It's hard to think of someone else other than Ryan Reynolds playing Deadpool, but it turns out that Reynolds wasn't the only actor in consideration for the role. Jensen Ackles revealed he was one of the actors 20th Century Fox wanted for the role of Deadpool, before it went to Ryan Reynolds. The 44-year-old actor made this revelation during an appearance at the Salute to Supernatural convention in Phoenix, Arizona.
While speaking at the event, Ackles told fans he was in discussions to star in a superhero film. When fans pressed him about which movie it was, he responded that it was Deadpool. He added that he was eventually dropped for scheduling conflicts. In his words, "There was definitely a movie that I was very much in talks about... I wasn't available, so the train just kind of stopped there. But, had I been available, I would've had to, you know, jump through the studio hoops and jump through the, you know, producer hoops and stuff. But I had a really good shot, and it's a movie that I really, really like. [What was the movie?] Deadpool."
Nevertheless, Ackles seemed content with how things turned out. Although he admitted that he would have loved to play the role, he stated that he might have ruined the film for many people had he been cast as the character since his ex-girlfriend worked on the film, too.
Ackles also has a history of missing out on Marvel roles. Apparently, Ackles auditioned for Captain America as well but lost to Chris Evans, who fans agree did the character justice. Not long after that, he was offered the role of Hawkeye. However, he had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts with Supernatural.
