Constantine Director Says Sequel Is “Closer Than Ever”

Director Francis Lawrence says the Constantine sequel is “closer than ever”.

It comes after an announcement in 2022 that star Keanu Reeves and Lawrence were to reunite for the film.

Lawrence told Collider that despite a number of setbacks, the sequel is still likely to go ahead, commenting: “I will say we are closer than ever to being able to do a sequel, which is a great thing. And Akiva, Keanu and I are super, super excited about it. We have a great idea. We have gone through a bunch of the comics over the years and looked at things.”

He added: “There’s probably grains from things that we’re pulling, but in truth, most of it is just coming from the three of us, you know, loving the character, loving the world, having it sort of in the back of our minds for twenty years and just kind of percolating on ideas, and stories and characters we love, and ideas we love.”

Until now, writers’ strikes and busy schedules have wreaked havoc on the idea, delaying the Warner Bros. Pictures sequel further.

Constantine is based on a story from the DC Comics. Reeves plays John Constantine, a supernatural exorcist from the Hellblazer comics. The film saw the demon hunter’s attempts to help Detective Angela (Rachel Weisz) investigate her twin sister’s death get him caught between heaven and hell. He eventually discovers that demons are trying to enter the human world.

It grossed almost $300 million when it was released in 2005. Tilda Swinton, Peter Stormare, Shia LeBeouf, Djimon Hounsou, and Gavin Rossdale also starred in the flick.

The film is coming to 4K UHD Collector’s Edition  from  3rd March (today on standard 4K).