After a relatively light past three years, including roles in Jurassic World Rebirth, Leave the World Behind, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali has a lot to look forward to in 2026. On October 23, he’ll be heard as part of the star-studded voice cast of Laika’s long-gestating new stop-motion fantasy epic, Wildwood. He’s also gearing up for a trip to Pennsylvania as one of the big new additions for Season 2 of Task at HBO Max. Before either of those, though, the walls will close in on the Moonlight star in a new genre-bending actioner bowing in theaters this fall.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother casts Ali as Latif, a deeply religious hitman trying to maintain a balance between his work, his faith, and fatherhood. That life suddenly becomes much more difficult and morally ambiguous when his wife dies. To protect his children, he sets out on a frantic journey across Houston that will test both his devotion and his skills with enemy forces zeroing in on him. As his external war threatens to undo him, his beliefs start to unravel from within, completely shaking who he is at his core. Under Orion Pictures, it’s aiming to be a proper awards contender when it arrives this fall, and Amazon MGM Studios has just shared the first trailer to tease exactly why.
Not only will Your Motherbe blending genres, leaning into action thrills with character-focused drama with Latif, but it’ll also juggle a variety of different themes. For Ali, the hitman represents a character unlike any he’s ever embodied, whose profession directly runs up against his faith and jeopardizes those he loves. Like Latif, there will be a balancing act to show how such a person can still find ways to be a good father and look out for his kids in a life built on death. Ali called him “the most honest and complicated character I’ve read in a script” when teasing the film at CinemaCon earlier this year, adding that the project is “exactly the kind of movie I’ve been wanting to make.”
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Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
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💀Punisher
⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
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Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
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Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
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You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
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You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
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Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
💀 The Punisher
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You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
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Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
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You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
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‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Is a Marvel Reunion for Ali
Joining Ali is a stacked supporting cast headlined by John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, and Severance breakout star Tramell Tillman, fresh off his upcoming MCU debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Also on board are Abubakr Ali, Laith Nakli, Tiffany Boone, and Adia. Arguably the most intriguing part of the project, however, is who’s behind the camera — Mogul Mowgli director Bassam Tariq. Originally, Tariq and Ali were meant to work together on Marvel’s Blade movie, but the project has been stuck in the mud for years now and the filmmaker ultimately departed back in 2022. Your Mother will finally give the duo their chance to shine together outside the MCU, complete with Lucan Toh and Babak Anvari as producers alongside Tariq.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will get a limited release in New York and Los Angeles on September 25, followed by nationwide expansions on October 2 and 9. Check out the trailer in the player above.
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