Looking at the comments elsewhere - always someone who pops up to say "you know this is fake right?"
https://twitter.com/JakeInRealLife/status/630934321184935936
Awesome! I wonder how they will handle the story from Constatine's show. Even if it's not a full on continuation, I hope they can at least work in a reference to Zed or some other aspect of the series.
It will be interesting to see what kind of supernatural menace requires Constantine to show up. His appearance also opens the door for other magic characters to appear.
"Unlike Thea, who wasn’t fully dead, the consequences of using the pit on someone as dead as Sara was creates some unforeseen difficulties...and John Constantine is uniquely suited to help our team deal with those."
"This is something the fans were clamoring for," agrees Guggenheim, praising DC for being so "magnanimous and generous in giving us this one-time dispensation." In addition, since two share a studio (Warner Bros.), Arrow has been able to secure not just the original actor, but his original outfits, as well. "The trench coat, the tie, the shirt...the whole wardrobe is being taken out for storage and shipped up to Vancouver." John Badham, who was a director on Constantine, is also on board to helm the episode. "He is familiar with Constantine and Matt Ryan, so it’s a wonderful combination," Guggenheim says.
I doubt Warner Bros. and DC are going to say 'no' if Guggenheim and Co. want to use Constantine - or other characters/actors from the show - again in the future - even if this is being treated as a 'one-shot' deal right now - especially if the character's appearance is well-received.
The fact that Marc Guggenheim said this - "Matt is an incredibly talented actor and his portrayal of this beloved character was always something we admired. The introduction of magic and mysticism on the show this season has provided a truly organic opportunity for us to bring John Constantine to Arrow and the CW’s DC universe. It will be a well-deserved tip of the hat to all the Constantine fans who were so incredibly supportive of that series.” - leads me to believe that there's a better chance of getting a reference or two to the NBC series - even if it's vague - than might be expected given the currently one-shot nature of the character's guest spot on the show.
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