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 ...

The 2008 movie showed Benjamin Button aging backwards. Queenie (Taraji P. Henson) takes him in ... The scene that was written for the movie was a suggestion that his character was about to have sex.

Today -- in the sixth in a seven-part series of video vignettes leading up to the Dec. 25 opening of the fantasy-epic "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which was ...

Mahershala Ali refused to to do a sex scene in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" due to his religions beliefs. The two-time Oscar winner converted to Islam in 2000. IE 11 is not supported.

Today -- in the last in a seven-part series of video vignettes leading up to the Dec. 25 opening of the fantasy-epic "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which was shot in and around New Orleans ...

Mahershala Ali revealed he accepted a role in David Fincher's 2008 film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," but only on the condition that he wouldn't have to film a love scene.

Mahershala Ali Says He Refused to Film a Sex Scene in Benjamin Button for Religious Reasons. Mahershala Ali's first major film role was as Tizzy Weathers in 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin ...

"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 ...

Smartly refusing to be doggedly faithful, bookwriter and director Jethro Compton retains the arc of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s (very) short, fable-like story “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ...