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    Character » John Constantine appears in 1561 issues.

    John Constantine, the Hellblazer, is a working-class magician, occult detective and a golden-tongued con man. He is well-known for his scathing wit, endless cynicism, ruthless cunning and constant chain smoking. A roguish counterculture anti-hero, Constantine is also a strident humanist driven by a heartfelt desire to defend mankind from the forces of evil.

    Constantine 2 (2012) - The world really is going to end next year

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    Constantine 2 (
    2012 )

    Online sources such as IMDb have a Constant(een) #2 for 2012.  Why is DC trying to ruin my favorite character by trying to franchise him?
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    #1  Edited By FadeToBlackBolt
    @Silkcuts: Hopefully it wont have Keanu Reeves in it and will be set in the UK.
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    #2  Edited By Silkcuts
    @FadeToBlackBolt:   Keanu can't act but he brings in female fans :(
    So its safe to say it will be American John again.

    To do the proper John it would have to be rebooted and not called Constantine 2
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    #3  Edited By FadeToBlackBolt
    @Silkcuts: True, but that's just the working title. Amazing Spider-Man was still working under "Spider-Man 4" before it had a title. High School Musical was called Grease 3.
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    #4  Edited By Silkcuts
    @FadeToBlackBolt:  Your actually giving me hope.
    Since the entry has no cast yet anything is possible.

    I wonder if WB will put their fingers in the pot and get Neil Patrick Harris as John and make it a musical
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    #5  Edited By FadeToBlackBolt
    @Silkcuts: Yikes don't even joke.

    I actually think they'll want to do it better this time, with the exception of Jonah Hex (which was just a rush job), both Marvel and DC are taking their comic properties far more seriously. When they brought out the first Constantine, it was more like they just wanted people to know that not all comics were superhero-oriented.

    There's a good chance they'll fix it. Even if it's set in the US, I think it will probably be a British Constantine working in the US for that particular "mission".
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    #6  Edited By Silkcuts
    @FadeToBlackBolt:  I hope they fix it as well.
    But American Constantine was acknowledged by British John in a throw away line in the comics, can't remember were, but John does know of other versions of himself.
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    #7  Edited By FadeToBlackBolt
    @Silkcuts: Yeah, I read about that. Still hoping for a true Brit John though. Not sure who I'd have playing him though.
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    #8  Edited By Silkcuts
    @FadeToBlackBolt: Hoping its proper as well
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    #10  Edited By Caligula

    I didn't think the first one was so bad. As a matter of fact I rather enjoyed it.

    and I like Keanu

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    #12  Edited By Caligula
    @aztek the lost said:
    " @Caligula: but it wasn't Hellblazer, that at least has to be admitted, I like the movie for what it is...but not as any sort of homage or interpretation of Hellblazer/Constantine "
    I agree. But to call it a bad film is a misnomer. It was a pretty good movie, inaccurate as it was.
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    #14  Edited By IrishX
    @Silkcuts said:
    "
    Constantine 2 (
    2012 ) Online sources such as IMDb have a Constant(een) #2 for 2012.  Why is DC trying to ruin my favorite character by trying to franchise him? "


    I've noticed that you are pretty adamant about the pronunciation of Constantine's name. I believe you've said before it's suppose to be Constan (tin) or (tyne). Why is it pronounced that way in the comic?  

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    Just because it has imdb page means nothing. Cloak and Dagger had a page back in the early 00s. 

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    #16  Edited By joshmightbe

    The term in development could mean many things, technically Spiderman was in development for like 25 years before the movie was actually made

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    #17  Edited By Silkcuts
    @IrishX said:
    " @Silkcuts said:
    "
    Constantine 2 (
    2012 ) Online sources such as IMDb have a Constant(een) #2 for 2012.  Why is DC trying to ruin my favorite character by trying to franchise him? "


    I've noticed that you are pretty adamant about the pronunciation of Constantine's name. I believe you've said before it's suppose to be Constan (tin) or (tyne). Why is it pronounced that way in the comic?  

    "
    That is the way Alan Moore intended.  John states it with the Rhyme in the pages of Swamp Thing.  Apparently it is the way the British pronounce it, I have literally heard Moore, Delano and Diggle say it with the rhyme.
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    #18  Edited By Silkcuts
    @aztek the lost said:
    " @Caligula said:
    " @aztek the lost said:
    " @Caligula: but it wasn't Hellblazer, that at least has to be admitted, I like the movie for what it is...but not as any sort of homage or interpretation of Hellblazer/Constantine "
    I agree. But to call it a bad film is a misnomer. It was a pretty good movie, inaccurate as it was. "
    true. but we don't need more of the same misrepresenation, do we? especially now that Milligan is writing his epic Hellblazer run "
    I stated in the past that I think the American John was to get a movie out before Steve Niles could get a Criminal Macabre movie made.

