Jensen Ackles, best known for his 15-season stint as demon-hunting heartthrob Dean Winchester on Supernatural, might be trading in his salt and burn ritual for a trusty zombie-killing crossbow. Rumors are swirling that Ackles is being eyed for a role on The Walking Dead spinoff, Dead City, and fans are losing their minds over the possibility of not one, but two, major Supernatural reunions.
“Ackles slaying zombies alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan? Yes, please!” one fan tweeted.
Another chimed in, “I never knew I needed a Dean Winchester and Maggie Rhee showdown until now!”
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The potential casting would see Ackles joining forces with former Supernatural co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays the reformed-yet-still-menacing Negan on Dead City. Morgan, who played Ackles’s on-screen dad, John Winchester, on Supernatural, has already hinted at Ackles’s interest in the zombie apocalypse.
During a panel in Burbank, a fan asked Morgan about the possibility of Ackles joining the cast of Dead City.
"He'd love to," Morgan replied with a sly grin, prompting cheers from the crowd.
While Ackles was more tight-lipped about the potential role, he didn’t rule it out, simply saying, “We’ll see.
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