Overview
- Deadline first reported Thursday that DC Studios has tapped Francis Galluppi to write a new John Constantine movie and several entertainment outlets have since repeated the report.
- The project is described as being in very early development, DC declined to comment, and there are no confirmed director or cast attachments.
- Reporting says it is unclear whether the film will join James Gunn and Peter Safran’s main DCU continuity or land as a standalone or Elseworlds-style project.
- Galluppi comes to the job from Evil Dead Wrath and other indie work, marking his move into larger studio projects and suggesting a darker, R-rated tone for the screenplay.
- The hire casts fresh doubt on the long-rumored Keanu Reeves/Francis Lawrence sequel while signaling DC’s growing interest in lower-budget, horror-leaning films after Clayface’s recent box-office success.