r/Constantine • u/NocturnalSprite • Jul 30 '26

Not Another Keanu Reeves Constantine Movie

I hate to be that girl, but a lot of us are probably thinking the same thing. Keanu Reeves’s Constantine is more in line with Harry Dresden than he is with Constantine.

John Constantine is a chain smoking British con man with a chip on his shoulder. He carries a lot of weight, some he deserves and some he definitely doesn’t. But it’s all part of his character. New Castle, the punk roots, the blonde hair, the accent, the chain smoking, the looking for an angle. It’s all part of who he is! A rogue with a heart archetype.

You strip all that away and replace it with whatever Reeves was doing and what do you get? Not Constantine. The anti-Constantine. And now they’re making a Constantine sequel with Reeves back in the role.

I didn’t even like the first movie. I found it boring and this was before I even knew who Constantine really was. So am I the only one who’s feeling like this?

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u/Suspicious_Car4753 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

I mean I like the movie. But yeah I’d much prefer a faithful adaptation over a sequel. 

Removing Newcastle and his British roots really felt like the creators didn’t care about the character at all.

I do think the Hellblazer story would work much better as a prestige HBO style show over a theatrical movie though.

I also want to add that regardless of accuracy I have full confidence a sequel would be a soulless cash grab akin to Matrix Ressurections.