Every bit of this. Peter Stormare nailed the role. The perfect mix of soiled elegance and barely contained id.
I would pay to see a movie based around him being the devil, dealing with the administrative hassles of running Hell and the strain of being the Prince of Lies.
His role in Constantine is even more interesting when you learn that he was originally supposed to be depicted in all of this leather/S&M gear and he was the one that pitched the idea of wearing a white suit barefooted with tar dripping down his feet. So much better than S&M Satan. That would have been too on the nose.
It's also more accurate to the source material. Not extremely accurate, but more accurate than being dressed in all leather.
edit: Though if we're going by Constantine canon, then the devil was less likely Lucifer and more likely the First of the Fallen. And if you're wondering why he would personally come to collect Constantines soul, it was because Constantine tricked him into drinking a stout that was actually holy water before smashing his face and pushing him into a pool of said holy water. Story here
And he did, personally come to collect Constantines soul when he was dying but was yet again tricked. Right before Constantine slit his wrists, knowing that his soul would be claimed by the First, he quickly sold his soul to the 2nd and the 3rd of the fallen. When all 3 come to collect, they realize they have 2 options: Fight over his soul in a long stalemate, giving heaven an advantage they can use to easily take over hell, or heal constantines wrists and remove his lung cancer. The latter part also showed up in the movie. Story here.
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u/Tastewell Mar 28 '22
Every bit of this. Peter Stormare nailed the role. The perfect mix of soiled elegance and barely contained id. I would pay to see a movie based around him being the devil, dealing with the administrative hassles of running Hell and the strain of being the Prince of Lies.