James Gunn addresses the Constantine sequel that Keanu Reeves has wanted to make for some time.
In a new interview, the DC Studios co-head reveals what he knows about a possible sequel to the 2005 film starring Reeves.
“I’ve discussed it from time to time. I’ve discussed it with Keanu,” Gunn said on the BobaTalks podcast. “But I haven’t read any scripts yet.”
Earlier this year, Reeves said he “proposed” a treatment for Constantine continuation, tell Reverse“We have [along with director Francis Lawrence] I’ve been trying to make this movie for over a decade, and we recently put together a story and pitched it to DC Studios and they said, “OK.” So we’re going to try to write a script.
Reeves made the comments after Lawrence said a sequel was “closer than ever.”
In the same interview with Collider, Lawrence revealed that they had a “great idea” for the sequel, adding, “We went through a number of comics over the years and looked at things. The filmmaker said the idea they have for the sequel comes from the fact that the character “has been in a corner of our minds for 20 years and he’s kind of seeping into ideas and stories and characters that we love, and ideas that we love.”
Constantine is loosely based on DC Comics/Vertigo Comics’ Hellblazer. Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello wrote the screenplay based on a story by Brodbin. Reeves brings to life John Constantine, a cynical chain-smoker with the ability to see the true colors of a half-angel and half-demon.
In 2023, Lawrence revealed that the sequel suffered some setbacks due to the writer’s strike, telling Pot of games“And we had to jump through a lot of hurdles to get back control of the character, because other people were controlling Vertigo. We’re in control.”
