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Peter Stormare Suggests a ‘Constantine’ Sequel in the Works?
We don’t come bearing any official confirmation on this one but for what it’s worth, Constantine actor Peter Stormare took to Instagram today to tease… Constantine 2?!
Stormare, who memorably played Satan in the Francis Lawrence-directed 2005 film, shared an image praising his performance in the movie today, along with the caption:
“Sequel in the Works.”
Not surprisingly, fans of the Keanu Reeves-starring DC adaptation have exploded with excitement about this one, but right about now we have nothing tangible to go on here beyond Stormare’s Instagram post. And while we’re taking this one with a grain of salt for the time being, it’s at least worth noting that we know Reeves has been excited to return to the role.
Reeves told Variety last year, “I’ve always wanted to play John Constantine again. I just love that world, too, and I love that character. I just had a blast playing the character.”
It’s also worth noting that we had learned earlier this year that J.J. Abrams was working on a “Justice League Dark” series for HBO Max, which presumably would feature John Constantine. Additionally, it had been rumored shortly thereafter that Abrams was also working on a Constantine solo film, though those rumors remain unconfirmed at this time.
With 2005’s Constantine amassing a fan following over the years and Keanu Reeves’s career currently hotter than ever thanks to the John Wick movies, it would make sense that DC would be interested in returning to that iteration of the character versus hitting the reboot button completely. But it’s unclear at this time precisely what Stormare is referring to today.
Here’s hoping it’s not just wishful thinking on his part. We’ll keep you posted.
Constantine is an exorcist and occult detective who actively hunts supernatural entities. Matt Ryan most recently brought the character to the small screen in 2014 with NBC’s short-lived “Constantine.” He has continued to play him in various other live action & animated projects.
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The Broadway stage production of Paranormal Activity can’t wait to scare audiences and is acting accordingly; Deadline reports that the opening date has been bumped up several weeks.
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage is coming to Broadway for a limited 20-week engagement. The first preview performance scheduled for Friday, August 14, at the August Wilson Theatre, remains in place. Now the play will officially open on Tuesday, August 25, moving up from its initial September 15 launch date.
The official synopsis: “James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are.”
Directed by Felix Barrett and written by playwright Levi Holloway, the stage show weaves “an original story inspired by the film franchise, Paranormal Activity reimagines the modern ghost story with an intimacy that only live theatre can provide.”
The Broadway production will follow a strictly limited pre-Broadway engagement in Boston at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from July 11 through July 30.
Both the Broadway and Boston casts will feature Cher Álvarez, Travis A. Knight, Shannon Cochran, and Andrea Syglowski. Understudies will be Caron Buinis, Caroline Hendricks, and Michael Holding.
Álvarez will play Lou, and Knight plays James.
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage premiered at the Leeds Playhouse in the UK before transferring to the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End, where it received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination this year for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.
Original Paranormal Activity stars Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat attended the Paranormal Activity play last year, and they both shared their thoughts over on Instagram.
Katie Featherston raved, “What a truly fun night seeing the new Paranormal Activity at the Ahmanson Theatre! We had a blast- so scary and so fun. The design and production was amazing and the cast did a fantastic job. Congrats to all involved!”
There’s also a brand new movie on the way.
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