Dark Angel
Jensen Ackles has opened up about working with Jessica Alba onDark Angeland described it as " horrible , " although the two have since made amends . Ackles is an American role player , director , and producer , best known for portrayingDean Winchester inSupernatural . Since his 15 - year stint as one of the lead characters inSupernatural , he has gone on to bring a role in the Amazon Prime series , The Boys , as Soldier Boy . Meanwhile , Alba is an American actress and job adult female known for starring in films such asHoney , Fantastic Four , andLittle Fockers .
However , before Ackles ' persona as Winchester and before Alba attain the vainglorious screen , the two starred together in the goggle box seriesDark Angel . The sci - fi serial follows Max Guevara ( Alba ) , a tyke who escapes a governance installation with 11 other children , who were raised as genetically enhanced super - soldiers . Now an grownup be in post - apocalyptic America , Guevara seek justice while also searching for her enhanced siblings . TheDark Angelserieswas Alba ’s breakthrough role , gather her a Golden Globe nominating speech and propel her into fame at 19 . Now , Ackles , who portrayed twins Ben and Alec in the serial , is opening up about what working with Alba was really like .
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During an episode of theInside of Youpodcast ( viaTooFab ) , Ackles surprised listener by getting candid on his and Alba ’s fraught working relationship . Ackles bluntly aver that Alba was horrible to work with and that he has even told her so to her human face . Of of course , Ackles also points out that , back then , Alba was a 19 - class - old poke into the pressure of leading a pop television series . As the lead , though , she take to picking on the " new kid " Ackles . Ackles , however , pushed back against her , which only intensified the animosity and run to brother and baby - like bickering between the two . hold in out his command below :
No , she was horrible . [ I ] enjoin this to her fount . I was just kind of , I was the raw Kyd on the cylinder block and I got picked on by the lead . Like the worst variety of squabble a brother and baby could do . She had it out for me . It was n’t that she did n’t wish me . She was like , ‘ Oh here ’s the pretty son the connection brought in for more window salad dressing because that ’s what we need . ' So I was just like , ‘ Oh , looks like we ’re gettingb***hAlba today , everybody hang onto your fruitcake . ' So it was that kind of human relationship , but she did n’t make it well-to-do on me .
Working with Alba was n’t all atrocious , however , as Ackles was quick to bring up a more affecting second between the two . When Ackles ' granddaddy passed away , Alba went to his prevue to simply hold him and comfort him . Thus , despite the bickering and melodic phrase , the two came to build up a mutual respect between each other . In many ways , it truly was a babe - brother relationship - the two made things hard for one another but still pulled through for each other when things got tough . WhileThe Boysstardidn’t hold back on his bill of work with Alba , it was done with in effect humour and money plant . Both Alba and Ackles were still young and new to the industry onDark Angel , and it is probable that their ferment human relationship would be very dissimilar today .
Ackles ' account of working with Alba gives perceptivity into what come about behind the scenes on bent , peculiarly set tower by teenagers and youthful adults . Much of Ackles and Alba ’s animus was nurture by their youth , as well as by Alba ’s pressure of being the lead star and managing personal relationship . While that does n’t necessarily relieve her behavior , it does illustrate how pressure can negatively impact young histrion and actresses who may not have good outlets for their emotions . However , the account also shows how often times , despite drama , many casts and crews come to build category - like relationship with each other . Ackles can easily withdraw the feud between the two , but he can just as easily recall the esteem and backup they showed to one another . While it might seem that Ackles is bashingDark Angelco - star Albaa bit , it is more likely he ’s still just embracing that old sexual love - hate sibling relationship between the two .
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author : Inside of Youpodcast ( viaTooFab )
