Eternals Costume Designer Saran Kohli Speaks Out!
In an interview with the Times of India, Saran Kohli, a menswear designer who was also one of the costume designers on an important sequence in Marvel Studios’ Eternals spoke out about his contributions to the highly anticipated upcoming movie.
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Ring Ring, Kohli!
According to the interview, it all started with a phone call from Marvel Studios!
Kohli told the Times of India that at first, he wasn’t told that the costumes would be for a movie, only that they were searching for outfits for a dance sequence.
Saran Kohli. Photo: Saran Kohli’s Twitter
At first, Kohli assumed the work was for a non-Marvel movie. But in a follow-up email, an ersatz movie name was used – common practice during the production of big-ticket movies (for example, the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man trilogy, directed by Jon Watts, has used a Seinfeld-themed codename for each of the three movies).
2020 was not the Summer of George. Photo: NBC
However, when Kohli arrived at the fabled Pinewood Studios and realized he was meeting with the heads of Marvel’s costume department, he understood that he had suddenly become part of a bigger universe!
Kohli was responsible for contributing the costumes of the 52 dancers in the scene… and in case you don’t realize, 52 is an important number! It represents the number of weeks in a year (and that’s the reason there’s 52 in a deck of cards, Marvel Blog True Believers)!
Photo: Marvel Studios
But it wasn’t just the backup designers that benefited from Kohli’s expertise: as he told the Times of India, he helped contribute to Marvel superhero Kumail Nanjiani’s costume too, thanks to the fact that he helped another costume designer with that outfit’s embroidery work.
Saran Kohli’s embroidery work. Photo: sarankohli.com
In fact, Kohli revealed to the Times of India that thanks to the fact that his costume work had him on set for four days, he was even able to meet and interact with Nanjiani a few times, even sharing some common interests.
Photo: Marvel Studios
Eternals Arrive in November
You’ll be able to see all 52 dances (plus Nanjiani’s outfit) when Marvel’s Eternals arrives in movie theaters on November 5th, 2021.
Have you had a chance to check out the trailer for Eternals yet? What did you think? We’re waiting to hear from you in the comment section, Marvel Blog True Believers!
