New CONSTANTINE Will Replace Reeves & Ryan With Non-White Actor
J.J. Abrams & HBO Max s new Constantine series will replace Keanu Reeves & Matt Ryan with a non-white actor, connect directly to Abrams Justice League Dark series, and stick to the comic’s horror-driven roots By Mike Sprague
J.J. Abrams & Bad Robot’s new
Constantine TV series is coming soon. And today we have some killer updates. First, Guy Bolton has been tapped to write the pilot.
Next, the show will reboot the character’s onscreen continuity. Meaning, a search is underway for someone new to play the title role – and we hear the powers that be want a non-white actor. So that means no Keanu Reeves or Matt Ryan.
Horror History: CONSTANTINE Was Released 16 Years Ago
On this day in horror history, Francis Lawrence’s Constantine with Keanu Reeves Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Djimon Hounsou, and Gavin Rossdale hit theaters in 2005. By Mike Sprague
Constantine with Keanu Reeves hit theaters in 2005. Alan Moore introduced the character while writing
Swamp Thing,
Disturbia), Tilda Swinton (
Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello penned the script based on the DC/Vertigo
Hellblazer comics. It centers on suicide survivor and demon hunter who’s literally been to hell and back. And he knows that when he dies, he’s got a one-way ticket to Satan’s realm. That is unless he can earn enough goodwill to climb God’s stairway to heaven. Constantine ignites a plot involving angels and demons while helping a policewoman investigate her identical twin’s apparent suicide.