Cage As John Constantine

Cage had been flirting with "Constantine" but also had been eyeing Dimension Films' adaptation of the Marvel Comics franchise 'Ghost Rider.' But the actor will now star in 'Constantine.'

'Constantine' is described as 'Dirty Harry' set in the occult world. It follows John Constantine, a man who dabbles in the occult and teams with a female police officer to fight evil forces.

Kevin Brodbin ('The Glimmer Man') wrote the original script, with a rewrite by Mark Bomback and Frank Cappello, the latter of whom wrote the most recent draft.

Absolute president Marcus Morton is producing the project with 'Cell' producer Julio Caro. Absolute is financing the project, with no domestic distributor yet set.