The Boys’ Antony Starr doesn’t think Homelander is like Donald Trump

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The Boys actor Antony Starr doesn’t think his character in the show, Homelander, is like Donald Trump.Season four of Prime Video’s hit show featured some imagery that many compared to Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ campaign and a moment where the character took over America.Starr, however, has dismissed the comparisons calling them “low-hanging fruit” (via Entertainment Weekly).“Of course, people could make the comparison, and they did.

So it was quite strange getting dragged into a conversation I didn’t necessarily sign on to be a part of,” he explained.“I didn’t want the character to be a moustache-twirling villain.

It had to be a real person built from the ground up. The other thing is, I really don’t like using the word ‘psychopath.’ I think it’s such a reductive term.”Show runner Eric Kriple meanwhile, said the show reflects social realities as much as many other popular ones.

He said: “We’re making this fun-house mirror of what’s going on in culture as much as any show since Veep or The West Wing. It makes me nervous to be in similar company, but we are!”Going back to Homelander, Starr added: “People hate the character, love to hate the character, and then there’s this weird thing where they empathise with the character.