As with any adaptation of an existing work, The man of the sand The TV series, which can be streamed with a Netflix subscription, made some changes to the original stories written by Neil Gaiman. Among them was occult detective John Constantine transformed into Johanna Constantine, with Doctor who student Jenna Coleman performs the double duty of herself and her ancestor of the same name from the 18th century. Speaking of Constantine, it was recently announced that Keanu Reeves would be reprising his version of John Constantine and Coleman had a nice reaction to this DC movie news.
In case you missed the September announcement, Keanu Reeves will be joining constantine director Francis Lawrence for a sequel written by Akira Goldsman. Reeves was the first actor to play John Constantine in live action and two years later we learned that Reeves and Lawrence were supposed to face off. Constantine 2, It is happening now! During THROn’s interview she asked Jenna Coleman what it feels like to be “a little bit tied” as Constantine and to take on the role of her in a way, and she replied:
I know, I enjoyed it. In fact, I said I’m basically Keanu Reeves.
In addition to being a woman, the current Johanna Constantine played essentially the same role in The man of the sand TV series directed by John Constantine in the original Sandman comics. After breaking free from his captivity at the hands of the Burgess family, Tom Sturridge’s Morpheus enlisted Constantine’s help to retrieve his mystical sandbag from his ex-girlfriend, and first we got to see Constantine make good use of his magic to fight a demon. So yeah, Jenna Coleman definitely has the right to brag that she is “essentially” Keanu Reeves, which now makes me wonder how she would fare playing a character similar to Neo or John Wick.
the news on Constantine 2 followed a little over a month later The man of the sand premiered on Netflix, so it’s definitely been a good time to be a Constantine fan lately. When Jenna Coleman was asked if she thought it was a “coincidence,” Warner Bros. confirmed Constantine 2 advance immediately after The man of the sandUpon arrival, the actress said:
I couldn’t comment, but Constantine in its many forms seems to be making a comeback. I would like to take credit for it!
While Jenna Coleman’s performance certainly helped raise Constantine’s profile, I’d be remiss not to mention that Matt Ryan also played a major role in it. After directing the ephemeral constantine An NBC television series, he returned to play the character in The CW’s Arrowverse, as well as voicing him in various animated projects. However, Ryan’s time as live-action John Constantine appears to have ended after the character’s departure in legends of tomorrow The finale of the sixth season and the general ending of the main continuity of the Arrowverse. Between this and HBO Max runs a new one Constantine series (which was to play a black person in the lead role), Coleman is now the figurehead on the television and television front.
That said, though The man of the sand renews for a second season (Neil Gaiman explained why this hasn’t happened yet), it’s unclear if Jenna Coleman will return to play the current Johanna Constantine, albeit as Sand seller Comic book readers know there are more stories to tell about 18th century Johanna. There have also been calls from fans for Johanna Constantine to get a spin-off, so if that happens or if we get any major updates on the main show, 24 News Bulletin will deliver the great news.
Source: Cinemablend
