Recently, we reported about James Gunn and Peter Safran exiting their positions as the co-heads of DC Studios. Following their departures, Constantine filmmaker Francis Lawrence expressed a sense of "renewed hope" regarding a sequel to his action-horror film from 2005, starring Keanu Reeves.
In a recent conversation with Collider, Lawrence said that he has been attempting to develop a Constantine sequel for around 20 years with an idea and a screenplay at hand. While Lawrence clarified that he does not wish anyone to "lose their jobs" for his dream project to come to fruition, he also noted that "the people at DC" impeded him from making Constantine 2.
Lawrence said that the recent developments at the studio has made him "more hopeful" about the sequel, but he also expressed cautious optimism about it, considering the fact that it has been a longstanding attempt to make the film.
Noting that "there’s always been obstacles in the road to making it," the filmmaker said that the 2005 film's producer Akiva Goldsman, lead actor Keanu Reeves, and filmmaker JJ Abrams all wish to do the sequel.
Notably, in 2022, Deadline reported about Constantine 2 being in development plans at Warner Bros, with Lawrence attached to direct it from Goldsman's screenplay and with Reeves all set to reprise his role. It was reported that Goldsman would produce the film with Abrams and Hannah Minghella. Subsequently, in 2025, Reeves spoke to Inverse about a pitch made to DC Studios following the development of a story for it, and the company expressed their desire to develop a screenplay. However, the project has been in limbo for a long time now.
Lawrence also said that the development of the sequel would depend on the key personnel of DC Studios, Warner Bros and Paramount being on the same page with regard to it.
