Matt Ryan bringing Constantine to Legends of Tomorrow; who is Mallus?
From almost the start of the CW series it felt as though Constantine was a perfect fit for this world — he has the right sense of humor for it, and at the same time is well-versed in the occult and things that cannot be properly explained. While he’s no time-traveler, he can probably buy into what the Legends are doing more than most.
The character last appeared in a season 4 episode of Arrow, where we learned that he has a history with Oliver Queen. He was also originally the star of his own NBC series, which was canceled after one season; yet, he is returning to CW Seed for an animated show.
Speaking about Ryan’s return to The Hollywood Reporter, show executive producer Phil Klemmer had the following to say:
“Having Matt Ryan reprise his iconic — dare we say legendary — role of John Constantine on Legends is something that [executive producer] Marc [Guggenheim] and I have been working toward since season one, and now the stars have finally aligned … While we are working to finish our 2017 Arrow-verse crossover, which is no joke the most ambitious bit of network TV that four shows have ever had the audacity and insanity to endeavor, we were looking for a way to make an equally exciting 2018 return. That’s how we came up with Matt Ryan.”
Who is Mallus?
This is something else we are also hearing about for the first time courtesy of this interview:
“As for the character of Constantine, we knew that an alienated, chain-smoking, bisexual, world-weary demonologist would feel right at home among our Legends … His appearance in episode 310 will involve the following: a revisiting of Arrow season four and the events following that season’s finale episode; a confrontation with this season’s Big Bad on Legends — the name we’ve only heard whispered until now Mallus; some hot sex — something that has been in short supply on the Waverider thus far in season three; and Damien Darhk (Neil McDonough), because how can you do an episode about dark magic and not have Damien Darhk? More than anything, the episode promises to be scary as you know what — tonally it’s The Exorcist meets One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Demonic possession in a mental institution, what’s not to love?”
Ryan has been fairly busy since Constantine ended doing theater and other word, and that has made his availability somewhat challenging. This appearance should give you more of a reason to watch the third season than you had before; now, we just have to wish that somehow, someway, the powers-that-be over at The CW find a way to also introduce Zatanna at some point in the future. She fits in with Constantine in a way few other characters do.
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