15 Years Later Constantine Director Francis Lawrence Still Wants To Make A Sequel

15 Years Later, ‘Constantine’ Director Francis Lawrence Still Wants To Make A Sequel

By Jack Giroux/July 15, 2020 9:30 am EST

Nonetheless, filmmaker Francis Lawrence, Keanu Reeves, and producer Akiva Goldsman still want another crack at the chainsmoking, anti-hero demon fighter.

We recently spoke to Lawrence about Constantine for its 15th anniversary (look for the full interview soon). The filmmaker explained why a sequel didn’t happen, and why it still may not happen, but that the original team behind the film are still keen to make it one day:

A Constantine sequel all these years later with Reeves’ triumphant return reads as a surefire hit on paper. After 30 years of making movies, Reeves is more popular than ever. With the success of the John Wick franchise, Reeves’ stock and the lovefest surrounding him is at an all-time high.

Given that a big-screen Constantine reboot never happened, the door is still wide open for the actor to play John Constantine again with all the gruff swagger and existential despair still intact. When I mentioned to Lawrence how ridiculous it’d be not to greenlight a Constantine sequel starring Keanu Reeves, he replied, “I know. I agree. I’m with you, man. It’s not for a lack of trying.”