That thud you probably heard a few minutes ago was me, hitting the ground after I read a few bits of news/rumors that left me both shocked, ecstatic and amazed.
If news reports are to believed, my No. 1 future husband, er, sorry my ex-future-husband-soon-to-be-married-to-another-woman Jensen Ackles — the man I have adored and loved since he first walked onto my television screen as Eric Brady on “Days of Our Lives” and, yes, the same man I obsess over week-after-week on my fave show “Supernatural” — has one project and possibly two that have made my little fangirl heart overflow with pure happiness.
The confirmed news: Jensen will voice the character of The Red Hood in the next direct-to-video animated DC Comics film “Batman: Under the Red Hood.” In the story, Batman is pitted against the Red Hood, a mysterious new vigilante cleaning up Gotham City by killing all the criminals he can find. And while I’m not the biggest Batman fan out there, I think it’s awesome that Jensen keeps being tied to DC Comics projects — first when he was a regular cast member on “Smallville” and now in a Batman project. A few years ago, he was rumored to be up for the role of The Flash in a movie about that DC character, but that proved to be a dud. Hmmm. If Jensen is being fostered within the talent pool at DC Comics, I can’t help but wonder how true this next piece of information is….
The rumor: I know this rumor has been flying around for a long time and could still be only that — a rumor — but it actually feels like a possibility that it could be true this time. Supposedly director Joe Johnston has narrowed down the casting of Marvel Comics’ Captain America to three actors: Jensen Ackles, Chad Michael Murray and Ryan McPartlin. Now, Jensen has been a favorite among fans to play the role for a while now, and when he was asked at a “Supernatural” convention last summer if he’d been offered the role, he said he hadn’t been contacted about it, hadn’t read for it and didn’t know anything about the film — but that he’d love to play Captain America if the script was good. That seemed to kill the rumors for a while, and now this. It could just be another case of fan gossip, but I hope not. If Jensen played Captain America and the script and movie were actually good, I could then die a happy woman. Here’s hoping for the best…
In honor of this batch of “news,” I thought I’d post a short timeline of Jensen Ackles career, rumors about his career and more....
1997 — Jensen joins the cast of “Days of Our Lives,” is nominated for numerous Daytime Emmys, and I become hopelessly infatuated with him…
1999 — Jensen attends a fan event for “Days of Our Lives” in my town and, after meeting him, I become even more infatuated…
2000 — Jensen is famously one of two actors narrowed down to play the lead of Clark Kent in “Smallville.” The show’s producers opt to hire Tom Welling in the role instead.
2001 — Jensen joins the cast of my all-time favorite show James Cameron’s “Dark Angel” and played my favorite character-to-date, the wisecracking Alec X5 – 494.
2002 — “Dark Angel” is canceled. Jensen joins the cast of “Dawson’s Creek” during that show’s final year.
2004 — Jensen lands the lead in a television pilot on FOX called “Still Life” but the show isn’t picked up. The producers of the WB’s “Smallville” create a role for Jensen and he joins the cast as a regular during season four. When The WB offers Jensen a lead role in a new series, the writers of “Smallville” turn his character into a villain and kill him off of the show.
2005 — Jensen creates the character of demon hunter Dean Winchester on “Supernatural.” He’s rumored to be in the running to play The Flash on screen and Leon in the next “Resident Evil” film. Neither rumor comes true.
2007 — On hiatus from filming “Supernatural,” Jensen veers away from the sci-fi horror genre with a role in the independent film “Ten Inch Hero” (great movie…seriously, watch it). He also portrays the role Tom Cruise made famous in “A Few Good Men” for a stage production.
2008 — Jensen lands the lead in the horror remake “My Bloody Valentine 3-D” which opens at No. 1 at the box office. Rumors begin that he’ll play Captain America in a big-screen adaptation.
2009 — The fifth — and possibly last? — season of “Supernatural” debuts on the CW to its highest ratings ever.
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