- Primary Subject: Constantine 2
- Key Update: Constantine director Francis Lawrence says he has "renewed hope" that the long-gestating Keanu Reeves sequel can finally move forward.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: November 12, 2026
- Quick Answer: Director Francis Lawrence says Constantine 2 has renewed hope after James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Studios exit removed key roadblocks to the sequel.
Constantine director Francis Lawrence revealed that he is still hopeful for a potential sequel following the leadership change at DC Studios.
In the last several years, there have been attempts to make a sequel to the 2005 DC Comics film starring Keanu Reeves as the titular occult detective. Fans have hoped it would happen, since they would love to see more of Reeves as the fan-favorite character.
Now, it looks like the possibility might still be out there following the recent DCU changes.
Why Constantine Director Is Still Hopeful for the Planned Sequel
In a recent interview with Collider, Constantine director Francis Lawrence shared that he has renewed hope for the sequel to happen following the exit of James Gunn and Peter Safran as CEOs of DC Studios.
He believes that the leadership change could potentially pave the way for them to finally move forward with the long-gestating sequel.
"Well, I’ll tell you this. Not that I want anybody to lose their jobs, so this is not like a schadenfreude kind of thing, but I will say that we’ve been trying to make Constantine 2 for 20-something years, and we have an idea, and we have a script, and we’ve been wanting to make it, and the people that were at DC were an impediment to us making it," the filmmaker said.
"So, we are now more hopeful as of yesterday’s news that maybe now there will be another opportunity. But again, we’ve been trying to make this for 20-something years, and there’s always been obstacles in the road to making it, and it’s not me, it’s not Keanu, it’s not Akiva [Goldsman]. J.J. [Abrams] is on it, as well."
Lawrence added, "We all want to do it. So, it’s really going to be people at Paramount, Warner, whoever’s running DC now, getting everybody on board to say, like, 'Hey, we can do a sequel of our version of Constantine.'"
With the possibility that the new DC franchise might introduce a different version of John Constantine, Lawrence noted that it wouldn't prevent them from wanting to do a sequel.
He said, "Personally, I don’t even care if somebody has a plan for some sort of shared universe, and they want to do another version of Constantine. If they just let us do the sequel to our version, they can coexist. So, I have renewed hope as of yesterday that there might be some possibility for forward movement there."
For now, it remains unknown what the next phase of the DC franchise will look like following the leadership change, so it might take a while before we will be able to find out whether the new DC Studios head will allow the Constantine sequel to finally happen.
What's Next in the DCU
As fans are waiting for news on what's next for the DC franchise, they can anticipate the release of Man of Tomorrow, which will serve as the fourth feature film in the DCU. It is slated to arrive in theaters on July 9, 2027.
David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult are confirmed to reprise their respective roles of Superman/Clark Kent and Lex Luthor. Just like the first movie, James Gunn is also serving as the director and writer of the project.
Other cast members who are expected to return in the film are Frank Grillo (Rick Flag, Sr.), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), and Milly Alcock (Supergirl).
Aaron Pierre is confirmed to reprise the role of John Stewart from Lanterns, while German actor Lars Eidinger has been cast to play Brainiac. Adria Arjona, Matthew Lillard, and Andre Royo are also part of the cast. Xolo Maridueña is set to appear as Blue Beetle, making him officially part of the DCU.
While most of the plot details are under wraps, Gunn teased that the film "is a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work together to a certain degree against a much, much bigger threat."