Antony Starr may have racked up a fan following of millions over the years following his breakthrough in the entertainment industry through pieces like Banshee, Outrageous Fortune, and Wish You Were Here, but the one project to present him with fame like no other is none other than The Boys. If anything, that’s a role that would stick with him forever.
While he has already cemented himself as the best iteration of Homelander to date, it seems like even his forthcoming projects won’t help him shake off that image. This is because his next release in line is his upcoming film with Viola Davis, the thriller-action G20, which paints him in the same villainous colors as his star-studded Prime Video series.
Antony Starr’s next might be G20, but it is further painting him in Homelander’s colors
Over the years, while he has embodied a lot of characters and played his hand in numerous different genres, the one role that has been gaining Antony Starr the tremendous critical acclaim he deserves is his outstanding performance as the Homelander in Amazon Prime Video’s adult superhero streaming television series The Boys and its spin-offs.
His next project, which is his action-thriller movie G20 starring Viola Davis in the lead, will further cement his position in the same themes. This is because he is set to embody the primary antagonist of the said piece opposite Davis’ President Taylor Sutton: Terrorist Rutledge, who, along with his team, takes over the G20 summit.
First trailer for ‘G20’, a new action thriller starring Viola Davis as The President and Antony Starr as a terrorist.
Releasing April 10 on Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/5JVMZpjNiG
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 12, 2025
In the flick, after the summit is attacked, U.S. President Sutton becomes the target of the terrorists. Thus, it is all on her to defend her family, country, fellow leaders, and the world by evading capture and using her military and governing experience to outsmart the enemy. And Starr, as the terrorist, is already leaving a lot of fans pleased in a Homelander-like role.
Fans react to Antony Starr’s casting in a Homelander-like role outside of The Boys
While seeing him as the Homelander in The Boys is already entertaining enough, now fans are even more excited than before as they brace themselves to witness Starr in a similar role as he is all set to bring a gruesome terrorist to life. To say the least, quite a few fans are even supporting the film because of his The Boys status.
All in all, taking to the comment section of the tweet shared by @DiscussingFilm on X, they are sharing their respective perspectives on the same. That said, here’s a sneak peek into their conversations:
Viola vs Homelander?! SIGN ME UP!
— Griffin W. Rains (@GriffinRains89) February 12, 2025
Homelander vs. Viola Davis? My money’s on the woman who gave the most intense crying scenes in Hollywood history
— khabresh (@khab_resh) February 12, 2025
Amanda Waller vs Homelander is gonna be epic
— Debayo 🌱🤖 (@debayo_xx) February 12, 2025
Viola Davis in charge, Antony Starr causing chaos
— FramesOfWisdom (@FramesOfWisdom) February 12, 2025
“Antony Starr as a terrorist.” is the highlight of this 😂😂
— Debayo 🌱🤖 (@debayo_xx) February 12, 2025
Amanda Waller vs Homelander.
I will be there— Herbert karima (@ALBERTOMWANALDO) February 12, 2025
Homelander doing side quests
— Slim Jimmy (@jimothy_butter) February 12, 2025
Well, all of this is more than enough to emphasize that it would take quite a bit to wash off Antony Starr’s established status as the Homelander from the minds of fans worldwide. As he is trading in his superhero suit for a terrorist’s twisted grin in this upcoming action-thriller, will he bring the same level of menace as Homelander? Only time can tell.
G20 is set to hit Prime Video on April 10, 2025.
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