Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Thursday that DC Studios has tapped filmmaker Francis Galluppi to write a new John Constantine movie and that the project is in very early development.
- The studio declined to comment and no director, cast, or release timetable have been announced.
- Galluppi is known for The Last Stop in Yuma County and the upcoming Evil Dead Wrath, which frames the hire as part of DC’s recent move toward horror-leaning projects.
- Coverage says it is unclear whether the new film will connect to James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU or act as a standalone reboot, and the hire casts doubt on long-running plans for a Reeves/Francis Lawrence sequel.
- The reporting notes the development could change opportunities for returning actors and for how DC balances smaller, genre films with its larger cinematic universe plans.