Constantine 2 producer confirms script is written but he’s too scared to read it: “I want it to be good so bad”

Constantine 2 has a script

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Constantine 2, the long-awaited follow up to the Keanu Reeves DC adaptation, has just received potentially its most positive update yet.

The original movie came out in 2005 and, along with Reeves, starred Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Gavin Rossdale, Shia LaBeouf, and Djimon Hounsou.

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

Constantine directorFrancis Lawrence has previously shared his hopes to make the follow-up R-rated. “The idea is this time, at least for me, is to really go at it and make a real R-rated Constantine which is, I think, what people always wanted originally, not the PG-13 version that just happens to get an R,” he said.

The sequel is absent from theDCU Chapter One: Gods and Monstersslate, likely because it’ll be an Elseworlds story (like the forthcomingJoker: Folie à Deuxor The Batman 2).

Up next for DC is The Penguin, which is already proving a hit with critics – in fact,its Rotten Tomatoes score is outranking The Batman. Our ownThe Penguin reviewsays: “More gangster saga than comic book adaptation, The Penguin is a fresh take on its titular villain, but it’s Cristin Milioti who really shines as the brutal and captivating Sofia Falcone.”

The Penguin arrives on September 19. In the meantime, check out our guide to all theupcoming DC movies and showsfor everything else that’s in the works.

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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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