David S Goyer talks DC future

We already have two DC new shows this year, and they are both off to a great start Gotham and Flash are both getting great reviews from fans (critics views do not matter if the viewers keep up and the fans are happy). Just around the corner we have the "Constantine" television series, and show runner/developer David S Goyer has recently done an interview with ScreenRant.

SCREEN RANT: Speaking of storylines, we all know that Constantine…with other characters like Zatanna, or any of the other DC magic people. Would it be possible to see Justice League Dark in any way, shape, or form? Would you want him to be a part of something like that?

GOYER: Yeah. I think you’ll see some of those…If the show takes off…even within the first 12 episodes we’ve introduced two or three characters from the broader DC universe that are not just exclusively from Hellblazer. Corrigan has been mentioned, but there’s a couple of other characters we haven’t talked about that will show up as well. If the show takes off and we get our back nine and come back a second season, we sort of have access to that whole corner of the occult universe. So, hopefully we’ll be introducing those characters as is appropriate.

SCREEN RANT: I know a lot of fans have a question about the structure of the master, just via TV or as it’s shaping up as a whole. You’ve got shows like Arrow, like Flash, like Supergirl from CBS. You’ve got Titans on TNT. You have Constantine on NBC. Different networks but all one studio company. I think a lot of fans are wondering is there room for movement even though these characters are on different networks, because they are under one master house? Could we see them interact?

GOYER: You know, never say never. There aren’t any immediate plans, but it would be interesting to try that, to do kind of an internetwork crossover. I think anything’s possible. But we have to get our sea legs first. We’ve gotta premiere in a couple of weeks, and hopefully the audience likes what we’ve got and then we’ll see.

SCREEN RANT: I know one of his biggest confrontations that everyone would love to see adapted on the screen was Constantine and Swamp Thing. Is that something that has been thrown around at all?

GOYER: It’s been thrown around. It’s not something I think we’d attempt in the first season. We need to make sure that we can pull off the special makeup effects. We don’t want to do a cheesy version of Swamp Thing. It’s a lot easier to do Dr. Occult or Satana or Jim Corrigan than it is to do Swamp Thing. So we’ll see.

"Constantine" TV Series update

We all know that NBC are working on their adaptation of the hugely popular Constantine comic, today we have some further plot details and characters we are likely to see in the pilot. These WILL BE SPOILERS if they come true, however for now they are still rumours, but could still be SPOILERS. Scroll down for the details, I repeat SPOILERS.
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Huge thanks to the guys and girls over at Shock Till You Drop, the main details of which are here;

• At the beginning of the first episode, Constantine has checked himself into a psychiatric institution after witnessing a 9-year-old girl have her soul taken to hell by a demon. When he checks himself out, he’s been there for six months.
• Constantine “is a clever wise-ass” who “masks his emotions with humor.” Hopefully, he’s more deadpan than, say, boisterously sarcastic.
• In the TV version of Constantine, Papa Midnite will be Cuban instead of Jamaican. Apparently, he can “dream the future” and when we meet him, he’s “doing a lot of cocaine because he has to stay awake.” For what reason? It doesn’t say. Though we do know that Midnite will be the primary villain of the show – for at least the first season.
• A regular girl named Liv Parsons – seemingly a vehicle to help viewers understand this supernatural world – discovers that something nefarious is coming for her. She teams up with Constantine, who used to be friends with her dead father and owes him a debt. Their team-up will apparently form the basis of the show.
• Constantine has an angel named Manny “assigned” to him to “help ease his soul into damnation.” Which seemingly confirms that his background will be similar to that of his comic book counterpart. In the comics, Constantine stopped a demon from taking the soul of a dying friend. For this, the demon promised to send Constantine to hell when he died.
• In the first episode, we’ll see all kinds of supernatural craziness, including “possessions, ghosts [...] and demons.”
• We’ll also meet “Chaz” – Constatine’s driver – a “tall, sensitive, quiet type” with a lot of knowledge about the supernatural. In the comics, his name is “Chas” Chandler, who was previously played by Shia LaBeouf in the 2005 Keanu Reeves film.
• And now for the most important thing: Constantine won’t be wearing his famous trenchcoat…at first. But he will eventually. So don’t get too up-in-arms.

Matt Ryan cast as Constantine!

NBC have found their John Constantine! Deadline are reporting that Welsh actor Matt Ryan, who you might recognise from "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour" he also played the voice of Edward Kenny in "Assassins Creed IV".

The series will be the 4th DC related TV Series on air when the next TV schedule starts later this year the others being the returning "Arrow" and two new shows "Flash" on CW and "Gotham" on Fox.

NBC gives us a Constatine update

Bleeding Cool are reporting that they have a learned a couple of new details about the upcoming "Constantine" TV Series including that the titular character will not only be a blonde man but he will also stay true to his British heritage just like in the comic. The last live action incarnation of John Constantine was played by Keanu Reeves back in the 2005 film of the same now. It is also being touted that he will keep his British accent, which is epic!

Written by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Man of Steel) and Daniel Cerone ("The Mentalist"), NBC has officially ordered a pilot for "Consantine" which will be helmed by The Descent's Neil Marshall.

Gonna do a quick little fancast of the top of my head;

Arthur Darvill,
Toby Kebbell - a buddy suggested he is a huge fan, I personally haven't seen much of his work just "Wilderness" which I seen once an wasn't a fan of the film itself.
David Tennant
Jude Law - too old?
Tom Hiddlestone?
James Marsters - American I know but who doesn't love Spike from "Buffy" I mean growing up I was convinced he was British! He may be a little old, but I love his work.
Stephen Graham - Scouse but Cockney in Snatch is pretty good from what I remember,
Paul Bettany,

You guys got an suggestions?

Neil Marshall boards "Constantine" pilot

British film director Neil Marshall known for making his name in the B movie horror world where he created gems like "The Descent", "The Descent Part 2" and a personal favourite of mine "Dog Soldiers" of which I have wanted a sequel for it since I was I lied my way into watch the original when I was 12 ha. Has according to reports signed on to direct the pilot of NBC's adaptation of DC Comics Constantine which has recently been moved from DC Vertigo to their New 52 arc.

The show has been in development for the past few months and recently NBC has ordered a pilot, the story of which was conceived by David S Goyer and Daniel Cerone ("The Mentalist" and "Motive") and scripted by Cerone himself. Reports are saying that the show could air as early as this fall in the States.

 Along with the announcement of Marshall's attachment comes a synopsis; 
"Constantine centers on John Constantine, an enigmatic and irreverent con man-turned-reluctant supernatural detective who is thrust into the role of defending us against dark forces from beyond."

I always have a lovely little warm feeling in the pit of my stomach when a fellow Brit gets a big job, gives me that extra bit of hope that maybe one day I could do it!