DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. have announced no plans to crossover their big-screen features with their small-screen shows, but "Constantine" star Matt Ryan would like them to consider it.
"The show's made by Warner Bros., which has the deal with DC, and it's licensed to NBC, so I don't know how the ins and outs of that work. But as an actor, how amazing would that be to do a crossover?" Ryan told Mirror UK.
NBC recently halted production on the freshman show based on characters from the comic book series "Hellblazer." The first season will finish with 13 episodes and the possibility of a second season is still unknown.
Keanu Reeves portrayed John Constantine in the movie version of "Constantine" in 2005. The film received mixed reviews, but Ryan believes the movie and his show take different approaches to the comic books produced by DC imprint Vertigo.
"I liked the movie for what it was as a standalone movie. It's not in the same space in my head though. Since I started this, I've delved into the comics and not really thought about the film," Ryan said. "What's funny is, I went out to dinner with a friend of mine the other day and she said, 'Oh, a producer friend of mine is coming', and he was the original producer of the Constantine movie."
The Welsh actor credited co-creators David Goyer and Daniel Cerone for helping him better understand his character and the comic book universe. The two producers went to bat for Ryan with the studio that couldn't picture the actor in the role as he had long, dark hair during auditions due to his part in a play at the time.
"[Goyer's] like an encyclopedia of anything to do with comics and him and [co-creator] Daniel Cerone, I couldn't ask for better producers in terms of the support they give me, they championed me from the beginning for this role," Ryan said. "I just felt loved through the whole thing. They're accessible and David's someone who I can ask anything about the character and he knows the answer."
"Constatine" will return on Jan. 16 with the final five episodes. The show airs on Fridays at 8 p.m. on NBC.
