October 19, 2014 by The Sumter Item

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www.theitem.com John Constantine (Matt Ryan) wants to leave the past behind on “Constantine,” premiering Friday at 10 p.m. on NBC.

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New Version of ‘Constantine’ Debuts ‘Constantine’ does whatever NBC to save the innocent itontakes By Candace Havens FYI Television con artist John By Magician Candaceand Havens Constantine FYI Televisionﬁrst jumped into comic books in an issue of “The Saga of Magician and con artistCreated John the Swamp Thing” in 1985. Constantine first jumped into by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and comic books in an issue of “The John Totleben, he became the lead Saga of the Swamp Thing” in character in “Hellblazer” in 1988. In 1985. Created by Alan Moore, Steve and John Totle2005,Bissette Keanu Reeves played John in ben, became lead characthe he movie versionthe of the comic, and ternow in “Hellblazer” in 1988. Welsh actor Matt Ryan In (“Crim2005, Keanu Reeves played John as “Constantine,” ininal theMinds”) movie stars version of the premiering Friday at 10 p.m. on NBC. comic, and now Welsh actor In this incarnation, Matt Ryan (“CriminalConstantine Minds”) is stars as “Constantine, ” premiera demon hunter and master of the ing Friday 10 p.m. NBC. occult. As at much as heon would like this incarnation, ConstantoInget away from his life’s work, it tine is a demon hunter and masto occult. follow him terseems of the As wherever much as he he goes. like Executive DavidhisGoywould to getproducer away from life’s work,ofitSteel,” seems“The to follow him er (“Man Dark Knight wherever helooking goes. Executive Rises”) was to do something producer Davidwith Goyer of a little different the(“Man character Steel,” “The Dark Knight Rises”) he’dlooking loved since he something was a kid. Hea was to do likeddifferent the smart-talking, little with thechain-smokcharacter ing loved guy who survived in a aworld he’d since he was kid. He liked the and smart-talking, chain-have demons angels. “He didn’t smoking who survived a any superguy powers,” says Goyer.in“He world of demons and angels. was just a working-class bloke. He “He didn’t have any super powhad a wicked sense humor. ers, ” says Goyer. “Heofwas justWhen a I was a kid, I always working-class bloke.thought He hadthey’d a wicked senseway of humor. I go a certain with the When character, was kid,didn’t. I always thought butathey So, now I have my they’d go a certain way with the chance to see this story through the character, but they didn’t. So, wayI I’d ﬁrstmy imagined.” now have chance to see feel like we’ve been the this“Istory through the given way I’d first ” to take out for a keysimagined. to Dad’s car “I feel like we’ve been Daniel given spin,” executive producer the keys(“The to Dad’s car to take Cerone Mentalist,” “Dex-out for a spin,” executive producer ter”) adds. “There’s much work” Daniel Cerone (“ThesoMentalist, ahead of us that really created this “Dexter”) adds. “There’s so much character. wantreally to do him work aheadWe ofjust us that created thisboth character. We just justice, in portraying himwant and in

writing him. So, we’re really excited about that.” is no hero.excited He’s about as antiSo,John we’re really about hero” as it gets, but he’ll do whatever that. is no hero. about of as it John takes to protect theHe’s innocents antihero it gets, but he’llofdo the world.asThere’s a balance good whatever takes protect and evil onitthe line,toand he’ll dothe what innocents of the world. There’s a he thinks is best, even if he doesn’t balance of good and evil on the wantand to. he’ll do what he thinks line, is best, if henot doesn’t want Whileeven he might have been as to. familiar with the character as his While heRyan might havewho producers, hasnot a friend been as familiar with the characwrites comics and has been biga ter as his producers, Ryan ahas Constantine fan through the years. friend who writes comics and “I’dbeen alwaysa hear little snippets here has big Constantine fan through and therethe fromyears. him,”“I’d saysalways Ryan. hear snippets herecame and “Thenlittle when the audition there from him,” says Ryan. around, he sat me down and he said, “Then when the audition came ‘This hashe gotsat to me be like this. and Johnhe has around, down got to be like said, said, ‘This hasthis.’ gotIto be‘All likeright. this.I’ll John gotI was to be like this. ’I try myhas best.’ actually sleeping said, right. I’ll try my all best. I in his‘All room where he has his’ comwas actually in the his whole ic books. So, Isleeping was next to room where he has all his comic canon of ‘Hellblazer’ books. So,the I was next tocomics. the So, I’ve kind of gotofthis fan‘Hellblazer’ who’s going whole canon the to be mySo, harshest critic thethis show, comics. I’ve kind ofofgot fan goingmetoinbe my harshkindwho’s of keeping tow.” estWhile criticLucy of the show,guest-stars kind of in Grifﬁths keeping me in tow.” theWhile pilot, Lucy she will not be a part of the Griffiths guestongoing story. “Sheshe didwill a great stars in the pilot, notjob,” be the actress, “but“She we asays partCerone of theofongoing story. did great job,” says Cerone of feltalike we needed someone who the actress, “but feltoflike we didn’t put John in we the job a mentor needed someone who didn’t or teacher.” Telenovela star Angélica put John in the job of a mentor (“Dallas”) takes onstar theAnrole orCelaya teacher. ” Telenovela of ZedCelaya from the(“Dallas”) comic book. “She’s gélica takes on someone go toe-to-toe the role ofwho Zedcan from the comic book. “She’ssays someone with John,” Cerone.who “Onecan of the go toe-to-toe with John, ” says things we looked at with ConstanCerone. “One of the things we tine is he’s a conConstantine man. He’s a spiritual looked at with is grifter. He’s a supernatural ﬁxer. Zed he’s a con man. He’s a spiritual is intuitive. she’s the perfect grifter. He’sAnd a supernatural fixer. Zed is intuitive. she’s the person to call himAnd on his stuff.”

to do him justice, both in portraying him and in writing him.

perfect person to call him on his stuff.”

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