HBO Max Passes On ‘John Constantine’ and ‘Madame X’ Reboot Shows

News September 17, 2022 9:18 am Caleb Williams
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A brand new Constantine sequel film was recently announced with returning star Keanu Reeves. Producer JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot production company were announced to produce the new film. Many fans had wondered what this would mean for the reboot John Constantine series rumored to star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, a Black actor from England.

According to TV Line, HBO Max has passed on this John Constantine reboot series. As well as pass on the previously rumored Madame Xanadu series that was eventually going to lead into a Justice League Dark project. We at Knight Edge Media revealed in March that John Constantine was already deep into casting for the lead roles including Astra. While the shows have theoretically been canceled, Warner Brothers-Discovery head David Zaslav is open to shopping projects around to other studios or streaming services. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he already looks to sell off significant licensed assets to other studios in the interim.

John Constantine and Madame Xanadu will not move forward

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media.

Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

Throughout his film reporting career, Caleb Williams has been given full press credentials for many nerdy movie and TV conventions, including San Diego Comic-Con, Las Vegas CinemaCon, and Phoenix Fan Fusion. He also has early press access to many upcoming streaming projects for review on Knight Edge Media.

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