Bill Skarsgård Says He Once Wanted to Play John Constantine for Andy Muschietti

Bill Skarsgård John Constantine DC Studios Andy Muschietti, Digi Mart USA News: Last week, it was reported that a new Constantine film script from filmmaker Francis Galluppi was in development at DC Studios and Warner Bros. The project was expected to potentially overtake the Keanu Reeves and Francis Lawrence sequel to the 2000s film, which had been in the early stages of coming together, allowing John Constantine to return to the big screen after a major hiatus.

Against that backdrop, Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård, who was promoting his Netflix World War II sports film The Mosquito Bowl, revealed to Happy Sad Confused podcast host Josh Horowitz that he once had the idea of playing John Constantine, the protagonist of the Hellblazer comics, for director Andy Muschietti. The two have worked together consistently on the two IT films, in which Skarsgård plays the iconic and deadly Pennywise, and on the prequel anthology series IT: Welcome to Derry.

“I thought Constantine was cool. I had an idea that Andy Muschietti and I could do Constantine,” Skarsgård said briefly of his DC ambitions.

Muschietti, who previously directed The Flash and was recruited to helm the DCU’s Batman in The Brave and the Bold, has already worked in the DC world, so moving into its horror side would not be a huge leap. However, it does not appear that DC Studios has settled on either a director or an actor for its new incarnation of Constantine.

Skarsgård has also played in the comic book space, with roles in Deadpool 2 and the reboot of The Crow for Lionsgate.

A separate DC project once sought to revive John Constantine: Guillermo del Toro’s never-made horror event film Justice League Dark, which would have brought together the darker, horror-centric DC characters for a mission. It remains to be seen whether Reeves can reprise the role of the heavy-smoking character known for battling the undead and demons, or whether someone like Skarsgård will be considered instead.

Helmed by Peter Berg, The Mosquito Bowl debuts November 25, exclusively on Netflix. Berg is also paired with Nicolas Cage for the Lord of War sequel Lords of War, which is scheduled to open in theaters January 22, 2027.