JJ Abrams will produce a brand new sequence primarily based on the DC character John Constantine (supernatural exorcist and demonologist) for HBO Max, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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In response to the outlet, Abrams` Unhealthy Robotic and WarnerMedia have tapped British novelist Man Bolton to pen the pilot, and are aiming to forged an actor of color within the function. Constantine was performed on the small display by Matt Ryan in a 2014-15 NBC present of the identical title, together with his model of the character additionally showing on CW`s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow`. Earlier than that, Keanu Reeves starred because the occult grasp in 2005`s `Constantine`, directed by Francis Lawrence.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, within the comics, the character in recent times has change into a key fixture of `Justice League Darkish`, a group that handles supernatural crises.
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The `Constantine` sequence joins a rising roster of HBO Max tasks coming from the world of DC Comics, together with Abrams` `Justice League Darkish`, James Gunn’sThe Peacemaker’ a derivative of Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ movie, and a Greg Berlanti-produced Inexperienced Lantern sequence
