Published Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
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You can tell some movies are destined to become cult classics from the moment they’re released. Middling critical reviews and modest box office returns, but a small percentage of people come out of the multiplex convinced they’ve just seen their movie. And this is one of those examples. In fact, this is a cult hit so powerful it’s been pushing hard for a sequel for two decades now.
Released in 2005, Constantine follows cynical occult detective John Constantine, a man capable of seeing angels and demons walking among humanity. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the movie is a blend of comic book style, gothic horror, and ethereal fantasy. Now, more than 20 years later, Constantine 2 is still officially in development at Warner Bros., according to Deadline, despite the studio’s recent merger with Paramount. 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.
Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer graphic novels, Constantine tells the story of John Constantine, a man who has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with skeptical policewoman Angela Dodson to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught in a catastrophic series of otherworldly events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost.
The film stars Keanu Reeves (John Wick: Chapter 4) as John Constantine, Rachel Weisz (The Mummy) as Angela Dodson, Shia LaBeouf (Megalopolis) as Chas Kramer, Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door) as Gabriel, Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place: Day One) as Midnite, Peter Stormare (Until Dawn) as Lucifer Morningstar, and Gavin Rossdale as Balthazar.
Four worlds and four completely different ideas of what a good life looks like. This is where you belong, what it would ask of you, and what you would get back in
You belong somewhere old enough that the mountains have names and somebody can still tell you who gave them. Middle-earth is for people who think the right thing is worth doing even when it will not be finished in their lifetime.
You want the sea, a crew, and absolutely nobody telling you where you are allowed to go. The Grand Line is the world for people whose main ambition in life is finding out what is over there.
You would rather be feared and useful than liked and useless. The Continent is a world where the monsters are the straightforward part of the job and the people are where it all gets complicated.
You want the myths to be real and loose in the actual world, and you want to find out at about thirteen that you were never anywhere near as ordinary as everybody kept telling you.
Constantine grossed $230.9 million worldwide against a budget of roughly $100 million, becoming a respectable commercial success despite mixed reviews at the time. Today, the film enjoys something of a critical reappraisal. It holds a 46% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes but an impressive 72% audience score, with Reeves’ portrayal becoming increasingly popular over the past two decades. Its devoted fanbase ultimately helped convince Warner Bros. to finally move ahead with a sequel after years of speculation. Reeves recently dropped an update on the sequel, saying:
“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.”
The sequel was first announced in 2022, with Lawrence returning to direct and Akiva Goldsman attached to write the screenplay. Warner Bros. has since undergone another major ownership change, but Constantine 2 remains on the studio’s development slate. 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.
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Francis Lawrence
Frank A. Cappello
Akiva Goldsman, Benjamin Melniker, Erwin Stoff, Lauren Shuler Donner, Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson