Red Hood has gradually become part of Jensen Ackles' image, having voiced the character and cosplayed as him in the past, but new photos have fans wanting him to play Jason Todd and his alter ego in his own movie.
Clockwork Shadow Creations shared the photos of Ackles in costume and explained that the designers were asked to make a Red Hood costume for an episode from Supernatural's 14th season, "Mint Condition," which revolves around action figures coming to life. As a special Easter egg, the brothers pass by a Red Hood figure during one scene as a homage to Ackles voicing the character in 2010's Batman: Under The Red Hood.
Ackles was also Red Hood for Halloween in 2018, complete with a mask under the hood.
"Realistically, having the costume live in my closet for the rest of eternity seemed useless anyway, and what better use for a designated character outfit than to have the voice actor (and a truly excellent choice for a face-claim) wear it for Halloween," the costume designer explained.
"I will never forget when he looked in the full-length mirror, straightened his jacket, and said, 'Man, I have never felt so cool. I feel like a real superhero,'" he added. The 'me' who put Red Hood on my dream-costume list years earlier never thought this would be how I would check it off."