Overview
- Filmmaker Francis Lawrence told reporters he is "more hopeful" the Reeves-led Constantine sequel can advance after recent changes in DC leadership and studio management.
- The Reeves project has been in formal development since 2022 with Lawrence attached to direct, Akiva Goldsman writing, and J.J. Abrams producing, but it has never received a green light.
- Warner has also commissioned a separate, very-early draft by horror filmmaker Francis Galluppi, creating two competing creative tracks for the same character.
- Lawrence and his team plan a 'hard R' tone for their follow-up, and key partners such as Skydance and new DC chief Jeremy Latcham must approve financing and the rating before production can start.
- The next steps that will decide the outcome are clear approvals from studio and co-producers, any formal greenlight or casting commitments, and which Constantine concept DC chooses to fold into its broader plans.