Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki Is Starring in a Walker, Texas Ranger Reboot
Jared Padalecki goes from demon looking to uh, perpetrator looking in a Walker, Texas Ranger reboot. Sure, that Walker, Texas Ranger, the one which starred Chuck Norris for 9 seasons.
E! Information has discovered Padalecki is ready to play the title character within the up to date model Walker that is in growth by CBS TV Studios. The Supernatural star can also be hooked up to government produce alongside Anna Fricke, Dan Lin, Lindsey Libertore and Dan Spilo. No community is hooked up at the moment.
Padalecki, whose CW sequence Supernatural is coming to an finish in 2020 after 15 seasons, will play Cordell Walker, a widowed father of two after spending years undercover on a high-profile case. When he returns house to Austin, Texas, he finds there’s extra work to be achieved. He’ll be paired with a feminine accomplice, as was the case within the authentic. That casting has not been introduced.
The brand new sequence will comply with a modern-day Walker and Texas Rangers who’ve their very own ethical code and struggle for what’s proper, regardless of any guidelines which will get of their means.
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The unique Walker, Texas Ranger ran for 9 seasons on CBS from 1993-2001. A TV film adopted in 2005.
Earlier than Supernatural, Padalecki was identified to legions of followers as Dean on Gilmore Women. Together with costars Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins, Padalecki determined season 15 of Supernatural could be the final. Regardless of producers insisting it is a true ending, Ackles hinted you have not seen the final of the Winchester brothers.
“I feel they’re going to proceed to maneuver ahead, however that is only a lengthy journey that I do not assume is ever going to be over. I feel we’re simply going to go away for some time. How lengthy? I do not know,” Ackles mentioned on the 2019 Tv Critics Affiliation press tour.
“Look I am not ever prepared to shut doorways or burn bridges, I feel that is silly. Am I saying that there is one thing within the works? No,” Ackles mentioned when requested if one thing was in growth already. “Am I saying that I would be open having a dialog about this sooner or later? What is the hurt in that?”
Supernatural returns Thursday, Oct. 10 at eight p.m. on The CW.