Deadline reports that filmmaker Francis Galluppi has been chosen to write a movie based on the character John Constantine.
Constantine is part of the magical and occult side of DC Comics. He first appeared in Swamp Thing comics during the 1980s. His first solo title, Hellblazer, launched in 1988, and it became a big part of DC’s Vertigo imprint when it started in 1993.
There has been one previous live-action film adapted from the character, 2005’s Constantine starring Keanu Reeves in the title role. John Constantine has also appeared in various TV shows and animated films.
The writer of the upcoming film, Francis Galluppi, previously wrote and directed The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023), and he’s writing and directed Evil Dead Wrath which is expected in 2028.
Deadline reports that Galluppi’s Constantine film is in very early development, and no other information is available at the moment.
