There is not a single fan of the legendary Prime Video series The boys it could one day imagine Homelander as being played by someone other than award-winning actor Antony Starr. The character’s take on the character is nothing short of poignant and unforgettable, but before Starr is given the role, another soon-to-be familiar face from The boys The eventual universe tried its hand at becoming Vought’s Right Hand of God turned into an autonomous, ruthless, trauma-fueled deity.
It would be none other than Patrick Schwarzenegger, fan of both The boys And Generation V are known as Golden Boy in the latter series. It turns out that Golden Boy wasn’t the one Schwarzenegger had in mind when he first tried to sign up. Instead, he recently admitted in an interview with Josh Horowitz that he initially aimed to land the role of Homelander.
“That’s the first time I read anything about The Boys, before The Boys became The Boys. I didn’t get a call back, nothing. We audition for hundreds of things and probably get less than one percent of what we audition for. That was it. They wanted me to come for that. I didn’t know, at the time, what their casting was or if they were looking for people of all different ages, or what they were looking at, but That’s what happened.”
Schwarzenegger then explained how that missed shot turned into his lead in the match. Generation V pilot opposite Jaz Sinclar as Marie Moreau.
“When they were doing Generation V spin-off, they came to me and said: “We remember your audition for [Homelander] and we want you to audition for Golden Boy. …Oh, by the way, we’re going to kill you after the first episode. I was like, ‘OK, great, so it’s a one-episode arc.’ And they were like, “Well, we could bring the character back in some scenes.” »
“So I auditioned for it and I got the call back and I had the director read and the chemistry read, and it all came into play. It was kind of a reminder for me… to always do your best, because you never know.”
Everything went well in fashion
Of course, that doesn’t mean Schwarzenegger regrets not landing Homelander, given the character’s runaway success and The boys series as a whole. Quite the contrary, honestly, because even he admits that probably no one on Earth could have made this role the way Starr did, and that suits him just fine.
“I’m so happy I didn’t get that because he’s so brilliant, and I couldn’t even compare what he’s done. Seriously, I know he gets a lot of recognition, but I don’t think he gets enough recognition. It’s brilliant. He should get Emmys for that. It’s crazy – his performance. It’s a level that has so much depth.”
Schwarzenegger was exceptional in his limited time as Golden Boy in a storyline that required his character’s death to kick off the arc of all the other characters around him, and the actor has since enjoyed much greater notoriety for his role as Saxon Ratliff in HBO Max. White Lotus so, in the end, everything worked out and everyone involved is golden.
All seasons of The Boys and Gen V are currently streaming on Prime Video.
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September 28, 2023
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Main video
- Showrunner
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Michele Potter
- Directors
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Nelson Cragg, Clare Kilner, Philip Sgriccia, Sanaa Hamri, Shana Stein, Steve Boyum
- Writers
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Craig Rosenberg
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Jaz Sinclair
Marie Moreau
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Lying Broadway
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