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Gigrantor	John Constantine Hellblazer Movie REBOOT!	Lead	[-]
Posts: 451 Mar 14 12 11:26 AM Bronze Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Lets face it, thee 2005 Constantine movie with Canoe Reeves was a steaming pile of sh*t! It seems that the latest trend in Hollywood when a bad comic book movie is made is to go back and start the franchise with a reboot. This worked perfectly with Nolan's vision of Batman, washing away the taste of Schumacher's nipple fest that was Batman and Robin and Spider-man will also be getting the reboot in a few months time. If any film needs the reboot treatment its Hellblazer and the best way to do this is to completely recast the film with a decent British actor and set it in London where it belongs. I would personally like to see someone like Clive Owen or Daniel Craig in the lead and a director that understands and has a feel for London and can do action, Guy Richie or Danny Boyle immediately come to mind. Or if they want a youngish actor to draw in the ladies then Paul Bettany is the ideal choice as this fan made trailer proves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkOEKy1ZBqI Any other Hellblazer fans here that would like to see a movie with John Constantine on the big screen done right?
kosh62		#1	[-]
Posts: 3265 Mar 14 12 11:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Seconded. I would also like to see a LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN reboot. It was criminal how the movie makers screwed that up.
comicsatemybrain		#2	[-]
Posts: 4366 Mar 14 12 11:56 AM Registered Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	kosh62 wrote: Seconded. I would also like to see a LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN reboot. It was criminal how the movie makers screwed that up. Good luck convincing Alan Moore to get involved with the movie business again.
deejayway		#3	[-]
Posts: 2891 Mar 14 12 12:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Paul Belany would be a good choice and Guy Ritchie would be a good choice to direct. However, there is an English actor, who looks like an ugly version of Sting, who I think would be perfect. He's good too but I don't know his name. He played the older brother in Hooligans 1 and he was part of the cast in a rather naf series with Robert (Napoleon Solo) Vaughn (sic?). It was about a group of reformed con men who put the sting on baddies. Something like that. It was pretty dreary so I never watched an entire episode but this guy got my attention. I've seen him in a few other small roles and he has the right, gaunt, ballsy look for Constantine. Read between the lines or you'll fall through the cracks. Comic reviews galore at Comicidal Maniac and: Do you dare enter where Angels fear to Thread?
KOBE27		#4	[-]
Posts: 5580 Mar 14 12 12:43 PM Bronze Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You mean HUSTLE? It wasn't that bad, LOL. Anyway, are you talking about Adrian Lester?? The lead of the show? (Technically, Robert Vaugh wasn't the main character) He was on HOOLIGANS?? Huh. In any case, they shouldn't have to look for "Sting's ugly brother" (unless they were intending to do a movie about the current, 50-something John, which I doubt) If they were really trying to start a franchise (yeah, right) I think they would go for a younger actor, and John was actually quite good-looking back in the day (weren't we all). Bettany would be a good choice although he actually looks older (he's only 40, isn't he?) I remember back when the Keanu movie came out thinking that Jude Law would've been a good fit (good-looking and seedy/decadent at the same time) Unfortunately, one thing John never was is athletic, so I'm afraid that would rule out Clive Owen or Daniel Craig...
spectacular shocker		#5	[-]
Posts: 946 Mar 14 12 12:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Agreed that the 2005 Hellblazer/Constantine movie was poor - though I saw it, I couldn't figure out why they didn't at least cast a British actor - it seems like that would have been a no-brainer. In any case, if the re-boot does cast a British actor in the lead role & also sets the film in London, then the movie would automatically be superior to the 2005 version from the get-go; I have no doubt that a proper respect & treatment of the source material (i.e., the Vertigo comic) & a solid budget for special effects would result in a good movie.
deejayway		#6	[-]
Posts: 2891 Mar 14 12 12:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hustle. Yeah that was it. Adrian Lester. Could be him. Yeah he played the elder brother of the Health Lester lookalike who is now in Sons of Anarchy. You see, I do remember all this stuff in a roundabout kind of way. Ugly. Perhaps seedy is a better adjective to describe Lester, or better still 'louche'. Read between the lines or you'll fall through the cracks. Comic reviews galore at Comicidal Maniac and: Do you dare enter where Angels fear to Thread?
Medieval Guy		#7	[-]
Posts: 4836 Mar 14 12 1:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Adrian Lester was the black guy. Marc Warren was the Paul Bettany lookalike. I thought the 2005 one was a pretty good movie. Terrible Hellblazer movie, but good as its own, almost completely unrelated thing.
deejayway		#8	[-]
Posts: 2891 Mar 14 12 1:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Marc Warren....yeah, that's him (at last!). He was born to play Constantine. Bettany's too pretty. Reeves was a complete yonkfest. Read between the lines or you'll fall through the cracks. Comic reviews galore at Comicidal Maniac and: Do you dare enter where Angels fear to Thread?
