Dark Universe

> *"I'm a nasty piece of work, chief. Ask anybody."*
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> ― John Constantine
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**Dark Universe**, also known as **Justice League Dark**, is a superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. The film is a sequel/crossover to S*wamp Thing* and *Zatanna: Mistress of Magic*. It is the thirty-fifth film in the DC Extended Universe and the ninth film of Phase Four.

The film is directed and written by Guillermo del Toro, and produced by James Wan, Leigh Whannell and Zack Snyder.

## Synopsis

John Constantine is a working-class magician, occult detective and a golden-tongued con man. When he discovers he's dying of lung cancer, he begins recruiting people with grievances from his past in a bid to make amends, while seeking the books of Life and Death. Constantine's team soon discovers Dr. Jeremy Woodrue aka The Floronic Man is also after the books, who has his own allies consisting of Enchantress and Klarion, who want to use the books to resurrect a dangerous deity known as Blackbriar, the angelic creator of all plantlife who aims to destroy humanity.

## Cast

* Riz Ahmed as John Constantine / Hellblazer
* Eiza González as Zatanna Zatara
* Joel Edgerton as Dr. Alec Holland
* Liev Schreiber as Swamp Thing
* Yorgos Karamihos as Dr. Jeremy Woodrue / Floronic Man
* Florence Pugh as Abigail Arcane
* Brandon Perea as Boston Brand / Deadman
* Regé-Jean Page as Jason Blood
* Dave Bautista as Etrigan the Demon
* Dove Cameron as Dr. June Moone / Enchantress
* Jackson Robert Scott as Klarion Bleak / the Witch Boy
* Forest Whitaker as Johnny Sabatino
* Patrick Fabian as Dr. Phillip Sylvian
* Freida Pinto as Nimue Inwudu / Madame Xanadu
* Michael K. Williams as Linton Midnite / Papa Midnite
* Gael García Bernal as Giovanni Zatara
* Carla Gugino as Sindella Zatara
* Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman
* Adepero Oduye as Mikey Dowling
* Raymond Ablack as Khalid Nassour / Dr. Fate

## Trivia

* John Constantine, one way or another, betrayed his friends in some way. He abandoned Zatanna in her search for her father, cursed Boton to be a drifting spirit, left Jason stuck as Etrigan, slept with Alec's wife and in general, pisses off Swamp Thing in every way imaginable.
* The team is only working with John for something in return after they get the books; Zatanna wants to release her father, Boston wants to be alive again, Jason wants separated from Etrigan and Alec wants to save Abby.
* Constantine is bisexual and references his ex-boyfriends and girlfriends occasionally.
* Since the events of *Zatanna: Mistress of Magic*, Zatanna has reopened her father's magic shop and has become a well known entertainer.
* Floronic Man, Enchantress and Klarion are the main villains. Much like Constantine's team, both Enchantress and Klarion want something after they help Floronic Man acquire the books. Enchantress wants full control over June and Klarion wants to be a man.
* The mid-credits scene shows Enchantress trapped in an A.R.G.U.S. prison, laughing maniacally and telling Amanda that Darkseid is inevitable, while the post-credits scene is Dr. Fate appearing to Zatanna before a show, telling her to 'shut down' her team.

## Gallery

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