The Boys Season three Casts Supernatural Star Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy

Jensen Ackles is becoming a member of The Boys. Ackles and Amazon Prime Video introduced Monday that the Supernatural star will play Soldier Boy on The Boys season three. That may reunite him with Supernatural creator and The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke. Within the comics that The Boys is predicated on, Soldier Boy is a part of a superhero group referred to as Payback, that was first shaped throughout World Battle II to combat Nazi Germany. Soldier Boy became the world’s first superpowered superstar as a result of his heroics and has lengthy been revered in American society. Consider Solider Boy as basically The Boys’ equal to Captain America.

In an Instagram video posted on Monday, Ackles wrote: “I hold questioning what I will do….when [Supernatural] lastly ends this yr. Then it hit me.” The video reveals Ackles stroking his face and pretending to ponder, earlier than somebody offscreen throws a duplicate of The Boys quantity 9 “The Huge Journey” graphic novel at Ackles. He appears on the again cowl, ruffles via it and lands on one thing that piques his curiosity, simply as Elvis Presley’s hit ‘60s quantity “Soldier Boy” kicks in with an on-the-nose reveal. Ackles then smiles to himself, breaks the fourth wall, and nods like he is discovered his subsequent function.

“After I was a toddler, I had a loopy, unattainable dream — to supply Jensen Ackles with gainful employment,” Kripke mentioned in a ready assertion. “I am completely happy to say that dream has come true. Jensen is a tremendous actor, a fair higher particular person, smells like heat chocolate chip cookies, and I take into account him a brother. As Soldier Boy, the very first superhero, he’ll carry a lot humour, pathos, and hazard to the function. I can not wait to be on set with him once more, and convey a little bit of Supernatural to The Boys.”

The Boys was renewed for season three final month on the 2020 San Diego Comedian-Con. Kripke developed the collection off the comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and likewise serves as govt producer alongside Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver for Level Gray Photos, Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty for Unique Movie, along with Phil Sgriccia, Craig Rosenberg, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Ken Levin and Jason Netter.

Ackles performed Dean Winchester, the lead character in Supernatural, for the reason that present’s first airing in 2005. The CW collection was set to wrap up its fifteenth and ultimate season earlier this yr, however the ongoing coronavirus pandemic put a cease to manufacturing. Supernatural season 15 is ready to conclude this autumn.

The Boys returns with season 2 on September four with the primary three episodes. Remaining episodes will air weekly.