Overview

• Producer Sev Ohanian confirmed that Marvel sold Ruth Carter’s warehouse of period costumes to the Sinners team at cost for use on background actors.
• The outfits were originally crafted for Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot, which was announced in 2019 but shelved following director exits and industry strikes.
• Ruth Carter designed original costumes for Sinners’ principal cast while extras donned the repurposed Blade wardrobe.
• Blade has been pulled from Disney’s 2025 schedule and remains without a director despite Ali’s public statements that he is ready to star.
• Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has reiterated that Blade will eventually join the MCU, even as its prolonged development continues.