“My body doesn’t wanna do much action anymore”: Antony Starr Shatters The Boys Fans’ Dream of Watching Him Play Booster Gold in the DCU With a Brutally Honest Response
- Fans saw Antony Starr as perfect for the time-traveling hero, Booster Gold.
- Fans who were excited about Starr possibly playing Booster Gold might be let down.
- The actor recently gave a brutally honest response about the potential role.
Fans who were excited about Antony Starr possibly taking on Booster Gold’s futuristic gadgets will need to wait longer. Recently, Starr revealed he’s not keen on playing the DC superhero and isn’t familiar with the character either.
Lots of fans thought Starr would be great as Booster Gold. For those unfamiliar with the character, he is a former football star from the 25th century. Initially motivated by fame and fortune, he travels back in time to the 20th century using stolen technology and attempts to become a superhero.
At first, he mostly cared about getting attention, but as time went on, he began to genuinely care about helping people. Using his cool future gadgets and knowledge, he fights villains and performs good deeds.
The idea of Starr playing the superhero became even more popular after DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran announced they were making a Booster Gold show in 2023. However, the actor now poured cold water on these hopes.
Antony Starr Denies Booster Gold Role Speculations
In a recent interview with Happy Sad Confused, Antony Starr hinted that there’s no truth to the rumors connecting him to the role of the time-traveling hero. Starr confessed that he doesn’t know much about Booster Gold. Not only did he deny interest, but he also playfully trolled fans before bluntly rejecting the idea of playing the DC character.
“What does he do?” the 48-year-old joked in the interview. “Does he have blonde hair? Wow, that’s a deep connection,” he added, referring to the shared hair color between the two characters. The actor continued:
I’m getting old, and my body doesn’t want to do much action anymore. I want to sit and go, ‘Hey, you can’t do that stuff.’ I want to sit behind a desk on a CSI show [Laughs].
Here, Starr means that as he gets older, he prefers not to do physically demanding action scenes anymore. Instead, he would rather play a character in a CSI show who solves crimes while sitting at a desk, rather than running around. Besides him, fans think stars like Glen Powell from Twisters and Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad could be good choices for the time-traveling hero.
Antony Starr Thrives as Homelander Despite Not Being Confirmed for Booster Gold
Despite the Booster Gold setback, fans can still see Antony Starr shine as Homelander in season 4 of The Boys. Critics really like how he plays the character, saying he might even get an Emmy nomination, too (as reported by Dexerto).
This season, Homelander faces the consequences of his actions, including a murder trial and a complex political entanglement with Victoria Neuman, played by Claudia Doumit.
While Starr won’t be playing Booster Gold soon, fans can still enjoy his amazing role as Homelander in the eagerly awaited season 4 of The Boys, available now on Prime Video.
