Antony Starr has written an emotional tribute to his character Homelander as The Boys wrapped its fifth and remaining season.
The actor mentioned his time within the present was “the spotlight of my profession” in a prolonged submit alongside a carousel of behind-the-scenes images from the satirical superhero collection. He had purposely waited a short time to share them “to let issues settle and course of the tip of this present”.
“Troublesome (for me) to place into phrases what an unbelievable experience this has been. How a lot life and progress has occurred. How wonderful the staff is. It’s actually been the spotlight of my profession,” Starr wrote. “Once we started, I had no thought what was coming. This juggernaut left the station and by no means stopped. Aside from that Covid second. Oh and the strikes. That was a factor too. However aside from these two instances, it by no means stopped, boldly making its mark on the tv panorama. There’s nothing else prefer it. It lives in its personal lane.”
Starr went on to thank “the unbelievable Canadian crew. The wonderful manufacturing staff. The insanely gifted solid. The individuals at Amazon and Sony that took an opportunity on this insane factor(and made the nice alternative in casting me😂)and all the opposite folks that contributed in a roundabout way, huge or small, to this lovely, advanced, warped, scrumptious present.”
Later, he touched on what it meant to him to play the highly effective but egotistical Homelander. “This difficult character allowed the house and vary to find and push boundaries in a manner I by no means anticipated and I’ll at all times be thankful for this expertise.”
He additionally thanked showrunner Eric Kripke, who he referred to as his “co-parent with this twisted gem of a personality.”
“We created a monster, sir. And I’ll miss him, and also you,” he continued. “Til we roll out the final season. Once I’ll see you. However this artistic chapter is closed , and I’ll miss it, brother.”
Lastly, Starr issued a “large thanks to the followers. You’re the life blood. With out you, we don’t get to do that. And our followers are second to none. Mad like to you….and deepest respect to your style.
“Okidoke individuals. We cooked for the final time. Can’t wait to point out you what we made. TIL that day, Homelander, signing off.”
The Boys first aired in 2019 and have become an enormous vital and industrial success. It additionally spawned the spin-off collection Gen V, whose second season will air from September 17. The ultimate season of The Boys is anticipated to land subsequent yr.
The trailer for the following instalment of Gen V dropped final month and teases quite a few crossovers with the unique collection.
