Constantine was one of those early comic book movies that flew so high over so many radar’s that a lot of viewers had no idea that the movies’ inspiration originally came from illustrations, so the news that a sequel is still rattling around the heads of the team behind the original is great news to me. Francis Lawrence, the director of the movie, had this to say when prompted with the question of a sequel:
Souce: AICN
Over the years, CONSTANTINE seems like it has this kind of cult following…which has been great, it’s been embraced, and it would be great to figure out a sequel. And if we did, and we’ve been trying to figure one out, it would be great to do the really, dark scary…we got caught in that weird PG-13 R no man’s land…and we should do the hard R, scary version, which I would love to do”
I had no idea that they even noticed that there’s a bit of a following for this movie seeing as how it’s been a good 6 long years or so since the original movie was released. I really enjoyed the movie for what it’s worth and I’m not surprised that there’s been resurrected interest in the character seeing as how he’s now a part of the DC comics spotlight with his **SPOILER** unforeseen appearance at the conclusion of their “Brightest Day” mini series.
I really enjoyed the original movie. I love movies that use religious undertones and they often propel themselves onto my ‘radar’ into the forefront of my ‘must see’ movie list. I hope this one continues to develop and if it does I’ll be sure to share with you guys.
