Supernatural casting on the 300th episode and the legacy of the series

Collider was in Vancouver recently to attend the Red Carpet Celebration of SupernaturalNext 300^th The members of the cast took a few moments to talk about what makes the series so special. Attention: there is minor spoilers from the episode of November 29, "Unhuman Nature", in some comments. The first standing: Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles (Sam and Dean Winchester).

Collider: By bringing back the missing characters by creating the narrative arc Apocalypse World, does this give you an actor thrill to play against different versions of Bobby, your mom, Charlie and the other? ;other?

JARED PADALECKI: One of the things we can do in Supernatural, one of the reasons I've been attributing it for so long is that we have a relationship with writers, producers and directors and we are capable of doing these crazy things. We can say, "Hey, we want mom to come back, so let's create an apocalypse world," bring her back and tell what's going on. You know, the place with these ironically very real dreams. What would happen if they came back, what would these emotions be with this experience? And so, for me as an actor, you really have something to chew on. And I talked to actors, friends, who did long shows. I was in a long show before this one and I have known actors who have done similar shows and I realized that I could maybe stop having a chance of m & rsquo; Coach, to get muscular, to see if I knew how to act, something different. So, this has certainly never been the case with Supernatural.

Collider: Is the human jack fundamentally Castiel 2.0?

PADALECKI: I like to tease him as he is. Yeah, he's funny because he's over there right now and he's funny because we tease him and light him up and we're like, you could be Misha's son!

Collider: In the show, you have the scary elements, you have the funny moments, but you also have the tricks that touch your heart, like when Dean teaches Jack to drive in the last episode. That's what you do so well, because it's all about the basic human relationships of the characters.

PADALECKI: It's ironic. The juxtaposition is a little what makes this show work, in the sense that we tried to base it on very human aspects, right? So we see the son of Lucifer, the son of a human mother, talking to Dean, who is for all practical purposes, just human and gives him meaning. They make it very real and very personal. This is another reason why the series has been going on for so long.

Collider: One thing that struck me in the last episode is that Dean taught Jack to drive, which made me go back. It seems that Baby is a touchstone for Dean, as far as he opens, showing a nourishing side or the sweet side of Dean, like when Dean was teaching Sam how to fix the car and how Dean and his father were tied above the car. What is the relationship there? Is it because Dean is in a safe place with baby and that allows you to demolish the wall a bit and show everyone the real Dean?

JENSEN ACKLES: It's almost if you want to make it a childish scenario, it's its cover. It's his security feature when things go wrong, and you'll actually see in the episode that we just filmed, things start to go wrong for Dean and he gets up and says, "I have to go for a walk, "and Sam says," Well, let me take my things. I will come with you. "No, I just need me and baby and a long way. So, I think it's a touchstone for Dean. It is an entity that, in my opinion, is only a safe place for him. So, when you try to lengthen Jack's olive branch a bit, there is an indescribable olive branch that he can extend.

Collider: 14 seasons. What is it? Supernatural who resonates with the fans and makes the show so special?

ACKLES: I mean, it's a variety of things. I think it starts with the relationship with the brothers. I think it's the soul of the show. But I also think it's in this crazy world that they live: this wild west of angels and demons and fighting in this incredible fight where they are against all odds, where no human being should never have a chance, while they find a way to have a chance. And I think it echoes with the public because I heard that I received a lot of feedback, not just when I needed an escape, so I look Supernatural but when I was sick, or when I lost my mother, or when I was going through a difficult time, it was the brothers who gave me the strength to keep fighting and that was the only way I could. is their story that inspired me to continue to beat me. And I think that resilience, the association of these two people, is one of the things that people really care about, and I'm proud of that.

The next step is Misha Collins, who plays Sam and Dean's brother from another mother, Angel Castiel. Here, he talks about his relationship with Jack, Lucifer's spawning (Mark Pellegrino) and a human mother.

Collider: Since Jack lost his powers and is essentially mortal, many of his experiences make him almost resemble Castiel 2.0 because he lives the same things as your character, like the episode where he hunts for the first time with Dean. . They have very similar comic rhythms.

MISHA COLLINS: I think it's an opportunity for me to play Jack's mentor role. I've been there, I can show you the ropes. Case is literally the only one in the universe to know what lives Jack, the only one who can guide him through this. So, I think Cas welcomes this responsibility.

Collider: How many trench coats do you think have gone through to your show?

COLLINS: 50? Yes, 50 seems to be a good number.

Mark Pellegrino, who plays the deliciously pervert Lucifer, is on the program. He gives his point of view on this character, as well as on the difficulties of his human ship troubled by Nick this season.

Collider: Can you guide me in your thinking process for the role? You said before that he was supposed to be the meanest guy on the planet, but what I like about your performance is the spooky aspect of Lucifer who is almost always in the foreground. Is it a writer's thing or is it something you were trying to do to represent such an iconic character?

MARK PELLEGRINO: I think it's a writer's story because it was a little bit from the beginning. He had a sense of humor rather sneaky and dry. Even the horrible things were underestimated and it was sort of Lucifer's humor, which got a bit more accentuated in the episodes where he became an imaginary character in Sam's mind. So it's a writing that writers publish and make suggestions throughout the dialogue. I play with this dialogue, and I experiment with each take to determine what makes sense and works. So, it's writing plus trial and error.

Collider: Nick, the human side of your character, is very lost at sea right now. The fact that he calls Lucifer to live again his ship, is it a desperation or is he an addict who aspires to be possessed?

PELLEGRINO: I think that's all. I think you are on something right there. I think he's discovered in the process of revenge that doing bad things really excites him. This makes him something different from what he thought and he opens this memory of the time when he had no law, no rule binding him and that gave him a lot of power. So, I think he wants that power again.

And finally, Alexandre Calvert take a look at what Jack is experiencing and what the future holds for his character.

Collider: In the arc of your character, you move from one of the most powerful beings in the universe to someone who almost returns to an almost childlike state where you must learn everything about the world around you . Do you feel like an actor?

ALEXANDER CALVERT: Yeah, I mean that what I like in the show is that almost anything is possible, right? So, whatever writers throw you, it's a bit like what you have to deal with. So for me, to be the most powerful of beings, to learn this power, then to lose it, is for me a very fun activity.

Collider: At the end of the last episode, Jack collapsed and his situation is very bad. Where does he go from here? Do you have an overview?

CALVERT: Yes, I'm basically calling Jack's first and last round of joy. So, I try to do the things that he never had to do and he tries to hit them in the next episodes.

Supernatural broadcast Thursdays in CW.