Henry Cavill almost conditions one of the stars of The boys rejected the role because he considered it not up to his imposing physique.
They say comparisons are hateful, but sometimes we even compare ourselves to others. And if we talk about physique and our subject of comparison is Henry Cavill, there are not many who can challenge him for the position. For that very reason, The boys He almost lost one of his key pieces before he started.
In 2019, when Prime Video debuted the comic book adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, Anthony Starr It was relatively unknown to the general public.
The New Zealander had been working for decades: we had already seen him, for example, in Xena, the warrior princess. But The boys turned it into Patriot (Homelander), a sadistic version of Superman with an ego that doesn’t fit in his body and many layers and interpretative nuances.
Another thing Patriot has is a suit almost identical to the one Henry Cavill wore The man of steel and the rest of the DC Extended Universe. This makes it almost impossible not to draw comparisons between them, and Antony Starr himself fell into this trap.
Comparing yourself to Henry Cavill is difficult for anyone
In an interview a few years ago (via Men’s Health), Antony Starr admitted that, by accepting to participate in the selection process for The boys and discovered that it was a superhero series, he practically discarded the idea of ​​being selected.
Instead, the New Zealander thought the series of Main video I would opt for an actor more similar to Henry Cavill, who would make the costume spectacular.
“I didn’t look at the script for a week and a half and then I saw it was a superhero thing and I thought they weren’t going to cast me anyway; I wasn’t made for this. Henry Cavill is about three meters tall and built like a brick house“
But the Patriot is not just physical. Antony Starr’s agents convinced him to audition, and he ultimately got the role for his ability to play a classic megalomaniac whose narcissism and psychosis will come to fruition in 2026, when The boys reach the end. TO Henry Cavill He’s good at playing crazy, but Antony Starr has a category all to himself, in a good way.
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