The Boys star Jensen Ackles teases how Soldier Boy will be different in the upcoming prequel Vought Rising . Set during the 1950s, Vought Rising 's story sees Ackles reprising the role of Soldier Boy in his heyday, along with exploring the origins of Vought and Compound V.
Soldier Boy is not the only familiar character starring in the prequel, as Aya Cash is also returning to portray Stormfront, who previously appeared in The Boys seasons 2 and 3. Ackles is also playing Soldier Boy again in The Boys season 5 .
While speaking with Variety , Ackles hints that Soldier Boy will not have the same "swagger and gravitas" as in The Boys because he has not spent decades as "the top dog." He emphasized that Soldier Boy won't feel like an entirely different character, but h