Well, it’s now official, and as reported by Deadline, Reeves will return with collaborators Francis Lawrence and Akiva Goldsman for the long-awaited sequel.

Reeves will reprise as supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine, who in the original is dying but stays around to save his soul by keeping demons from hell from breaching earth. He also gets between a battle between the archangel Gabriel and Lucifer.

While there are no other details currently about the project or what kind of direction it might take, a couple of years ago Reeves, Lawrence and Goldsman were able to reflect on the project in a special panel for Dan Diego Comic Con which revealed some very interesting ideas as to where the story would take Constantine.

We’ve got our fingers cross that this much longed for sequel will make it into active development and are very curious to see where this Constantine sequel moves to from here.

Source: Deadline

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In a special panel discussion, director Francis Lawrence, star Keanu Reeves and producer Akiva Goldsman discussed the making of the film, and how they brought the Hellblazer to life.

This panel is a fascinating watch into the behind-the-scenes work that went into Constantine and you can check it out below:

Kicking off early the panel, Goldsman describes how the film was originally a star vehicle for actor Nicolas Cage with visionary director Tarsem Singh attached as the director, before the project fell through back in the late 1990s. It was then revitalized with Goldsman, who brought on Reeves and Lawrence and the three collaborators went to work.

Filmed in 2004, Lawrence states that he didn’t look to comic book movies at all when working on the film, and instead focused in on a tone inspired both my horror cinema, but more so by the visual language of film noir. The director cited films such as Blade Runner, The Maltese Falcon and The Third Man playing an integral part in the construction of the film and these influences definitely show through in the finished product.

Reeves was espeicially fond of the production and dished out plenty of respect to both his co-stars and the film’s crew and was integral to the film being shot in Los Angeles. This was a stipulation of his contract and anyone who watches the film, can feel the grainy, gritty Los Angeles vibe of the film which makes it such a compelling watch.

The panel also discussed the idea of a sequel, and while some pretty crazy ideas where kicked about, including Constantine having to investigate the death of a newly resurrected Christ figure, ultimately they couldn’t get a sequel going. However, recent talk of a Constantine film for HBO MAX has got people talking and Reeves himself has said that he’d be more than happy to return as the occult detective, so here’s hoping we see this come to pass.

Constantine remains one of those classic comic book cult films that I think everyone should watch and 15 years on it still holds true as one of the most visually striking and unique comic book cinematic experiences.

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Now comes brand new news that HBO Max is developing a new Constantine film specifically for the platform, and that Reeves is being looked at to return as the infamous sorcerer.

MovieWeb discussed how blockbuster filmmaker J.J. Abrams will be shepherding the project and that more news of this will be made available at DC’s upcoming all-digital FanDome event.

While it’s all just rumours right now, what is being speculated is that this proposed new Constantine film could be the set-up for a base of individual occult character films from within the DC Comics universe and that it could lead to a potential Justice League Dark film which has long been and on-again/off-again project, but which fans have eagerly wanted to see come to light.

While Constantine has recently been played on the small-screen in a wonderful performance by Matt Ryan, Reeves is potentially being tapped to return to the role, with the actor confirming in 2019 that he’d be very keen to return to the role.

I’d be very keen to see Reeves return as Constantine and have my fingers crossed that this announcement will be made true at DC Fandome on August 22.

Source: MovieWeb

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