Warner Bros. and DC are reportedly working on a new live-action
John Constantine movie.
According to
The Direct, J.J. Abrams will produce the
Constantine movie through Bad Robot Productions. Tonally, it's said it will resemble the upcoming HBO Max
Justice League Dark series, though the lack of casting announcements means it’s unknown if Warner Bros. plans to connect the two stories. It's also unclear if there will be any connections to the
similarly reported Zatanna movie, despite the two characters having a complicated on-again, off-again romantic history in the comics.
One previous hint about this announcement came in December from
The Batman co-writer Mattson Tomlin. Tomlin, an avid
Hellblazer fan, shared a GIF from
American Psycho with the revised quote, "I need to buy some comic books," leading to speculation that he was working on something Constantine-related.
Warner Bros. and DC are reportedly working on a new live-action
John Constantine movie.
According to
The Direct, J.J. Abrams will produce the
Constantine movie through Bad Robot Productions. Tonally, it's said it will resemble the upcoming HBO Max
Justice League Dark series, though the lack of casting announcements means it’s unknown if Warner Bros. plans to connect the two stories. It's also unclear if there will be any connections to the
similarly reported Zatanna movie, despite the two characters having a complicated on-again, off-again romantic history in the comics.
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One previous hint about this announcement came in December from
The Batman co-writer Mattson Tomlin. Tomlin, an avid
Hellblazer fan, shared a GIF from
American Psycho with the revised quote, "I need to buy some comic books," leading to speculation that he was working on something Constantine-related.
"I need to buy some comic books."
pic.twitter.com/e09eE6foyX
— mattson tomlin (@mattsontomlin)
December 13, 2019
If accurate, this report would herald John Constantine's second appearance in a live-action movie. Keanu Reeves originally played the cynical occult detective in 2005’s
Constantine, and, while the film has a vocal fanbase, it was neither well-received by critics nor a truly faithful adaptation of the character. Actor Matt Ryan has since played a more comics-accurate version of Constantine, first appearing in NBC’s short-lived series before cameoing on
Arrow and becoming a series regular on
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, making him an official part of the CW Arrowverse
. Ryan has also voiced Constantine in various animated movies, including the recent
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
The reported
Constantine movie announcement comes on the heels of other big DC updates like Michael Keaton reprising his role as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming
Flash movie.
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