The Boys
2019
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Jun 7, 2021 · The Supernatural alum plays the original superhero and leader of the team Payback in the superhero satire series. He suits up as a Captain America-esque figure with a military and cowboy style. The first look photo reveals his suit and his swagger.
- Nick Romano
- 2 min
- A Brief History of Vought
- The Original Superhero
- The Costume
- Casting Ackles
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Vought International is the biggest pharmaceutical company masquerading as the biggest superhero company. Compound V, the serum that grants superpowers to humans, is its chief product. Vought's supes protect cities all across America, each coming prepackaged with their own entertainment franchises of movies and TV shows. Those supes include the Sev...
In the comics, created by writer Garth Ennisand artist Darick Robertson, Soldier Boy is a spoof of Captain America. He's technically the leader of Payback, a lesser superhero team to the Seven that consists of characters like Eagle the Archer, Tek Knight, Swatto, Crimson Countess, and, yes, Stormfront. But he's easily outranked by the more forceful...
Costume designer Laura Jean Shannon, who creates all the supe costumes on The Boys, designed Soldier Boy's on-screen lookwith concept artist Greg Hopwood. She calls the character "the original badass." "Our goal was to highlight a bygone era of overt masculinity and grit," she said. "With that pedigree, we dove headfirst into baking in an all-Ameri...
Kripke knows his fellow Supernatural executive producer Robert Singer would probably call for his head if he cast Ackles on The Boysbefore the CW hit was ready to wrap. "Like, literally murder me," Kripke jokes. "So, I would certainly keep my distance, but I'm such a fan of Ackles as an actor. No surprise! And I just think that there's nothing that...
Jensen Ackles, who played Dean Winchester on Supernatural, joins The Boys as Soldier Boy, a spoof of Captain America and the original superhero. Learn about his history, his team Payback, and his role in the show's exploration of Vought's past and America's present.
Jul 2, 2022 · Jensen Ackles, the actor who plays Soldier Boy in the Amazon Prime Video series "The Boys", reveals why he was surprised by the game-changing twist that reveals his biological father is Homelander. He also talks about the themes of the season, the finale and the possibility of a love scene with Antony Starr.
Jun 2, 2022 · The former Supernatural star talks to ET about joining the twisted superhero show and his transformation for the role. He also reveals how his co-stars reacted to his limits and how he felt about working with Eric Kripke again.
Mar 12, 2022 · Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy, the character he plays in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys, wakes up in the Season 3 trailer, which also shows Butcher's light-beam eyes and Homelander's anger. The trailer reveals the upcoming season of the Emmy-nominated show, which will debut on June 3.
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Jun 7, 2021 · June 7, 2021 10:20am. 'The Boys' Amazon Studios. Here’s a first look at Supernatural star Jensen Ackles in his new role as a superhero in Amazon’s The Boys. Below is Ackles as Soldier...
