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

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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.

And I just had such a strong emotional reaction and connection to the story that I just really wanted to be involved in any way I could.”That involvement would come in not just starring in but also becoming a producer for the Apple TV+ project, which is both a futuristic story and a gut-wrenching drama that leaves you wondering how far you would you go to protect the peace of the ones you love.

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