Constantine 2 Director Has Renewed Hope

Francis Lawrence, who directed Keanu Reeves in Constantine back in 2005, says he has “renewed hope” that a sequel could finally happen now that James Gunn and Peter Safran have left DC Studios.

Speaking to Collider, Lawrence said the team has been trying to make Constantine 2 for more than 20 years. He said they have an idea and a script ready, and that the people who were running DC had been an impediment to getting it made.

“So, we are now more hopeful as of yesterday’s news that maybe now there will be another opportunity,” Lawrence said. He added that Reeves, writer Akiva Goldsman and J.J. Abrams all still want to do it.

Lawrence was clear that nothing is guaranteed. He said it will come down to Paramount, Warner Bros. and whoever ends up running DC agreeing to move forward. He also said their sequel could still exist alongside any other version of the character DC has planned.

That other version is already in the works. Last week DC Studios hired Francis Galluppi, director of the upcoming Evil Dead Wrath, to write a new John Constantine movie. Gunn and Safran stepped down days later, and former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham is taking over the studio.

Reeves has said many times over the years that he would love to play John Constantine again.

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