You gotta admit, love or hate his acting, that when Keanu Reeves takes on a role, he really commits to it. CONSTANTINE hasn’t even hit theaters yet, and he’s already talking to ComingSoon.net about reprising the role.
You know, my contract didn’t have a second film, but myself and some of the producers and Francis Lawrence, the director, and I certainly would… because we fell in love with the guy. I fell in love with the guy. I had one of the best times I’d ever had working on a film working on this particular project. So, we would talk about what could we do? What happens to Constantine? He’s a heroin addict in Morocco. He’s got a spell, he’s killing people and he’s trying not to kill people so he’s knocking himself out. Then Akiva Goldsman was like, ‘No, he wants to stop Revelations.’ So we would do these kinds of things and ultimately it is up to the audience because that would mean that the studio would have resources to go forward with it. But I would love to play Constantine again as long as I worked with the same people. I mean, definitely Francis Lawrence and Akiva Goldsman and everyone involved in this project because I could not imagine doing this with not everyone involved. But I love playing the guy.
So there you have it. Guess we best push the box office on this one hard, because who could stand to miss Keanu Reeves on a Moroccan heroin bender? Not me I tell you. Not me.