12 Ridiculous Castings That Almost Ruined DC Comic Book Movies
1. Nicolas Cage - Constantine
The Role: John Constantine
Who Was Cast Instead: Keanu Reeves
What Happened?
Back in 2001, Tarsem Singh was attached to direct Constantine for Warner Bros, and the intention was to begin filming with Nic Cage as the former Liverpudlian, heavy-smoking demon slayer. Sadly for him, Singh fell out with the studio and the two parties sued each other, before Francis Lawrence came on board and hired Keanu Reeves instead.
The Results
Reeves was awful as Constantine, but he at least under-played the role: Cage would have been a far more unstable, far more showy performance, even if he tried to be restrained. It would have been a disaster, and probably would have joined the pantheon of Cage's roles that aren't supposed to be funny, but which are utterly hysterical to watch.
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