moonlight’ Co-Star Naomie Harris

Essence Magazine:

Apple TV+ By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated November 4, 2021

When Mahershala Ali first read the script for award-winning filmmaker Benjamin Cleary’s Swan Song, the story grabbed him, pulled him in and wouldn’t let him go. He knew he had to be a part of taking it from page to screen.

“From the first time I read it, the story just felt unprecedented,” he tells ESSENCE. “I hadn’t seen anything like that before.

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