Gen V Star Recollects Failed Auditions for Homelander & James Gunn’s Superman

Patrick Schwarzenegger had a short-lived however extremely memorable function because the rising superhero Golden Boy in Gen V, the hit spinoff of The Boys. He might have additionally taken on the function of the Man of Metal within the DCU, however his audition did not get him very far within the casting course of, making that potential casting not meant to be.

On a latest episode of Josh Horowitz’s Pleased Unhappy Confused podcast, Schwarzenegger – the son of motion film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger – was requested about different superhero function auditions he may need taken on in his budding profession. He clarified that he is solely ever auditioned for 3 superhero roles, touchdown one in every of them, which was the function of Golden Boy in Gen V. He’d beforehand gone for the function of Homelander in The Boys, which went to acclaimed actor Antony Starr. The opposite missed alternative was for Clark Kent on this 12 months’s Superman movie, however he famous that it was a self-taped audition. As he by no means heard again from director James Gunn, Schwarzenegger acknowledged that he was apparently not proper for that function.

Schwarzenegger stated of his audition, “No, I don’t assume I obtained any suggestions. I feel it was similar to, ‘No, not for you.’ After which it was advantageous. I obtained the White Lotus one proper after that.”

For the superhero function Schwarzenegger did get, it labored out in a means, because the actor was credited by critics for his work as Golden Boy in Gen V. Although the character had an early exit within the story, he’d make continued appearances within the season with flashback scenes, although he’s not anticipated to return for Season 2. It is attainable he might nonetheless find yourself becoming a member of the DCU someday, although not within the function of Superman, given David Corenswet’s casting. Some followers have pushed for Schwarzenegger to play a model of Inexperienced Lantern.

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In any case, Schwarzenegger has additionally commented on the way it’s nothing new for him to fail auditions, no matter his well-known final title. In an interview with The Time, he admitted that he’d generally wished with beginning his profession that he did not have such a recognizable final title, anxious in regards to the “nepo child” label that some would possibly place on him because of this. Nonetheless, he has since realized that the Schwarzenegger title hasn’t helped him as a lot as others would possibly presume.

Patrick Schwarzenegger Has Failed Tons of of Auditions

“I do know there are individuals who’ll say I solely obtained this function due to who my dad is,” he defined. “They don’t seem to be seeing that I’ve had 10 years of performing lessons, placed on [high] faculty performs each week, labored on my characters for hours on finish or the tons of of rejected auditions I have been on.”

Gen V is streaming on Prime Video.

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Gen V

Launch Date

September 29, 2023

Writers

Craig Rosenberg

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