Way back in 2005, before the superhero boom really took over, director Francis Lawrence brought DC character John Constantine to the big screen with Constantine, a film that starred Keanu Reeves as the cigarette-smoking title character. Since then, of course, Matt Ryan has taken over the role, but Reeves reveals in a new chat that he’d love to step back in.

Reeves told Variety over the weekend:

“I’ve always wanted to play John Constantine again. I just love that world, too, and I love that character. I just had a blast playing the character and (playing) in that world.”

In the wake of the John Wick franchise coming along and reminding how cool Reeves is, can you imagine how great a Reeves-starring Constantine film could be with a hard “R” rating?!

Matt Ryan brought the character to the small screen in 2014 with NBC’s short-lived “Constantine.” He has continued to play him in various other live action & animated projects.

Constantine is an exorcist and occult detective who actively hunts supernatural entities.