11 Criminally Underrated Superheroes Hollywood Totally Ruined
1. Constantine
Keanu Reeves may be perfect, but in no universe should he have been John Constantine; a chain-smoking Liverpudlian with a habit of cocking just about everything up when he puts his mind to it. Nope, definitely not seeing it.
The film is by no means unbearable, and Reeves does his best with the material that he's given, but it's so far removed from the comics that it may as well not even be connected through name alone. Sadly enough, the film isn't the only live action adaptation that's struggled to faithfully depict everyone's favourite Hellblazer, with 2015's NBC series omitting important and indeed essential aspects of Moore's character, including both his chain-smoking and - in one particularly painful act of straight-washing - John's bisexuality. Best make sure David Goyer leaves this character alone from now on, yeah?
It looks as though Justice League: Dark will finally be moving ahead, but we can only hope that John gets a faithful portrayal this time, because let's face it, as far as trashy movie-making trends go, this one has to be the worst.
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Are there any other comic book characters out there that you feel were given a crappy adaptation? Or do you think studios should have a greater license to divest from the source material? Make sure you let us know in the comments below!