With such significant changes, the Constantine team felt they didn't need to scrap the original pilot and film a new one. (There will be "one little scene" that will be reshot from the pilot.) "One of the hallmarks of John is his friends drop like flies," Goyer explained, making a point to praise Griffiths' job in the pilot. "They almost all die around him. It's the price of doing business. He is this classic noir character who often ends up alone, and we thought it was consistent with the character."
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