Antony Starr has risen to prominence playing the role of Homelander in The Boys. The character has become one of the most popular and relevant pop culture icons of the current era and Starr’s terrifying and intense performance has added to its credibility among the masses. The character is known for his psychopathic tendencies stemming from a dysfunctional and unconventional upbringing.
The character has also become synonymous with the actor and fans have started to call it one of the best casting choices for a superhero project. However, it seems Starr leaned into the dangerous and violent nature of the character in real life as he got into a brawl last year in Spain while shooting for a film.
Antony Starr Was Arrested for Indulging in a Bar Fight in Spain
Antony Starr is now popularly known around the world as the actor who plays Homelander in The Boys. The character who is known for his violent and unpredictable temperament has become a pop culture icon in current times and it seems Starr channeled the character in real life in an unfortunate incident.
As reported by Deadline, Starr was arrested last year as he got into a bar fight in Spain where he was shooting for Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant. The person whom Starr got into a brawl with was a 21-year-old cook named Bathuel Araujo. He recalled the actor telling him, “You don’t know who you’ve messed with. You won’t know who I am and what you’ve done.”
It seems Starr was heavily drunk and during the brawl, hit Araujo with a glass. The actor was arrested and he spent a night in jail for his reckless and violent behavior. The incident is one that the actor must have highly regretted and hoped to never repeat in the future.
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Antony Starr Says The Boys Season 4 Has Him Doing the Most Bizarre Thing Ever
Antony Starr is returning as Homelander in season 4 of The Boys. While speaking to Variety earlier this year, the actor revealed that the series keeps getting weirder with every season and the fourth season has him doing the most bizarre thing he’s ever done as the character. He said,
“(The series) somehow gets weirder and weirder and weirder. There has to be a ceiling, but we can’t seem to find it. I was looking at the person I was opposite, and I said, ‘What are we doing? I can’t believe this! I could have done anything else with my life, but here I am doing this?’ It was truly the most bizarre thing I’ve ever done.”
As the recently released teaser for the fourth season has shown, it is going to be an intense and politically heavy season. Homelander is also seen drenched in blood in the ending seconds of the teaser. It looks like fans are in for a wild treat and they won’t have to wait long as the fourth season is coming in early 2024.
