Constantine 2 still in development at Warner Bros. after Paramount merger, Deadline reports
Deadline reported that Constantine 2, the sequel to Keanu Reeves' 2005 film, remains on Warner Bros.' development slate after its merger with Paramount. It has no release date.
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Centre · 2Constantine 2, the sequel to the 2005 Keanu Reeves film Constantine, is still in development at Warner Bros., according to a report from Deadline cited by Collider and Screen Rant. ColliderN “Constantine 2 is still officially in development at Warner Bros., according to Deadline, despite the studio's recent merger with Paramount.” Read at Collider ↗ Screen RantN “Deadline reported several titles that are in the works under the new Skydance company.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Deadline's list of projects in the works under the new Skydance company, published around the Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount merger, includes the sequel. Screen RantN “With the upcoming Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount merger, Deadline reported several titles that are in the works under the new Skydance company.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Collider says the sequel is among the projects overseen by Skydance Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, with Reeves expected to return as John Constantine. ColliderN “The long-awaited sequel remains among the projects being overseen by Skydance Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, with Reeves expected to return as John Constantine.” Read at Collider ↗
Centre · 1Collider says Francis Lawrence, who directed the first film, is still attached to direct. It adds that the sequel was first announced in 2022 with Akiva Goldsman attached to write the screenplay. ColliderN “The sequel was first announced in 2022, with Lawrence returning to direct and Akiva Goldsman attached to write the screenplay.” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1Reeves recently said that he and others pitched a story to DC Studios, which said 'Okay', and that they would try to write a script in which John Constantine would be 'tortured even more'. ColliderN ““We pitched a story to DC Studios, and they said, ‘Okay.’ So we’re going to try and write a script. John Constantine’s going to be tortured even more.”” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1Collider reports that James Gunn has previously indicated the film would fall under the DC Elseworlds banner, separate from the main DC Universe. It says the sequel has no official release date. ColliderN “James Gunn has previously indicated that the movie would fall under the DC Elseworlds banner, allowing it to exist separately from the main DC Universe.”“Constantine 2 does not yet have an official release date.” Read at Collider ↗
Centre · 1The original film, based on DC Comics/Vertigo's Hellblazer, grossed $230.9 million worldwide against a budget of roughly $100 million. It holds a 46% critics' score and a 72% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. ColliderN “Constantine grossed $230.9 million worldwide against a budget of roughly $100 million”“It holds a 46% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes but an impressive 72% audience score” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1Screen Rant notes the sequel has seen little progress in recent years, and calls the Deadline listing the year's most significant update on it. Screen RantN “Despite the lack of progression in the last few years, Keanu Reeves' fantasy sequel is officially moving forward, as the sequel gets a new update.”“marking it as 2026's most significant update for the DC sequel.” Read at Screen Rant ↗
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- Framing
- Both entertainment outlets present the Deadline listing as confirmation that the long-delayed cult-classic sequel is still alive, with Collider adding background on the cast, the film's reappraisal and the creative team.
- Emphasis
- Screen Rant stresses the lack of progress over the years; Collider stresses the cult following and the continuity of Lawrence, Reeves and the studio's development slate.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither reports a script, a start of production, a cast announcement beyond Reeves or a release date, and both rely on Deadline rather than a studio statement.
- Charged language
- “Cult-Classic”“officially”“long-awaited”
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“In fact, this is a cult hit so powerful it's been pushing hard for a sequel for two decades now.” — Collider
“A beloved Keanu Reeves film is progressing with a sequel.” — Screen Rant
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What every side reports
- Constantine 2 is listed by Deadline among projects in the works under the new Skydance company after the Warner Bros. and Paramount merger.
- Keanu Reeves is tied to the sequel to his 2005 film Constantine.
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Celebratory Short item presenting the Deadline listing as official progress for a beloved film's sequel after years of silence.
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Keanu Reeves’ Cult-Classic Fantasy Thriller Sequel Is Still Officially Happening
Sympathetic Fan-friendly explainer calling the film a cult classic and the sequel long-awaited, with plot, cast and box-office background.
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