The Boys star Jensen Ackles revealed whether or not Batman remains to be his dream position as James Gunn will get able to introduce the Caped Crusader within the DC Universe by way of The Courageous and the Daring. The actor beforehand expressed curiosity in taking part in the superhero in a live-action film. Ackles already has expertise with Batman after voicing the character in a number of animated movies.
Whereas showing with Supernatural co-star Misha Collins at The Highway So Far…The Highway Forward conference in Las Vegas, Ackles reiterated his hope to play Batman sometime, saying (by way of @daniieLa1899 on YouTube), “That’s actually a dream position.”
The DC superhero is not Ackles’ solely dream position, although. He added that he would additionally like to be solid as Wyatt Earp and Robin Hood.
There are in all probability a couple of [dream roles]. Sure, any person up right here yelled Batman. Sure, that’s actually a dream position…Yeah. I imply, I’ve bought a couple of go-tos: Batman, Wyatt Earp, Robin Hood, that sort of stuff.
Ackles is not a stranger to the world of superheroes. Earlier than taking part in Dean Winchester on the long-running collection Supernatural, the actor landed the position of Jason Teague on Smallville.
After making his DC debut as Crimson Hood in Batman: Underneath the Crimson Hood, Ackles voiced Batman within the animated films Batman: The Lengthy Halloween, Legion of Tremendous-Heroes, Justice League: Warworld, and Justice League: Disaster on Infinite Earths.
Two years after Supernatural ended following its 15-season run on the air, Ackles joined the solid of The Boys, Prime Video’s darker and grittier tackle the superhero style, as Soldier Boy. He’ll be again in a collection common capability for The Boys season 5, which premieres April 8.
The ultimate season will even function visitor appearances by Ackles’ Supernatural co-stars Collins and Jared Padalecki. As soon as The Boys ends, Ackles will not be saying goodbye to Soldier Boy simply but, as he’ll be starring within the upcoming spinoff Vought Rising.
After Gunn directed the Guardians of the Galaxy films for Marvel, he was employed to reboot the DC Universe. His first movie within the franchise, 2025’s Superman, grossed $616 million on the field workplace and is Licensed Contemporary on Rotten Tomatoes with an 83% rating.
Gunn will observe up that success with Supergirl in June 2026 earlier than increasing the franchise additional with different DC characters, together with Batman. The Courageous and the Daring doesn’t have a launch date but, because the movie remains to be in early growth. The truth is, the co-chair of DC Studios not too long ago revealed that the script remains to be being written.
The DC Universe’s Batman shall be a separate entity from Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Robert Pattinson. The Batman: Half II shall be launched in 2027, and Gunn would not need the DCU’s model to take consideration away from the Reeves/Pattinson sequel.
There isn’t any concrete manufacturing schedule but for The Courageous and the Daring, and casting hasn’t been locked down, so Ackles’ dream of taking part in the superhero sometime might nonetheless come true.