CONSTANTINE Star Keanu Reeves Says Another Draft Of Sequel Script Is Complete: "Fingers Crossed"

CONSTANTINE Star Keanu Reeves Says Another Draft Of Sequel Script Is Complete: "Fingers Crossed"

Though it remains to be seen if the movie is actually given the go-ahead, Keanu Reeves has revealed that another draft of the script for the Constantine sequel is now finished...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 03, 2025 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Constantine 2

Shortly after James Gunn announced the first chapter of the new DCU slate, "Gods and Monsters," rumors began to circulate that a direct sequel to Constantine was in the works, and Warner Bros. would later confirm that the project was indeed in the early stages of development.

 Since then, we've had conflicting reports relating to the movie's status, and the news that Gunn and Peter Safran had decided to shelve (or cancel outright) a number of planned projects led to speculation that Constantine 2 would likely be among them.

However, director Francis Lawrence later confirmed that the project was still in the works.

“The truth is, somewhere around the 15th anniversary or something, we did a Zoom and we all were discussing trying to get it up and going again. And again, we were just more active with it and finally got it past all these hurdles. And so we are now actively working on a script. So it’s really not that it’s just like, ‘Oh yeah, now we think the world is ready for it.’ I certainly think there is a bigger fan base and certainly it’s become a kind of cult classic, which has been really exciting to see and very strange, but it’s something we’ve always loved. We’re now in a spot where we are actively working on a script."

“And so we had been thinking about it.," he went on. "We had also been given an R rating [on the first Constantine] when we kind of made a PG-13 movie and followed all the PG-13 rules. So we’re like, ‘F–k it, let’s go and do a sequel and really make an R-rated movie. Give us an R, let us make a real R-rated movie.’”

We know that a finished script doesn't necessarily mean that a project will actually enter production, but star Keanu Reeves has now shared another positive update.

"Fingers crossed. Another draft of the script came in. We're gonna take it to the studio and hopefully they like it too," the actor told Fandango while doing promotion for Good Fortune.

We're not sure if this potential sequel would be part of the DCU or an "Elseworlds" project like Matt Reeves' The Batman - Part II, but we'd say the latter is more likely.

The first Constantine received mixed reviews when it was released back in 2005, but despite an Americanized interpretation of the Scouse magic-wielder and a few more liberties with the source material, fans reacted well to Reeves' take on the anti-hero, and the movie has gained a strong following over the years.

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HelloBoysImBack
HelloBoysImBack - 10/3/2025, 8:57 AM
I wish he could have been weaved into a non Gunn style dcu
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 10/3/2025, 9:07 AM
Dude's 400 years old. Just stop.
Timerider
Timerider - 10/3/2025, 9:20 AM
I’d say after John Wick 5 and the Constantine sequel, Keanu might hang up his action movie days and only do comedies, horror, drama, and whatever else there is. As long as he’s not fighting or running very far, as his knees are shot.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 10/3/2025, 9:27 AM
@Timerider - Didn't he once say that he will retire after when Constantine sequel is done.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 10/3/2025, 9:46 AM
@Timerider - hey if Liam Neeson can do it at 73 years old I think Keanu will be fine

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McMurdo
McMurdo - 10/3/2025, 9:35 AM
if Gunn has any taste he will allow this to move forwards as an Elseworlds film.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/3/2025, 9:41 AM
@McMurdo - I'd love to see a more comic-accurate take on the character in the DCU, but yeah, if we can have two Batmans, we can certainly have two Constantines, especially if he's on a team and not in a solo flick.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 10/3/2025, 10:19 AM
@Clintthahamster - absolutely and I'd argue it's a necessity to give us the comic accurate blonde Constantine in the DCU. I imagine Gunn is quite aware of this given past comments regarding the character. But you gotta sign off on allowing a Keanu led sequel to move forward if the script is good enough to do so.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/3/2025, 9:44 AM
I’m probably in the minority on this site but I wasn’t a big fan of the first one…

It didn’t really have anything to do with the liberties taken with the character & such but moreso I just feel it had a somewhat convoluted plot and I didn’t connect to the characters all that strongly however i definitely enjoyed the performances aswell as visuals (the world built was also interesting tbf).

If this does move forward though then I would be willing to give it a shot since they could always improve on the foundation of the first one though.

P.S: I forgot this movie had Pa Kent as a drunk priest who could communicate with the dead.

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dragon316
dragon316 - 10/3/2025, 9:46 AM
That’s good enjoyed first one

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