The ever-elusive cult favorite Constantine is officially ready for the sequel treatment — and a treatment treatment, per star Keanu Reeves.
The John Wick and The Matrix alum recently told Inverse that after years of attempts to make a follow-up to the gritty supernatural thriller, fans may soon see that vision come to fruition with headway being made in the creative process.
“We’ve [along with director Francis Lawrence] been trying to make this film for over a decade, and we just recently put a story together and pitched it to DC Studios and they said, ‘OK.’ So, we’re going to try and write a script,” he told the outlet.
Though the veteran actor was naturally closed-off from giving details, he confirmed that Constantine 2 would be set in the “same world” as the 2005 original.
“We’re not going off that,” he added.
“John Constantine’s going to be tortured even more.”
Reeves’ promising updates come after Lawrence’s own comments from last week, in which the helmer said the duo are “closer than ever to being able to do a sequel.”
The filmmaker noted that they “have a great idea,” saying, “We have gone through a bunch of the comics over the years and looked at things.” He noted that the idea for a sequel stemmed from having the character “in the back of our minds for 20 years and just kind of percolating on ideas, and stories and characters we love, and ideas we love.”
Constantine is loosely based on the DC Comics/Vertigo Comics’ Hellblazer series, initially a point of contention among diehard fans but now revered in its own right. Also starring Rachel Weisz, the story centers on John Constantine (Reeves), an angsty, chain-smoking exorcist with the ability to travel to hell and back and perceive the true visage of angels and demons.
From Deadline.com