The Boys Creator & Jensen Ackles Want Jared Padalecki To Cameo
The Boys season 3 star Jensen Ackles and showrunner Eric Kripke want Jared Padalecki to cameo on the show. Amazon Prime's subversive, darkly comic superhero series The Boys has finally returned for its third season after the second earned the show six Emmy nominations in 2021, including in the Outstanding Drama Series category. In the new season, series regulars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, and many others are back for more action, in addition to some newcomers like Supernatural's Ackles, who is playing the role of Soldier Boy.
A satirized version of Marvel's Captain America, Ackles' Soldier Boy is a legendary Supe created by Fredrick Vought during the Second World War. On The Boys, Soldier Boy's powers and backstory have been slightly tweaked from the comics, although he still possesses superhuman strength and speed, and is quite capable of upsetting the power dynamics with The Seven, as well as for Billy Butcher (Urban) and his gang. Ackles had landed the role of Soldier Boy during a chance phone call with Kripke, whom he previously worked with on Supernatural, and now the two are hoping to get another colleague on board as soon as he is available.
Related: Where Has Soldier Boy Been All This Time In The Boys?
In a new conversation with Variety, both Ackles and Kripke express their desire for having Padalecki cameo on The Boys. Kripke in particular voices his support for bringing Padalecki on board, but also cautions that there may be one big reason for why he can't ever cameo. Read what Kripke and Ackles said below:
Kripke: “I would love a Jared cameo! He’s always welcome on the show. Up to now, the guy is on a network show that has however many episodes — like, a lot more than eight. So he’s working all year
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