The time has finally come when the world can get some good news and some good movies to watch in the DCU. Director Francis Lawrence confirmed that Constantine 2 is indeed moving forward with Keanu Reeves and the fans couldn’t be more excited!
With plans, characters, and an intriguing storyline at hand (hopefully), Lawrence and Keanu Reeves will work on the Constantine sequel while fans cheer from the sideline. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) fans weren’t able to control their excitement over the news!
Francis Lawrence Managed Some Control In DC For Constantine 2
Veteran director Francis Lawrence is majorly known for his work in directing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and its sequels in The Hunger Games franchise. But before he became famous with Jennifer Lawrence, there was one other movie that made the director quite well-known.
Working alongside Keanu Reeves in 2005, Francis Lawrence directed the film Constantine. A part of the DC Universe, Constantine was quite an underrated movie but the world loved it when a sequel was confirmed. In recent news, Lawrence sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about his recent release The Hunger Games: The Ballards of Songbirds & Snakes. During these talks, the director also seemingly confirmed that Constantine 2 has been greenlit!
“The regime at DC changed, and they’ve got their plans. But luckily, we managed to wrangle some control and started working on some ideas for Constantine 2, which we’re really excited about,”
He further continued,
“It’s still the very beginning, as the strike put it on hold for a little bit. So we’re probably going to start getting back together after Thanksgiving, and dig back in to try and crack it.”
These statements created a wave of excitement around the world as fans immediately took to X to talk about the first movie and its upcoming sequel.
Fans Are Quite Excited For Constantine 2
Taking to the social media platform X, fans talked about how the first movie was an underrated gem with hopes that the sequel might be even better. Entrusting Francis Lawrence with the task of creating a masterpiece, people took to X to hype the movie up!
The first one is a highly underrated movie.
— Happy Captain (@EODHappyCaptain) November 25, 2023
This is Cinema 🎬 pic.twitter.com/88oTWUg9Md
— BOBBEY (@CalIMeDon) November 25, 2023
I bet it makes more profit than any Marvel or DC movie that came out this year.
— Michael Austin (@mikeswriting) November 25, 2023
— Gerard Ames (@vadebits1) November 25, 2023
Francis is on a roll
Never underestimate the director of the Bad Romance video— Dirk Patrol (@siriusgray91) November 25, 2023
With the sequel in the works and the world hyped up, Francis Lawrence will not have much problem creating the much-awaited Constantine 2. The first film in the franchise was an underrated success as the movie earned a rating of 7/10 on IMDB and an average of 46% on Rotten Tomatoes. Constantine is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
