Is Keanu Reeves' Constantine An Underrated Superhero Horror Gem?

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Sometimes the passage of time can gradually place a film in a radically different cultural context than the one it came out in. The many pieces that make up a single work of art all have their own impact on the outside world, and the ever-changing flow of popular opinion can place art into completely unfamiliar territory.

Before the MCU, superhero movies weren't exactly rare. It may seem that way in comparison, but they just weren't the ubiquitous powerhouse genre they are today. When a new superhero movie was announced back in the early 2000s, almost every project was a big-screen debut and some went better than others.

Keanu Reeves Vs. Matt Ryan: Who Is A Better Constantine?

John Constantine was created by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben in 1985. He was originally intended as a minor side-character in an early issue of Swamp Thing before being promoted to his own series in 1988. Hellblazer, Constantine's solo series, went on to be one of the biggest horror comics in DC's catalog and the flagship property of their Vertigo imprint. Constantine quickly became a hugely beloved character, moving into a level of cult fandom not seen by most fixtures of the genre. With his huge popularity, it's shocking that it took so long for someone to adapt him to the big screen.

Efforts to make the adaptation happen began in 1997, only 12 years after Constantine's first appearance. Producer Lauren Shuler Donner shopped the project around for years before proper filmmaking began. Paul Hunter of Bulletproof Monk fame was the first name attached to direct, but he left shortly thereafter. The Cell and Immortals director Tarsem Singh was tapped in 2001 and Nicolas Cage was in line to star, but the world was tragically