{
  "id": 19594806,
  "title": "Keanu Reeves’ ‘Constantine 2’ Gets ‘Renewed Hope’ After James Gunn’s DC Exit, Says Director: ‘People at DC Were an Impediment to Us’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/keanu-reeves-constantine-2-gets-renewed-hope-after-james-gunns-dc",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T03:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/keanu-reeves-constantine-2-james-gunns-dc-exit-1236945816/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Following the news that James Gunn and Peter Safran are out as co-studio heads at DC, “Constantine” director Francis Lawrence is feeling a “renewed hope” about his long-awaited sequel to the “Hellblazer”-inspired 2005 action-horror. “Not that I want anybody to lose their jobs, so this is not like a schadenfreude kind of thing, but I […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Constantine’ Director Feels “More Hopeful” For Sequel Following James Gunn & Peter Safran’s DC Studios Exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/constantine-director-feels-more-hopeful-for-sequel-following-james",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:15:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}