DC Film Universe Will Resurrect Keanu Reeves in a Constantine Sequel

Rejoice, Constantine followers: Deadline reviews that Keanu Reeves is ready to reprise the function of John Constantine in a continuation of the 2005 Warner Bros. DC movie he starred in, which didn’t discover preliminary box-office success however has since turn into one thing of a cult basic.

After 17 years, the John Wick star will reunite with author Akiva Goldsman and director Francis Lawrence (who made his debut on the primary movie, and went on to direct a number of Hunger Games motion pictures, together with the in-production prequel) to proceed their tackle the DC comics demonologist, exorcist, and throughout bad-ass. Goldsman can even produce via his Weed Road Pictures together withBad Robot’s J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella. That suggests this film will substitute Abrams’ new sequence adaptation at HBO Max, which was introduced in early 2021, effectively earlier than… a number of issues occurred at HBO Max.

It’s curious to see this be the aspect of DC movies we’re revisiting and we surprise if Reeves will intersect with the newer period of DC heroes and villains. Fans of the movie had all about however given up hope for this taking place with the assumption that the function at this level would have been recast however Reeves’ return positively piques our curiosity. No phrase but if unique Constantine castmates Rachel Weisz and Tilda Swinton can even return.

Do you need to see John Constantine be part of the brand new hierarchy of DCEU energy? What are your ideas on the Constantine film sequel?

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