The Boys Finale Has Fans Demanding Antony Starr as Reverse-Flash

With The Boys finally in the rearview, the internet did what it always does: immediately started fantasy- casting Antony Starr as the next big comic-book villain. And honestly, I get it. After years of playing Homelander like a charm offensive wrapped around a live wire, the guy feels tailor-made for a certain DC speedster menace.

Why everyone keeps shouting 'Reverse-Flash '

Starr has been showered with praise for Homelander, and not just from fans. Critics too have been calling the character one of the more genuinely unsettling comic-book villains to hit TV. The big reason: Starr can swing from calm and disarmingly friendly to cold, explosive rage in a heartbeat. That switch-flip is basically the entire vibe of Reverse-Flash in the comics, which is why the fan-casting has only gotten louder as the Prime show came to a close.

Even if the finale left a bitter taste for parts of the fandom, Starr walked away as the face of that pitch-black, messy universe — the guy you could not look away from. That kind of presence is exactly what people want for The Flash's arch-nemesis.

The tweets that kicked the door open

On May 20, 2026, industry watcher MyTimeToShineHello asked a simple question on X: what MCU role should Starr take now that he is done with The Boys? The replies immediately zigged into DC territory. Multiple posts the same day — from users like @Solitaire7104, @LordElyndor, and @ChillKryptonian — all zeroed in on the same idea: put him in yellow and make him Reverse-Flash.

'Put him in DC he was born to play reverse flash' — @ChillKryptonian, May 20, 2026

That chorus has been building for a while, but with the series wrapped, the volume spiked. The consensus read is pretty clear: if you need someone who can be magnetic, charming, and terrifying on a dime, Starr is your guy.

Other characters fans keep throwing at him

• Wolverine: 'He'd be a great Wolverine,' argued @Top3hero_fan on May 20, 2026.
• Norman Osborn: One user, @spidealist, pointed to Starr's unnerving calm-to-terrifying switch as the exact quality that would make him a killer Osborn.
• Dracula: @ryanr8202 simply said 'Dracula' on May 20, 2026, which... yeah, that tracks too.

Where this actually stands

To be super clear: this is all fan-casting. No announcements, no winks, no 'sources say' nonsense. Just a lot of people watching Starr chew glass as Homelander and realizing he has the exact psychological intensity you want from a top-tier supervillain — especially one who delights in getting under a hero's skin. If Reverse-Flash ends up materializing in the DCU anytime soon, Starr is the internet's clubhouse leader. Whether that is where he actually lands is another story.

So, your move: would you want to see Antony Starr as The Flash's next live-action big bad, or does one of those other roles fit him better right now?