The “Supernatural” Team Wanted Bruce Campbell to Play the Present Day Version of Sam and Dean’s Dad!

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Before he became Negan on “The Walking Dead,” Jeffrey Dean Morgan played the role of John Winchester on “Supernatural, the father to main characters Sam and Dean. The actor’s run on the show began with the pilot in 2005 and continued through the Season 2 finale in 2007, and it wasn’t until the landmark 300th episode in 2019 that he reprised the role.

But as Jensen Ackles just revealed in a new chat with the Inside of You Podcast, the creative team behind “Supernatural” originally wanted to bring in Bruce Campbell for that episode!

They actually went out to Bruce Campbell to play Present-Day Dad,” Ackles explained.

He continued, “That was the only person that they wanted. Ultimately, they couldn’t make it happen, whether it was [because of his] schedule or whatever. So they kind of threw their hands up in the air, and [were] like, ‘Well, maybe we can just age Jeff up and have him come back and play an older version of himself.”

Thanks to Syfy Wire for bringing this little tidbit to our attention.

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