“Sinners” gave audiences a sneak peek at Marvel‘s “Blade” reboot without them even knowing.
During a recent interview with ScreenCrush, “Sinners” producers Sev Ohanian shared a “fun Marvel easter egg” hidden in Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller. Ohanian revealed that costumes originally set for the highly anticipated “Blade” were repurposed for “Sinners” after the Marvel production hit a roadblock.
“[Costume designer] Ruth Carter was working on the Blade movie that ended up not shooting,” he explained. “At one point that movie was going to deal with, and she’s talked about this before, but at one point that film was going to deal with the past around the same era as ‘Sinners.’ She happened to have a warehouse full of period-appropriate clothes, and it was like, ‘Yo, we got to shoot this movie like tomorrow.’ And Marvel was generous enough and kind enough to let us basically purchase it at price.”
Ohanian added that “a lot of the background actors” wore the clothes intended for “Blade” while the stars had original costumes.
“Sinners,” which debuted on April 18, is one of the major box office phenomena of 2025. An entirely original horror film released to a sea of IP fare, the film went on to gross a staggering $364 million worldwide. It is currently the eighth highest-grossing film of 2025 and the only title in the top 10 not based on preexisting IP.
Marvel’s “Blade,” first announced in 2019, has been in production limbo ever since. However, the film’s star, Mahershala Ali, recently told Variety that he remains ready to step into the role of the daywalking vampire hunter.
“Call Marvel,” Ali said at the New York premiere of his new film “Jurassic World Rebirth.” “I’m ready. Let them know I’m ready.”