It’s been almost 20 years since Keanu Reeves first rolled up his sleeves and sparked up a cigarette as John Constantine, and after years of hypothesis, it seems just like the long-awaited sequel is lastly gaining traction. Talking to Inverse, Reeves revealed that he and Francis Lawrence have efficiently pitched their imaginative and prescient for Constantine 2 to DC Studios, and the undertaking is now shifting towards scripting.

The unique 2005 film starred Reeves as John Constantine, an occult detective and exorcist who can spot angels and demons residing amongst humanity, and, following a suicide try as a teen, is condemned to Hell upon his eventual demise, so he spent his days making an attempt to earn redemption. “We’ve been making an attempt to make this movie for over a decade, and we only recently put a narrative collectively and pitched it to DC Studios they usually mentioned, ‘Okay,’” Reeves shared. “So, we’re going to try to write a script.”

Whereas plot particulars stay beneath wraps, Reeves confirmed that the sequel will stay firmly inside the darkish, dreary world of the 2005 authentic. “We’re not going off that,” he mentioned, earlier than teasing that Constantine, the occult detective, could be about to endure much more distress: “John Constantine’s going to be tortured much more.”

The information comes after years of campaigning by Reeves, who has been vocal about his want to return to the position since at the least 2019. Regardless of fan enthusiasm, Constantine 2 has confronted quite a few obstacles, significantly as DC Studios has undergone a number of inventive overhauls.

Francis Lawrence Says Sequel Is “Nearer Than Ever”

Final week, Lawrence spoke with Collider’s Maggie Lovitt whereas selling the 4K launch of the unique movie, and confirmed that Constantine 2 is nearer than ever to turning into a actuality, and that he, Reeves, and producer Akiva Goldsman had been plowing together with the concept that DC Studios has now permitted, which is simply proof if nothing else that grinding away at a ardour undertaking is worth it. Lawrence mentioned that they’d one thing “actually cool” within the works, including that the movie is in higher form than ever because it nears manufacturing.

“I’ll say we’re nearer than ever to with the ability to do a sequel, which is a good factor. And Akiva, Keanu and I are tremendous, tremendous enthusiastic about it.”

Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates on Constantine 2, You may order Constantine in 4K UHD now.