Homelander General Discussion

[Deleted member 5032]

Homelander

 

[Hara-Killer]

april release ?

i want him NOW

curious to his gear piece + skins

gonna be a mix btw super and shazam imo

 

[SixPathsOfHate]

Homelander needs to talk shit CONSTANTLY when fighting. I need to feel like a dick when I play him. Triple the amount JC talks when playing him.

 

[Saltea Moonspell]

He is worth playing for his policy stand alone "I'm Homelander and I can do whatever the f*ck I want".

 

[xenogorgeous]

He is worth playing for his policy stand alone "I'm Homelander and I can do whatever the f*ck I want".

yep , Homelander is top notch regarding being the greater trash talker ever , so, cannot wait for him to come up ...... his dialogue with Peacemaker has potential to be ultra provocative also too, hehe

 

[StormGoddess]

 

[Amplified$hotz]

That’s rough. I hope he’s trolling

 

[DixieFlatline78]

He teased it in another instagram post that he was. I'd be surprised that he voiced him in Call of Duty but not MK

 

[Kiss the Missile]

He teased it in another instagram post that he was. I'd be surprised that he voiced him in Call of Duty but not MK

Do you have a link to it?

 

[Revy]

Do you have a link to it?

 

[FredoTwoWheels]

Going to team him with Kano and just spam laser beam eyes

 

[Amplified$hotz]

https://x.com/antonystarr/status/1730065072616010092?s=46&t=hSkiyIrskk7H7tDvqotbpg

 

[Revy]

https://x.com/antonystarr/status/1730065072616010092?s=46&t=hSkiyIrskk7H7tDvqotbpg

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I feel this was like the Sarah Michelle Gellar situation. Call of Duty set a certain precedent for him as he voiced Homelander in Warzone, he set a price and Netherrealm weren’t able to afford him. Kinda shitty though especially since they secured his likeness. Which is odd because they were actually able to get Sylvester Stallone in MK11.

 

[Juggs]

https://x.com/antonystarr/status/1730065072616010092?s=46&t=hSkiyIrskk7H7tDvqotbpg

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Just to throw this out there, this technically could be him trolling and being purposely vague. As in, “that ship flew” meaning he already did the VA for it awhile ago. I mean, it’d be right on par with Boon level trolling so just keep that in mind!

 

[Revy]

I feel this was like the Sarah Michelle Gellar situation. Call of Duty set a certain precedent for him as he voiced Homelander in Warzone, he set a price and Netherrealm weren’t able to afford him. Kinda shitty though especially since they secured his likeness..

I CALLED IT!




EDIT:

Antony Starr Was Open to Voicing Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1

This won't make it go down any easier. Antony Starr was open to voicing The Boys' Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1.

www.escapistmagazine.com

Antony Starr tired of MK1 Homelander DLC questions, tells gamers to play CoD instead - Dexerto

Antony Starr is tired of the questions on whether he’ll voice Homelander in MK1, so he’s telling players to go play CoD instead.

www.dexerto.com

 

[FredoTwoWheels]

Possible that the contract could have used his voice likeness forever, similar to the Quan face actor and he passed on it. Pure speculation on my part.

Just to throw this out there, this technically could be him trolling and being purposely vague. As in, “that ship flew” meaning he already did the VA for it awhile ago. I mean, it’d be right on par with Boon level trolling so just keep that in mind!

Ships dont fly, they sail. That Ship Sailed is the idiom, maybe this wording was intentional, to troll.

 

[Lex Luthor II]

I CALLED IT!

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EDIT:

Antony Starr Was Open to Voicing Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1

This won't make it go down any easier. Antony Starr was open to voicing The Boys' Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1.

www.escapistmagazine.com

Antony Starr tired of MK1 Homelander DLC questions, tells gamers to play CoD instead - Dexerto

Antony Starr is tired of the questions on whether he’ll voice Homelander in MK1, so he’s telling players to go play CoD instead.

www.dexerto.com

He didn't take it because they didn't offer him 10 times more the amount he was paid for CoD? what?

