‘Constantine 2’: Keanu Reeves confirms he spoke with James Gunn, co-leader of the new DC Universe

Since James Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Studios as presidents and CEOs, The DC Universe has made an effort to seek stability not without many unknowns. The aforementioned creative tandem reassured the fans by presenting a plan of 10 projects framed within the first chapter of this new era, ‘Gods and Monsters’, a window into the future of the factory that did not answer all the questions.

Indeed, Warner Bros. Discovery itself had to deny one of the rumors that most worried fans after the aforementioned presentation: that the sequel to ‘Constantine’ had fallen into oblivion. The recently confirmed film doesn’t appear in the outline outlined by Gunn and Safran, so it’s unclear to many whether ‘Constantine 2’ will become a reality. Once assured by the same production house that the film that will once again see Francis Lawrence as director had not been ruled out, things calmed down, but it doesn’t hurt that the film’s star himself confirms that things are flowing.

Keanu Reeves didn’t want to share too much, but, in response to a fan question in a Reddit meetup (via comicbook.com), He assured he was in touch with Gunn. Of course, the actor simply replied in the affirmative, so the question of how ‘Constantine 2’ would fit into the new DC Universe remains to be resolved.. As speculation progresses, and taking into account that the novelty of the cynical exorcist has not been mentioned among the ten upcoming productions, ‘Constantine 2’ could be framed in ‘Elseworld’, a drawer that Gunn and Safran have invented so that projects such as ‘ The Batman’ or ‘Joker’ can develop parallel to the main saga.

much more violent

Francis Lawrence has assured that if they allow him to develop “Constantine 2” to his liking, this sequel will be much scarier and more violent than the original. “One of the biggest things to me about the first one was that we followed, according to Warner Bros., the rules for making a PG-13 film in terms of violence, gore, dialogue and sexuality. We still ended up getting an R rating because to that gray area of ​​intensity in which they move. The idea this time is to make a ‘Constantine’ for people over 18 but for real”.

Whether DC Studios is willing to let Lawrence run wild remains to be seen, but if they’ll finally give him the freedom he craves, the film would certainly fit into that “Otherworld” described as a more adult corner within the new DC.