James Gunn Breaks Silence on Keanu Reeves’ Constantine 2 — Is It Really Happening?
James Gunn says he’s talked with Keanu Reeves about Constantine 2, but hasn’t read a script yet — keeping the long-awaited follow-up to the 2005 cult classic in limbo.
Quick update on the Keanu Reeves Constantine sequel: James Gunn has talked to Reeves about it, he thinks the team is solid, but he still has not read the script. And in Gunn world, the script is the whole ballgame.
What Gunn actually said
On BobaTalks, Gunn confirmed he has been in touch with Reeves about Constantine 2, but kept it simple: the project lives or dies by what is on the page.
"I have discussed it on and off. I discussed it with Keanu. So, it is... I think that is a great group of guys. I like all those people a lot. I think they are talented, but I have not read any script yet."
Where this leaves Constantine 2
- Script-first: Since launching the DCU, Gunn has been loud about a quality-over-everything approach to writing. That standard applies to Elseworlds titles too — think Matt Reeves' The Batman Epic Crime Saga — which live outside the main DCU and do not mess with continuity.
- Gunn is slammed: Between Superman, Peacemaker season 2, and the upcoming Man of Tomorrow, it is not shocking he has not gotten to Constantine 2 yet. But even if he had the time, the script still needs to meet his bar.
- Reeves is still pushing: After a few hiccups earlier this year, Keanu told Fandango (while promoting Good Fortune) that a new draft came in and they are getting ready to take it to DC. Translation: the ball is with the script and the studio's reaction.
- If it happens, it is Elseworlds: A Reeves-led Constantine 2 would slide into DC's Elseworlds lane — a prestige corner for one-off stories — without touching the DCU timeline Gunn is building.
Reeves' side of it
Keanu has been trying to make this sequel happen for years, and he sounds cautiously optimistic. His gist to Fandango: there is a fresh draft, they are about to bring it to the studio, and he is hoping they are into it.
The bottom line
No greenlight, no script approval, but not dead. Gunn likes the people involved and Reeves keeps championing it. If that draft lands, Constantine 2 could finally move — just do not expect it to plug into the main DCU.
If you want a refresher, the 2005 Constantine is streaming on HBO Max in the US.