‘Sinners' Used Costumes From a Scrapped ‘Blade' Reboot
In a recent ScreenCrush interview, Sinners producer Sev Ohanian revealed 'a lot' of the film's background actors are wearing costumes originally meant for the Maheshala Ali-led horror flick. Both films share a costumer in Black Panther costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who's previously stated Blade would've also been a period piece set in the 1920s. Ohanian backed up those claims, saying Marvel's movie would've 'dealt with the past around the same era.
'Ruth happened to have a warehouse full of period-appropriate clothes, and it was like, 'Yo, we got to shoot this movie like tomorrow,'' continued Ohanian. 'And Marvel was generous enough and kind enough to let us basically purchase it at price.'
Even before Carter confirmed it, there were rumors of a version of Blade's script that spanned one or more time periods. It's unclear which version of the script this idea was linked to, but the situation around this character's return to the movies has been so troubled, one iteration was said to have basically made him a side character. With Sinners having made a ton of money and lit the world on fire, there's no doubt it won't be in the conversation surrounding Blade once that one eventually rears its head. Kevin Feige recently said Marvel might've finally figured out a proper take for the character, so we'll see if this'll all be worth it at some point in the future. Maybe.
[via Variety]
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