Guillermo del Toro has been talking about his planned Dark Universe (a.k.a. Justice League Dark) movie for about a year now, a team-up of many of the supernatural characters from DC Comics including John Constantine, Swamp Thing, The Spectre, and others. But with the recent announcement that a Constantine TV series is now in the works from Dark Knight and Man of Steel writer David S. Goyer, the status of del Toro’s film has been in question.

Can John Constantine exist on TV and in the movies at the same time?

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Well, I spoke to GDT last week and he claims that Dark Universe is still in the works despite the John Constantine TV show that’s being developed for NBC.“We talked about it at DC and Warners, and I feel confident that the two properties can exist at the same time,” he said. “I think that DC is trying to create a great universe of characters, and expand it and make it clear to the audience that it’s a landscape of characters, and not just one that’s dependent on one or two characters.”Indeed, DC and Warners are on a tear lately, having recently set a Commissioner Gordon series in motion at FOX as well as a potential Arrow spin-off featuring the Flash on The CW. So who says a John Constantine TV show can’t co-exist with a movie?That said, del Toro’s Dark Universe doesn’t seem to be moving that quickly. The filmmaker told me that they’re still writing the film but there is not a full script yet. “But it’s still active,” he said.If I had to pick one superhero movie to see out of the current crop of titles that are in development, it would have to be GDT’s take on the supernatural and magical side of the DC Universe. He’s perfect for it.Here’s what he told me about the film back in January:Man, I want this movie to happen! (And when I told del Toro as much, he laughed and agreed, “Me too!)

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