Constantine 2: Will That Hellfire Be Lit?

As someone with an affinity towards most any cinematic or televised piece that plays with dogma or any sort of higher power going beyond basic humanity, it should come as no surprise that I find sanctuary – no pun initially intended – in pieces like that of Constantine, Saved!, Red State, Reaper, The Good Place, Lucifer, and Dogma.

So finding out there will be a sequel to Constantine had this satire* fiend squeeing! And despite knowing the original movie was most assuredly not a box office-crashing hit, I am more than ready to see everyone’s favorite “breathtaking” star perhaps rejoined by a certain hole-digging former Disney star. Seeing this duo reunited onscreen would resurrect my faith in most sequels – with the exceptions of a certain Armitage led fantasy film and another starring Whoopi Goldberg as everyone’s favorite pseudo-nun. Let’s be real – the latter mentioned is truly a gem and the casts of both contain some of the most legendary actors of our time.

And not to go all sunshine and daisies about all this hellfire and brimstone, but I am truly looking forward to whatever is to come regarding this work. Unfortunately, we cannot count our demonic chickens just yet, according to Screen Rant, Constantine 2 “has yet to be officially green-lit.” So just like with the pandemic, I suppose all we have left to do really is wait.

*I acknowledge not all pieces mentioned are satire.