REEVES SPEAKS ON CONSTANTINE
A lot of people are confused about the plotline of Keanue Reeves next flick, Constantine, which is an adaptation of a comic book entitled Hellblazer. Below Keanue speaks on the story, his character, and keeping the film PG-13. The film that hits theaters in 2004, also stars Rachel Weisz and Shia LeBeouf.
‘Keanu Reeves – who stars in Constantine, based on the DC/Vertigo comic series Hellblazer – told SCI FI Wire that his character is conflicted about his God-given mission on Earth. Constantine is entering its seventh week of principal photography in Los Angeles under director Francis Lawrence.’
‘Reeves’ character, supernatural detective John Constantine, is ‘a guy who’s angry and ambivalent,’ Reeves said. ‘There’s a line in it: ‘God has a plan for all of us. Some people like it, and some people don’t.’ That’s kind of my Constantinian take on it. Some people like it. John Constantine doesn’t like it, but he likes it.’
‘Reeves acknowledged that the character and the story are dark, but not so dark as to preclude delivering a piece of commercial entertainment. ‘Well, we’re hoping to make a PG-13 film,’ he said. ‘I’m playing a character who is damned, and he’s trying to escape hell. He goes to Gabriel [Tilda Swinton] and says, ‘Come on, I’m taking demons out of little girls. Who’s that for?’ Gabriel says, ‘Well, you don’t believe.’ I go, ‘I believe, for Christ’s sake!’ He says, ‘No, you don’t. You know you don’t have faith.’ After that [encounter with Gabriel], you see my character with scratches on his back, and he’s drinking some whiskey, and he’s just made love with a demon. So we’re trying to deliver a PG-13 film. My feet are on the floor by the bed, and she’s under the covers.’ Warner Brothers will release Constantine, which also stars Rachel Weisz and Shia LeBeouf, in 2004.’
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