KOBE27		#9	[-]
Posts: 5580 Mar 14 12 1:50 PM Bronze Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Marc Warren! That's it! (Thanks, MG) Anyway, I actually think he's "prettier" than Bettany.
kosh62		#10	[-]
Posts: 3265 Mar 14 12 1:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	comicsatemybrain wrote: kosh62 wrote: Seconded. I would also like to see a LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN reboot. It was criminal how the movie makers screwed that up. Good luck convincing Alan Moore to get involved with the movie business again. Heh. Alan Moore never had anything to do with these movies in the first place. Most of 'em don't even have his name on the credits...by his request.
kosh62		#11	[-]
Posts: 3265 Mar 14 12 2:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Gigrantor wrote: Lets face it, thee 2005 Constantine movie with Canoe Reeves was a steaming pile of sht! It seems that the latest trend in Hollywood when a bad comic book movie is made is to go back and start the franchise with a reboot. This worked perfectly with Nolan's vision of Batman, washing away the taste of Schumacher's nipple fest that was Batman and Robin and Spider-man will also be getting the reboot in a few months time. If any film needs the reboot treatment its Hellblazer and the best way to do this is to completely recast the film with a decent British actor and set it in London where it belongs. I would personally like to see someone like Clive Owen or Daniel Craig in the lead and a director that understands and has a feel for London and can do action, Guy Richie or Danny Boyle immediately come to mind. Or if they want a youngish actor to draw in the ladies then Paul Bettany is the ideal choice as this fan made trailer proves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkOEKy1ZBqI Any other Hellblazer fans here that would like to see a movie with John Constantine on the big screen done right? What would the budget for a faithful CONSTANTINE movie be? Somewhere between 50 and 100 million dollars? Remember, even low budget films like CHRONICE cost around $15 million. You don't need a lot of SFX for Constantine, but you'll need some. Ask yourselves this....would a faithful CONSTANTINE movie be commercially successful with the twenty-something and teenager audience the studios want? There's no way* a major studio would make an R rated CONSTANTINE film and alienate that lucrative audience. Even with "King of the World" James Cameron producing, Universal would not let Del Toro make a hard R version of AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS . Ridley Scott originally wanted a HARD R for PROMETHEUS but Fox said no. Can you make a faithful PG-13 CONSTANTINE film? I can't imagine another CONSTANTINE being made more faithful to the source....unless it's a very low budget independent affair. With no name stars.
Super Brat		#12	[-]
Posts: 2250 Mar 14 12 2:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Why not reboot Swamp Thing first and introduce Constantine there? Than do a simultaneous reboot/spinoff.
Gigrantor		#13	[-]
Posts: 451 Mar 14 12 10:05 PM Bronze Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hell yeah, Marc Warren is the best choice so far. Forget about another movie, lets make it a HBO series with Marc in the lead!
Gigrantor		#14	[-]
Posts: 451 Mar 14 12 10:07 PM Bronze Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hell yeah, Marc Warren is the best choice so far. Forget about another movie, lets make it a HBO series with Marc in the lead!
fubarthepanda		#15	[-]
Posts: 8811 Mar 14 12 10:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nah, Chef Ramsey would be perfect. He's got the swearing down to boot.
earth two man		#16	[-]
Posts: 169 Mar 15 12 10:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have never understood why comic fans are so eager to see movies made starring their favorite characters. 99% of the time the movie is a complete crapfest. A reboot of John Constantine will very likely end up no better than the original.
deejayway		#17	[-]
Posts: 2891 Mar 15 12 12:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It could hardly be worse. Read between the lines or you'll fall through the cracks. Comic reviews galore at Comicidal Maniac and: Do you dare enter where Angels fear to Thread?
KOBE27		#18	[-]
Posts: 5580 Mar 15 12 12:35 PM Bronze Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	earth two man wrote: I have never understood why comic fans are so eager to see movies made starring their favorite characters. 99% of the time the movie is a complete crapfest. A reboot of John Constantine will very likely end up no better than the original. No, no. Actually I agree with you. I'm certainly "not eager" to see a movie based on HELLBLAZER. For some of the reasons already mentioned here, it would never be as good as the comic. As a harmless what-if experiment, though, there are worse ways to kill time on a message board. (Or over a cup of coffee with some friends)
earth two man		#19	[-]
Posts: 169 Mar 15 12 12:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	KOBE27 wrote: earth two man wrote: I have never understood why comic fans are so eager to see movies made starring their favorite characters. 99% of the time the movie is a complete crapfest. A reboot of John Constantine will very likely end up no better than the original. No, no. Actually I agree with you. I'm certainly "not eager" to see a movie based on HELLBLAZER. For some of the reasons already mentioned here, it would never be as good as the comic. As a harmless what-if experiment, though, there are worse ways to kill time on a message board. (Or over a cup of coffee with some friends) Right, I agree. Do not misunderstand though. I am certainly not saying that the topic of movie reboots, or comic based movies for that matter, is not worthwhile. I am quite looking forward to following this thread in order to better understand opposing viewpoints.
deejayway		#20	[-]
Posts: 2891 Mar 15 12 1:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Did you recently touchdown 'Earth Man'? Read between the lines or you'll fall through the cracks. Comic reviews galore at Comicidal Maniac and: Do you dare enter where Angels fear to Thread?

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