Mahershala Ali refused to perform a sex scene in David Fincher's 2008 film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" out of respect for his religion. Ali, who converted to Islam in 1999, said that he told ...

Mahershala Ali was concerned about taking his role in the 2008 film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" because the script included a sex scene, and appearing in it would've gone against his ...

Mahershala Ali is reflecting on his role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Oscar winner, 46, revealed on the latest episode of Common’s podcast Mind Power Mixtape that when he accepted the ...

"'There is that one sex scene where they kiss. If there's a sex scene, I can't do it,'" he recalled telling his agent. Mahershala Ali revealed why he almost wasn't a part of 2008's "The Curious Case ...

Mahershala Ali was concerned about taking his role in the 2008 film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" because the script included a sex scene, and appearing in it would've gone against his ...

Actors are sometimes expected to film sex scenes. But not all actors are interested in simulating sex. Mahershala Ali refuses to do them and almost lost out on his first movie role. This is what he ...

"Benjamin Button" represents a richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling. Due to its history-spanning structure, blank-page title character and technical sleight of hand, the film ...

A curious case, this “Benjamin Button.” Far afield from his sublime novels, such as “The Great Gatsby” and “Tender Is the Night,” or his finest short stories, from “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” and ...