 

[Kiss the Missile]

He didn't take it because they didn't offer him 10 times more the amount he was paid for CoD? what?

No, they didn't offer him a tenth of what he got for COD.
So if CoD gave Antony $10,000 (fake numbers), NRS offered him $900

 

[Felipe_Gewehr]

It's strange how they were able to afford Simmons, Megan Fox and John Cena, but not Anthony Starr. CoD must have been paying him very well, or the other aforementioned actors got paid very little by NRS

 

[xenogorgeous]

Greedy capitalism overdone mindset over here, that for sure ..... WB being cheap bastards as always and refusing to pay what Anthony asked for, so, trying to offer him banana price for VA work .....

So, I see Homelander selling good, but, would be much much much better sales numbers if the DLC character could come with Anthony Starr doing the voice, so, I think Peacemaker indeed will take the place as the most cool guest character, because John Cena was able to do his VA and this will bring so much personality for the character in MK1, and is a pure dream fan service already !

 

[Revy]

It's strange how they were able to afford Simmons, Megan Fox and John Cena, but not Anthony Starr. CoD must have been paying him very well, or the other aforementioned actors got paid very little by NRS

If it's true that Activision generally pay to celebrities is 25% of their bundle (I don't even know how people got this number) so it would depend on how many people bought The Homelander bundle (which I couldn't find the data for).

Let's see if my math is correct:
Last month the Call of Duty Twitter account said the game reached over 25 million players in just five days
Lets say 1% of that (250k) bought the $20 bundle, that's $50m & 25% of that is $1.25m that go to Antony Starr & licencing fees.

There's several videos that exaggerate the numbers of players & the percentage of players who'd buy the bundle (when it came to Nicki Minaj & Snoop Dogg) but I feel this is more realistic than linked videos say.

 

[Lex Luthor II]

No, they didn't offer him a tenth of what he got for COD.
So if CoD gave Antony $10,000 (fake numbers), NRS offered him $900

Oh, that's not at all what the post said. It said they offered him less than ten times what CoD offered him. Which would mean he was upset he wasn't offered 10x$10,000 (fake numbers I know).

"NRS offered him less than ten times what he received for Call of Duty".
I assume whoever wrote it just isn't especially literate and meant: "NRS offered him ten times less than what he received for Call of Duty".

 

[Revy]

Oh, that's not at all what the post said. It said they offered him less than ten times what CoD offered him. Which would mean he was upset he wasn't offered 10x$10,000 (fake numbers I know).

"NRS offered him less than ten times what he received for Call of Duty".
I assume whoever wrote it just isn't especially literate and meant: "NRS offered him ten times less than what he received for Call of Duty".

My guess it was mistranslated as Portuguese is probably his first language. I wouldn't doubt it being true through.

 

[Marinjuana]

If the man doesn't like the pay, it is what it is good for him but interesting to me that they got JK Simmons and John Cena.

 

[Revy]

If the man doesn't like the pay, it is what it is good for him but interesting to me that they got JK Simmons and John Cena.

The difference is JK Simmons is also an accomplished voice actor has done dozens of voice roles, some small like the Yellow M&M for the past 30 years to Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man in Invincible. When it comes to John Cena, that dude is one of the least selfish people on the planet (holds the record most for wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish foundation with 650) so I get the feeling he probably wants to support his fans regardless of what the pay is & I also think he's the type of dude who is so passionate about playing Peacemaker. Megan Fox, not a big star - only popular on tabloids & New Girl for the last 5 years.

Antony Starr I don't really understand the fuss. He supposedly gets paid $400k per episode of The Boys. Besides The Boys & Banshee, I wouldn't know who the fuck the dude is & I think it's the same for 95% of the people who know who he is. I think he's just looking for a massive payday like he got for Call of Duty but it doesn't excuse the fact that WB/NRS are cheapskates too.

Is the juice worth the squeeze? Do you pay a dude who's not that big of a name the money he wants & hope it pays off? Or find a dude who sounds like him, fans of his might boycott or not buy the game, lose money & Homelander becomes one of the worst selling characters because you fucked the whole thing up?