Eric Kripke, showrunner for Amazon Prime’s The Boys, discussed what went into the costume design for Jensen Ackles’ character Soldier Boy, a World War II hero and the first Supe created by Vought Industries.
In a statement via Amazon, Kripke talked about Soldier Boy’s outfit, saying, “When I cast Jensen as Soldier Boy, the first thing I said was, “I”m most excited for you, because of the amazing process you’ll go through with [Laura Jean Shannon], our Super Suit designer.’ It took six months but the experience surpassed Jensen’s expectations. LJ has made a work of art that tips its hat to the WWII Soldier Boy from the comics while taking it in a sleek new direction. And if you think the photos are cool, just wait till you see Jensen in action. It’s one of my very favorite suits. Also, now you can quit clogging my Twitter notifications with demands to see it.”
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Aya Cash, who played Stormfront in Season 2 of The Boys, had a similar experience, saying that she auditioned for the show before the first season had even aired because the costume department needed to know who they were going to build the costume around.
“I auditioned for The Boys and The Boys wasn’t out yet when I auditioned for it,” Cash said. “So it wasn’t a big hit show. It was a few months before Season 1 came out. They hadn’t even been picked up for Season 2, but they had to hire someone to play this role because they needed to build the suit on the body that was gonna wear it. So they had not picked up for Season 2, but I got hired.”
Amazon Studios’ The Boys stars Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie, Laz Alonso as Mother’s Milk, Tomer Kapon as Frenchie, Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko, Erin Moriarty as Annie January, Chace Crawford as The Deep, Antony Starr as Homelander, Katia Winter as Little Nina and Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy. Seasons 3 has yet to receive a premiere date.
Source: Amazon
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