The Matrix's Keanu Reeves wants a Constantine movie sequel

Keanu Reeves has been no stranger to revisiting past roles recently, especially with the release of Bill & Ted Face the Music last year and now The Matrix Resurrections.

The latter movie, which is due out later this month, will see the actor play Neo once again, despite the character's apparent death in 2003's The Matrix Revolutions.

As he's clearly on a nostalgia streak, Reeves has now revealed that he would love to revisit the role of John Constantine after playing the DC character in 2005's Constantine.

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Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the star was asked if there was a character he had played before he would like to return to that no one has suggested, replying: "I would love to play John Constantine again from the Constantine film."

The host then asked if there really was no-one willing to make that movie, despite Reeves being interested (Colbert also joking there could be a guest role in it for himself).

"I've tried. I've tried, Stephen," the actor replied.

Constantine was later portrayed in the short-lived NBC show of the same name by Matt Ryan, who reprised the character in the Arrowverse.

A JJ Abrams HBO Max series based on the character is also on the way, though that is expected to focus on a younger incarnation of the warlock.

Meanwhile, Reeves recently teased the "emotional" reunion between Neo and Trinity in The Matrix Resurrections.

"For us it was so emotional, it was almost like 'How do we not cry?'" he admitted in a recent featurette. "The ambition of the story, the love story, the quest of it… it's big."

The Matrix 4 is scheduled for release on December 22, 2021 in cinemas and on HBO Max in the US.

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