Constantine, starring Keanu Reeves has been a cult classic film since 2005. With an equal number of negative and positive reviews, the film never made it big, but it didn’t go small either. Amid news from Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO Max canceling the Constantine reboot series that was in development, calls for racism were heard on all platforms as Keanu Reeves is confirmed to return for a sequel to the cult classic Constantine (2005).
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Fans speak out against racism as Keanu Reeves project lit up
Fans were already accusing the new CEO of Waner Bros. Discovery of having canceled the bat girl project which had made almost 90 million dollars in filming! Cries of racism were heard as the film featured a non-white American actor, Leslie Grace, as the film’s lead actor.
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With the recent news that Constantine 2 is in the works, a reboot of the 2014 American series Constantine was canceled by Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO Max for unknown reasons. Fans felt this was unfair to the series, as the series was rumored to have a black protagonist take on the role of John Constantine instead of a typical white person.
Fans took to Twitter and tried to address the issue of racism allegedly happening behind the scenes at Warner Bros. Discovery.
So zaslav delete the black Constantine project and bring back the white Constantine to look racist 👽👽👽 https://t.co/O2XzfvHzus
— Batman and KingShark Stan (@Faraz39011590) September 17, 2022
I’m not even trying to hide the racism at this point
— Delycan Deli Can (@DelycanComics) September 17, 2022
There is absolutely no way in hell this is the real decision of adults who spend their waking hours trying to make money.
– The Black Dog 🔞🔞🔞 (@ThatOneGuyThatL) September 17, 2022
I’m excited for Constantine but Zaslav really killed the inclusive version and instead rehired the almost all-white/white cast of the 20-year-old film https://t.co/KLPpbsPMWp
— X the Influence (@XTheExiled) September 16, 2022
In addition to cancellation Constantine reboot series, a series called Mrs X was also cancelled, which was supposed to be part of the Justice League Dark project.
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It is now confirmed that the John Wick With the actor indeed set to return for his iconic role as John Constantine in the upcoming sequel, the cancel culture at DC has drawn heavy backlash. Although these are still rumors, there is no denying the fact that the story of Ezra Miller the flash is still coming out despite the actor’s recent controversies. And now Keanu Reeves’ return has been welcomed, but it’s at the cost of the rebooted series which was in development and which was rumored to also feature a black lead actor.
The canceled bat girl The project only adds fuel to the fire as the blame for David Zaslav spills over to how he wants to make an all-white movie. Constantine (2005) and the series Constantine (2014) are available to stream on Prime Video.
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