Supernatural star Jared Padalecki appears to be joining The Boys for the superhero show’s last season. He’s spoken up more about the possible acting position, including what he’d like for his character.
Padalecki addressed the topic in a recent interview with TVLine. He explained how The Boys creator Eric Kripke, who also produced Supernatural, contacted him when Padalecki’s program Walker was cancelled. Padalecki was given a role in The Boys and has already accepted to participate, however he needs a warning if he is intended to portray a character who would be nude.
“He’s like, ‘Hey, dude, so sorry about Walker. I know how much you loved it and great show. Would you be interested in coming to play up in Toronto [where The Boys shoots]?’” Padalecki explained. “I was like, ‘Absolutely. Just let me know if I have to get naked or not because I gotta start working out now.’”
“I was like, ‘Absolutely. Just let me know if I have to get naked or not because I gotta start working out now .'”
Because Padalecki and Kripke both really want it to happen, it’s probable that the casting will happen, but nothing is on the books just yet. The scripts are still unwritten and filming won’t even start until 2025, so there’s time to figure out a way to best get Padalecki into the show. For his part, Padalecki joked that he’d like to play a villainous supe with the “power of wearing clothes” before then saying he’s leaving it completely up to Kripke.
“He and I have talked about what it could look like. It’s not written yet. He said it wouldn’t really be until 2025. We wouldn’t shoot until probably January-ish,” Padalecki said. “[I’m game to] go play in the playground [of] the guy who created Sam Winchester. I’ve had good times in his playground, so I’m happy to do it again.”
Jared Padalecki isn’t sharing his ideas with Eric Kripke.
He said, “You know what’s funny is that, yeah, I have some ideas, but to Kripke’s credit, all of my ideas for his time on Supernatural paled in comparison to what he came up with.” So I wouldn’t want to put anything into his brain. I simply want him and his fucked-up mind to come up with something great for me to do, and it will be better than anything I could have imagined. His cognitive processes are unique and unconventional. So I’ll simply go with whatever he makes.”
