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Keanu Reeves to return as John Constantine in sequel to 2005 DC Comics-based movie-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
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The Speed star is ready for battle once more (Picture: Shutterstock/Warner Bros)
Keanu Reeves is set to reprise his role as John Constantine, 17 years after the original movie was released.
The actor first portrayed the character in 2005 DC Comics-based film Constantine, with a sequel, Constantine 2, now in the works with Warner Bros.
Francis Lawrence will also be returning as director after making his debut with the original, meaning he and Keanu, 58, will reunite for a second instalment of the supernatural thriller.
The screenplay will be written by Akiva Goldsman, who will also produce the project through Weed Road Pictures, alongside Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella.
Details of the sequel are being kept under wraps, but Keanu himself previously expressed his love for the role, so it’s no surprise he’s making a comeback.
Speaking about the demon hunter in conversation with Variety, Keanu said: ‘I just loved that world, and I love that character.’
At long last, a Constantine sequel is in the works (Picture: Getty)
Also starring the likes of Rachel Weisz (Angela), Tilda Swinton (Gabriel), and Shia LaBeouf (Chas Kramer), the original movie follows detective Angela who ‘approaches Constantine, an exorcist, to help her investigate her twin sister’s death.’
However, as he digs deeper, he realises a ‘dark conspiracy’ which could threaten the world.’
It’s been over 17 years since Keanu last played the detective (Picture: Warner Bros)
It’s not yet known what the sequel’s plot will be (Picture: Warner Bros)
The end of the film sees John Constantine dying, but he sticks 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 the rest of the cast is yet to be revealed, Swedish actor Peter Stormare will also be returning, after playing Lucifer, also known as Satan or the Devil, in the 2005 flick, with whom Keanu’s character got into battle with.
Rachel Weisz played detective Angela in the OG flick (Picture: Warner Bros)
When it opened almost two decades ago, Constantine grossed over $200million (£173million) at the box office worldwide, and fans have been desperate for a sequel ever since – fortunately, their wishes are coming true.
A live action series based on Constantine – with Matt Ryan playing the titular character – actually aired in 2014, but only ran for one season.
Jenna Coleman recently played a female version of the character in The Sandman on Netflix (Picture: Liam Daniel/Netflix)
The actor went on to play the detective in several DC-based shows over the next few years, while Jenna Coleman recently appeared The Sandman on Netflix as a female version of Constantine named Johanna Constantine.
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According to Variety, a second TV series centred around Constantine was in development with HBO Max, but sources say it was scrapped in favour of the movie.
A release date for the Constantine sequel is yet to be announced.
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