The Boys star Antony Starr lately opened up about Season 4 of the sequence, his character Homelander being in comparison with Trump, and the finale’s huge post-credits scene.
The season finale of the sequence was initially titled “Assassination Run” previous to the assassination try on Donald Trump. It ended with Homelander one step nearer to the Oval Workplace… and was portrayed as being extra deranged and ruthless than ever.
Throughout an interview with Collider, Starr was requested if he is nonetheless having enjoyable enjoying Homelander, and the frequent comparisons to Trump.
Whereas he doesn’t point out Trump’s identify, it’s apparent who he’s speaking about. He stated: “One of many nice issues that I’ve cherished, and I do love about this present, and I’ll proceed to like as we maintain going, is the layers that we’ve been capable of put in with this character.
“We’ve at all times been aware of constructing him three-dimensional, and never making him mustache-twirling. I do know Eric refers to a sure political determine of our time as a base observe for the character, and I believe that’s proper, however paradoxically, I believe we’ve received extra dimension on this character than that human.
“I’ve at all times checked out that as there are components of many various individuals in there and we’ve been capable of actually dig in. This season we received to go actually deep.
“We had some actually deep, darkish Homelander storylines, and I used to be excited for individuals to see that. I’m happy with what we did, and I’m happy with the character, as effectively.”
As for the Season 4 finale post-credits scene, it noticed Jensen Ackles reprise his position as Soldier Boy, organising the character’s return within the fifth and last season. It was already revealed that Soldier Boy is Homelander’s father.
Antony stated: “Initially, on a really private and egocentric observe, I’m hoping and praying that I get extra scenes with Jensen [Ackles] as a result of we didn’t actually. I really feel like there’s extra floor to cowl there. And selfishly, I simply actually like Jensen.
“He slot in like peas and carrots, and Forrest and Jenny, when he got here on board. He’s a terrific man to work with. We had numerous enjoyable. And I believe that relationship, when it comes to how on the core of the character is loneliness and wanting connection, having an actual daddy, an actual father, we haven’t explored that.
“There’s extra gold in that seam for us to mine, so I’m enthusiastic about that. I don’t wanna get my hopes up an excessive amount of as a result of I by no means know. I do not know what Eric’s gonna do, and each time, I’m incorrect. I’m simply gonna put these hopes on the market, and possibly he’ll see this and grant me my want.”
What do you concentrate on what Starr needed to say right here? In the event you completed watching the Season 4, what did you concentrate on the way it ended?
