Prime Video will be releasing the fifth and final season ofThe Boys, but this new action movie, where Antony Starr again plays a villain, is perfect to watch while waiting for the hit superhero TV show to return. Created by Eric Kripke and based on the comic book of the same name,The Boyscenters around a group of people with superpowers who are more celebrities than heroes.The Boys' unconventional take on the genre has garnered positive reviews from both critics and audiences.
Although thePrime Video TV showis mainly about supes who abuse their power and the people who are against them, it highlights other themes such as religion and morality.The Boys' cast, which includes Karl Urban and Jack Quaid, is one of the popular TV show’s best aspects.Starr, in particular, nails his role as the diabolical Homelander.So if you want to see the talented actor in another role beforeThe Boysseason 5 is added to Prime Video’s library, then check out this latest action movie where he also plays a villain.
Antony Starr Plays The Main Villain In Prime Video’s Political Action Thriller G20
Starr Takes On The Role Of Rutledge In G20
Antony Starr joins thecast ofG20as Rutledge, the Prime Video action thriller’s primary antagonist. This film centers around the G20 Summit where world leaders are held hostage by a group of terrorists. Starr’s Rutledge, a military veteran who decides to destabilize the world economies by pulling this stunt, is the mastermind behind the plot. Rutledge despises the government and believes that they swindle people, andHomelander and Rutledge share some similarities.For instance, both villains are willing to destroy the world to reach their end goal.
G20 Ending Explained: Do Danielle & Serena Sutton Survive?
President Sutton had to overcome unimaginable challenges to protect her family, the G20 leaders and those taken hostages by Rutledge in G20’s ending.
Starr gives compelling but different performances inThe BoysandG20,but his characters in the movie and superhero TV have almost the same level of mercilessness. What makes Homelander and Rutledge such great villains are the lengths they go to achieve power and get something they believe rightly belongs to them.
What Antony Starr Has Said About The Boys' Homelander Vs. G20’s Rutledge: Which Villain Is Worse
Homelander & Rutledge Have Different Ideologies
In a recent interview withEntertainment Weekly, Starr expressed what he thought about Homelander and Rutledge and the comparisons between the two characters. According to Starr, Rutledge believes what he is doing is good. He simply wants to punish the people in charge of exploiting the less fortunate citizens.There’s something human about Rutledge, even if he went on finding the solution to his grievances in the wrong way (viaEntertainment Weekly).
The Boysseason 5’s premiere is currently unconfirmed.
Homelander, on the other hand, is just a bad guy with no principles. Yet compared to Rutledge,TheBoys' supe isn’t as smart and can be easily manipulated. Because of Homelander’s lack of self-control, Rutledge is the worst villain because he is a great strategist.
G20
Cast
G20 is a political thriller centered around President Danielle Sutton, who must leverage her statecraft and military skills to protect her family and global leaders when the G20 Summit is seized by terrorists. Released in 2025, the film explores themes of international diplomacy and crisis management.
The Boys
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
