The Constantine 2 script is finished, and the sequel is one step closer to becoming a thing

The script for Constantine 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2005 supernatural/superhero cult-classic Constantine, is finally done, bringing the film one step closer to an official release. And one of the film’s producers is too scared to even read it. As the titular detective would say, “Bloody hell.”

Constantine 2’s producer has the script… but he’s too scared to open it

Constantine 2 has been through every circle of production h-e-double-hockey-sticks in the years that’ve passed since the original film’s release. Earlier this year, at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, with Constantine 2’s producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In it, Bonaventura claimed that the film’s script was being written as he spoke and that fans of DC’s ever-suffering occult detective would get a more concrete update soon.

Said update came when ComicBook.com . The second Constantine 2 and the promise he’d made in their earlier interview came up in the conversation, Bonaventure revealed he’d gotten his hands on a copy of the film’s script. However, he hasn’t read it yet because he fears what he’ll see on the pages.

“You know it’s in my inbox right now. Funny enough, I’m too scared to read it, though. I want it to be good so bad. I’ll probably read it in the next few days. When I get on an airplane.”

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Constantine 2 is coming in time to join James Gunn’s DCEU reboot

While it is disheartening to hear that Bonaventure isn’t jumping at the chance to read Constantine 2‘s script, I understand his trepidation. The first Constantine isn’t a fantastic movie, barring an exceptional leading performance from Keanu Reeves. Still, there’s an earnestness to its production, a low-budget “first season of Supernatural” genuineness that’s become scarce in our current age of cinematic universes. Seeing that innate, authentic charm swapped for mediocrity or desperation for mainstream appeal would be a shame.

It doesn’t help that the hype around Constantine 2 has heated considerably since DC handed their rebooted Extended Universe over to James Gunn. Warner’s kicking off this new incarnation of the DCEU with a healthy slate of new movies and shows, and a new Constantine-themed project would allow them to explore the magical side of the DC Universe. The existence of projects like The Batman‘s The Penguin spin-off proves that Gunn’s willing to get experimental, so Constantine 2 would fit into this new, multi-faceted DCEU nicely.

It’s hard to say whether a direct sequel to a film that was released over a decade ago will do well with audiences. That said, Keanu Reeves is a huge name now, and I’d be curious to see what kind of energy he’d bring as an older Constantine, especially one who got a new lease on life after having terminal lung cancer ripped out of his lungs by the devil.