In a major shiftin the power structure of Hollywood Lorenzo di Bonaventura has stepped down fromhis newly created position as president, worldwide production atWarner Bros. Reports in both Variety and TheHollywood Reporter detailed the move.
Di Bonaventurawill instead turn his attention to producing movies and has a first-look dealwith the studio he formerly ran.
Part of thatdeal includes taking on the producing reigns of Constantine,although details of this are made confusing by conflicting reports in the two Hollywoodpublications.
Varietyreports that the di Bonaventura project would be an epic drama concerning theRoman emperor of the same name. The Reporter states that the movie is thetroubled adaptation of the comic Hellblazer, although theypublished the title as "Constantin" dropping the"e". The Reporter also reiterated rumors that Keanu Reeves isnow the leading man for the DC/Vertigo based movie.
According toboth articles the studio chief stepped down in order to regain a quality of lifethat the stressful position didn't allow for and to move himself closer to theprocess of filmmaking.
For better orworse di Bonaventura held the big-screen fate of many DC Comics characters' inhis hands. Comic fans will have to wait and see what effect the move has on in-developmentworks like Batman: Year One, Superman and BatmanVs. Superman.
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