The internet is a wildfire of speculation, and at the heart of the inferno is a tantalizing question: Could Jensen Ackles, the beloved star of Supernatural, be trading in his demon-hunting boots for the iconic cowl of Batman?
Hold onto your batarangs, DC fans, because the possibility is sending shockwaves through the fandom.
It seems the brooding intensity Ackles perfected as Dean Winchester might be heading to Gotham City's shadowy streets.
Ackles' connection to the Caped Crusader isn't new. He voiced Batman to chilling perfection in the animated films Batman: The Long Halloween and Legion of Super-Heroes, earning critical acclaim for capturing both the hero's brooding darkness and his hidden vulnerability.
"Ackles is Batman," one fan raved on Twitter. "The voice, the presence, he just gets it."
But a voice acting role, even one as iconic as Batman, is different from donning the Batsuit in live-action. So, when a fan at a recent convention in Italy dared to ask Ackles about the rumors swirling online, the room held its breath.
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