Keanu Reeves’ Constantine Sequel Kills JJ Abrams’ Constantine Show

Just earlier than the weekend began, Warner Bros. Discovery up and shocked everybody once they revealed {that a} sequel to their 2005 Constantine film was in growth. With Keanu Reeves and unique director Francis Lawrence each set to return, it appeared like a nice shock…till one needed to do not forget that approach again in 2021, the company introduced that JJ Abrams was engaged on a collection for the Hellblazer. And like with a lot of what’s not too long ago occurred with HBO Max, the scenario for Abrams’ present is now in a bizarre bind.

Per Variety, the brand new Constantine present, together with the Madame Xanadu collection being headed up True Blood’s Angela Robinson, are each lifeless in the meanwhile. That stated, there’s some hope that each exhibits could dwell on, as sources say that WB Television and Abrams’ manufacturing firm Bad Robot are actively trying to discover them a house at one other streamer. (Something Abrams is already doing with one other DC present, Batman: Caped Crusader.) While not a lot has been talked about relating to both since their bulletins final 12 months, Variety added that 4 scripts for the present, set in a recent London, have been already finished, and that HBO Max was beforehand in early talks with an actor to play the titular sorcerer.

Licensing exhibits and IP out to different streaming providers or networks seems to be the plan at WB Discovery now. Supernatural horror collection don’t actually exit of favor, and between Sandman and subsequent month’s The Winchesters, there’s clearly a fanbase for these kind of initiatives. Hopefully each exhibits discover a house the place they will develop into the subsequent factor for viewers to obsess over.

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