Constantine 2 with Keanu Reeves still happening despite DC shakeup

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Despite being absent from James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC slate, Constantine 2 starring Keanu Reeves is still a go.

According to Entertainment Weekly, a spokesperson reached out and confirmed that the movie is still a go after a gaggle of cancellation rumors hit the Internet today.

It was announced in September 2022 that Reeves would return to reprise the titular role with Francis Lawrence returning to direct from a screenplay penned by Akiva Goldsman (Cinderella Man, I Am Legend, A Beautiful Mind).

The character of John Constantine is based on the DC character who first made an appearance in Swamp Thing issue no. 37 before getting a comic book series of his own, titled Hellblazer. He would also go on to make an appearance in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman the role - now named Johanna Constantine - in the live-action Netflix adaptation.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and The Flash are still headed to theaters, with the latter acting as a "reset" for the DC Universe before the Blue Beetle movie comes along.

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