Jensen Ackles shared his ideas on #SaveTheWinchesters, the Supernatural fandom feeling “fired up,” the way forward for the SPN universe & extra.
Lower than 24 hours after the information hit that Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles & Danneel Ackles‘ Drake Rodger & Meg Donnelly-starring spinoff prequel collection The Winchesters wouldn’t be returning to The CW for a second season, Jensen Ackles and the Supernatural household are already proving that they’re not messing round. Jensen Ackles didn’t let an hour go by earlier than reminding the SPN household that it “seems to be like we received work to do.” And with that, the #SaveTheWinchesters marketing campaign is already underway – and if we’re speaking SPN’s, Ackles’, and co-star Jared Padalecki‘s collective fanbases? Yeah, that’s a complete lot of individuals. To assist gasoline the marketing campaign, Jensen Ackles spoke with EW in regards to the fanbase being “fired up,” feeling optimistic in regards to the present’s future, discussions about Season 2, and the way the spinoff collection may very well be a highway map for a Supernatural return – an concept that he and Padalecki “have talked about.”
Ackles on Supernatural Fanbase Already Being “Fired Up”: “They’re fired up. I really like that about this fandom. I really like that they’re so keen about this world and this universe and these characters that they’re keen to go to the mat for a present like this. I feel that speaks volumes, particularly to those that are keen to hear and have the facility to do one thing about it.”
Ackles on Feeling “Optimistic” About Present’s Future: “I do really feel hopeful, and I don’t know whether or not that’s simply the optimistic facet of me, which I didn’t know existed on this capability. I’ve been shifting extra towards a curmudgeon, extra towards what all of us thought Dean Winchester would dive into when he received older. That’s simply the Dean in me. However I do have this loopy optimism for this present, and I feel it largely resides within the power that we discovered on set with this forged and this crew. That loopy optimism is without doubt one of the the reason why this present made it on air within the first place, and I feel it’s one of many a number of the reason why the present ought to proceed someplace.”
Ackles On “The Winchesters” Season 2 Plans: With a five-season plan envisioned (Ackles: “Hopefully we get to execute that. I simply assume that there’s a strategy to preserve this alive, and it will be a disgrace to let that go”), Ackles shares that discussions on the second season have already been going down. “We have been speaking not solely in regards to the story and the place we wished to take our forged; we have been speaking about who we have been going to convey again from the mothership,” Ackles shared, including that there was curiosity from SPN alum about doable future appearances. “We have been placing collectively quite a lot of methods to maintain up our sleeve and preserve it thrilling, not only for the brand new followers however for the returning followers as effectively,” he added.
“The Winchesters” Was a Highway to a Doable “Supernatural” Return: “After which we don’t know what it will appear like past that [their five-season plan], however there was actually a approach of tying this into like a doable return of Supernatural down the road, which Robbie [Thompson] and I had talked about. It’s one thing that Jared [Padalecki] and I’ve talked about, what that may appear like.”
Right here’s a take a look at what Ackles needed to tweet yesterday, adopted by a video that Ackles shared with members of the forged, getting the phrase out early that #SaveThe Winchesters must be used so usually that the hashtag may very well be seen from house: