Few comic book movies have earned a second life quite like Keanu Reeves’ 2005 supernatural thriller, a film that drew mixed reviews when it opened and still built a devoted following. But when it comes to the sequel fans have chased for two decades, DC Studios appears to be making some shifts.
The studio has put a new John Constantine movie into development, with Evil Dead Wrath filmmaker Francis Galluppi hired to write the screenplay. The project is in very early development, with no director or stars formally attached, and DC Studios declined to comment.
That leaves an open question for Reeves and the fans who kept the 2005 film alive. A sequel reuniting him with director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman was announced in September 2022. As GamesRadar noted, it remains unclear what the new film means for the actor’s long-running effort to return to the role.
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Reeves had sounded optimistic. “Fingers crossed. Another draft of the script came in,” he told Fandango while promoting his comedy Good Fortune. “We’re gonna take it to the studio and hopefully they like it too.”
That draft followed a rough stretch. Peter Stormare, who played Lucifer in the original, said in an interview with The Direct that Reeves was “not so happy with the scripts” and wanted a story close to the first film. “This movie is spiritual. It’s about demons and regular people,” Stormare said, describing Reeves’ view.
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has kept his own comments brief. “I’ve discussed it on and off. I’ve discussed it with Keanu,” Gunn said, adding that he had not read a script.
The original was never a faithful adaptation. Comic fans objected that Reeves’ Constantine was not blond, British or from Liverpool, as the character is on the page, though the film later found new life through streaming. It also earned more than $230 million worldwide.
Other names are also being batted around. It star Bill Skarsgård said he once imagined a Constantine project with director Andy Muschietti. “I just thought that it was, like, blending truly visual horror with superheroes,” Skarsgård said. Muschietti is expected to direct DC’s Batman film The Brave and the Bold. Many fans also still hope Matt Ryan, who played the character on NBC’s Constantine and Legends of Tomorrow, will return.
The new project news comes as DC Studios seems to be leaning into darker material, with Clayface taking the studio into R-rated horror territory. DC Studios has not said how the Galluppi film and the Reeves sequel fit together, and no casting has been announced for either.
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