It’s now been over 20 years since Constantine was released, and as we’ve previously reported, work on the sequel is in full swing. Unfortunately, the project seems to be moving a bit slowly, and Peter Stormare — who famously played Lucifer in the original film — reveals that Reeves isn’t happy with the direction of the script. The studio wants more action and spectacular scenes, while Reeves prefers a more spiritual and subdued tone, similar to the original film.

Stormare says that Reeves doesn’t want Constantine 2 to turn into an action-packed blockbuster, but rather focus on the conflict between ordinary people and demons. In an interview with The Direct, Stormare said:

“It’s a lot of back and forth… I think Keanu [Reeves], which I know pretty good, is not so happy with the scripts and usually what comes out of the studios… Because the first one wasn’t that successful in the beginning, it became a sleeper and became a cult movie, and now it is one of the biggest cult movies ever. But to do a sequel, the studios want to have, you know, cars flying in the air. They want to have people doing flip-flops and fighting action scenes. And I think Keanu says, ‘I’ve done John Wick. This movie is spiritual. It’s about demons and regular people. And I wanted to keep it that way.’ And we talked about that.”

What are your hopes for Constantine 2?