Lengthy earlier than DC Comics had its personal cinematic universe — or Marvel had one, for that matter — Keanu Reeves starred in Constantine, primarily based on DC and Vertigo comics magical superhero. The film wasn’t actually a success with critics — it’s bought a 46 % on Rotten Tomatoes — or with audiences (it grossed a so-so $230 million worldwide towards a reported $100 million funds).
However then a wierd factor occurred. Folks fell in love with Constantine. By way of the years, the movie grew to become a cult hit, and one among Keanu’s hottest motion pictures. (At the very least amongst folks on the web who like to speak about Keanu Reeves motion pictures, which is a specialised group, I admit.) When requested which of his motion pictures, he’d prefer to return to, he usually talked about Constantine — and even revealed in December of final yr that he’d really tried to get a sequel off the bottom, however that Warner Bros. wouldn’t go for it.
Properly, they lastly went for it. Deadline says that Warner Bros. goes to “develop” a Constantine sequel starring Keanu Reeves, with the unique movie’s director and author, Francis Lawrence and Akiva Goldsman, each concerned as director and author once more.
It’s a really stunning flip of occasions, significantly since just some months in the past, Keanu was moping on The Late Present With Stephen Colbert over the truth that he couldn’t get the film to occur. Bear in mind people: By no means underestimate the facility of trying unhappy on the nationwide airwaves.
No phrase on once we may see Constantine 2, however apparently — 17 years after the unique film got here and went — it’s now within the works. What a world.
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