    Since John's profile has drastically increased I think proper John is the way DC will do it now
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    #19  Edited By JonesDeini
    @Silkcuts said:
    " @aztek the lost said:
    " @Caligula said:
    " @aztek the lost said:
    " @Caligula: but it wasn't Hellblazer, that at least has to be admitted, I like the movie for what it is...but not as any sort of homage or interpretation of Hellblazer/Constantine "
    I agree. But to call it a bad film is a misnomer. It was a pretty good movie, inaccurate as it was. "
    true. but we don't need more of the same misrepresenation, do we? especially now that Milligan is writing his epic Hellblazer run "
    I stated in the past that I think the American John was to get a movie out before Steve Niles could get a Criminal Macabre movie made.Since John's profile has drastically increased I think proper John is the way DC will do it now "
    Let us pray this is so. You really could make a great Constantine film if they put their mind to. Hell if you can redeem Batman, anything's possible. 
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    #20  Edited By Silkcuts
    @JonesDeini: I am setting my hopes low so there is a better chance to surpass it.
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    #21  Edited By JonesDeini
    @Silkcuts: 
    Lol don't we all when it comes to the films?
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    #22  Edited By IrishX
    @Silkcuts: 
    Thanks.
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    #23  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous
    @Silkcuts said:
    " @FadeToBlackBolt:  I hope they fix it as well.But American Constantine was acknowledged by British John in a throw away line in the comics, can't remember were, but John does know of other versions of himself. "
    Dosnt he say something about another him with black hair thats american and they pronounce his name wrong?
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    #25  Edited By Silkcuts
    @aztek the lost said:
    " @Silkcuts said:
    " @aztek the lost said:
    " @Caligula said:
    " @aztek the lost said:
    " @Caligula: but it wasn't Hellblazer, that at least has to be admitted, I like the movie for what it is...but not as any sort of homage or interpretation of Hellblazer/Constantine "
    I agree. But to call it a bad film is a misnomer. It was a pretty good movie, inaccurate as it was. "
    true. but we don't need more of the same misrepresenation, do we? especially now that Milligan is writing his epic Hellblazer run "
    I stated in the past that I think the American John was to get a movie out before Steve Niles could get a Criminal Macabre movie made.Since John's profile has drastically increased I think proper John is the way DC will do it now "
    if they do a movie on the real John, do you have any particular arc or run you hope it's inspired by? "
    I was actually talking to a few HB fans at TCAF, I was getting sketches in my John book so I met a lot, The Azz run is very underrated.  I would love to see Hard Times.  Till this date, when John gets the Muslims to turn their back on God is one of my all time favorite Cons.
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    #26  Edited By Silkcuts
    @spiderbat87 said:
    " @Silkcuts said:
    " @FadeToBlackBolt:  I hope they fix it as well.But American Constantine was acknowledged by British John in a throw away line in the comics, can't remember were, but John does know of other versions of himself. "
    Dosnt he say something about another him with black hair thats american and they pronounce his name wrong? "
    Comic John has acknowledged the existence of American John somewhere in the comics yes, but American John has nothing on the real John.
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    #28  Edited By turoksonofstone

    going to go out on a limb and expect a reboot, and a turn toward the source material.

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    #29  Edited By Silkcuts
    @aztek the lost said:
    " @Silkcuts: Hard Time, eh? not the pick I expected...kind of seems like one of the worst possible (good) stories that could be used for a movie but not really introduce new people to a typical Hellblazer story...I'm sure most people would just see it as some prison movie

    I'd like an All His Engines movie, that's the only Carey story I can think of that wouldn't need to be multiple movies

    Dangerous Habits they already attempted so we can't have that...if an American story was preferred I'd like Good Intentions or Freezes Over as they are more self-contained, especially Freezes Over...Dark Entries would be cool
    "
    I think that is the charm to hard times, John works behind the scenes.  Good intentions would do well with the Torture porn angle.  Freezes over as well because it involves a serial killer.

    All his Engines was kind of a tie-in to the 2005 movie as well.... so I don't know about that one.

    Dark Entries would make an interesting movie and Rankin has a big following.

    Family man could work as well, since they like to give John a gun any way...lol

    Diggle's joy ride maybe, since VErtigo tried turning The Losers into a movie.

    With vampires being in and Ennis being the writer most people think of The King of Vampires story would be cool.  May be the royal blood jack the ripper arc.
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    #31  Edited By Feliciano2040
    @aztek the lost said:
    if they do need to appeal to American audiences, why not use Azzarello's run as inspiration or something?

    The right choice was to use "Dangerous Habits", the wrong choice was to change EVERY SINGLE THING that made it a good story.

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