The Boys has recast Homelander in its VR game, and few fans seem to have noticed. Jake Green voices the character in The Boys: Trigger Warning instead of Antony Starr, according to Screen Rant, which says a Reddit user drew attention to the change.
A Swap That Slipped Past Fans
Homelander is the most recognizable figure in The Boys, and Starr’s performance in the Prime Video series has been central to how audiences think of him. That makes the lack of reaction to a different voice in the game a curious detail. By Screen Rant’s account, it took a post on Reddit to bring the change into view, which suggests that many players either did not register it or did not find it worth discussing.
No official explanation for the decision appears in the coverage gathered here. Neither the developer nor the publisher is reported to have publicly addressed why Starr is absent, so the reasons behind the casting remain unknown.
The Release at a Glance
- Title: The Boys: Trigger Warning
- Developer: ARVORE
- Publisher: Sony Pictures Virtual Reality
- Platform at launch: Quest, on March 26, 2026
- Price: $30
- PSVR 2: listed as coming soon
The game launched on Quest on March 26, 2026, from developer ARVORE and publisher Sony Pictures Virtual Reality, according to Road to VR. A PSVR 2 version is listed as coming soon. The game costs $30.
Who Came Back and Who Didn’t
Road to VR reports that neither Starr nor Karl Urban took part, and that Green and Gary Furlong, who voices Butcher, deliver “excellent impressions.” Several show actors did return: Laz Alonso as Mother's Milk, Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy, Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett and P.J. Byrne as Adam Bourke.
The split is worth noting. Urban, who plays Billy Butcher on television, is also absent, so the show’s two most prominent leads are both represented by sound-alikes. Meanwhile, the performers who did return come from different parts of the series: Alonso’s Mother’s Milk has been with the story since the beginning, Ackles joined as Soldier Boy later on, and Minifie and Byrne portray characters from the corporate side of the superhero business. The result is a cast that mixes original voices with imitations, depending on the character.
What the Reviewer Thought
Road to VR's Scott Hayden called the game a “surprisingly shallow experience” that rarely lives up to its power fantasy, though he praised the narrative, voice acting and art direction for fans of the show. The recast applies to the game only, and Starr is not reported to have left the TV series.
Taken together, the review draws a clear line between what the game does well and where it falls short. Its strengths, according to Hayden, sit in the elements that carry the show’s identity: the story, the performances and the look. Its weakness is the gameplay itself, which he describes as falling short of the fantasy of holding superhuman power. For a licensed VR title, that balance is not unusual, since the appeal of a familiar property often rests on atmosphere and characters more than on mechanics.
Voice Casting in Licensed Games
Licensed video games based on film and television frequently make different casting choices from their source material. Actors may be unavailable, schedules may not line up, or a production may decide to bring in performers who can match a voice closely. Sound-alike casting is a long-established practice across the games industry, and in a project like this one, where the characters are so closely tied to particular performances, the choice of voice becomes more noticeable than it would be for a less distinctive role.
That context does not explain this specific decision, and the available reporting does not say what led to it. It does help account for why Road to VR described the stand-in performances as impressions, and why the attention paid to the change has stayed relatively modest.
The Property Behind the Game
The Boys began as a comic book series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson before it was adapted for Prime Video, where the live-action series premiered in 2019. Its premise, in which superheroes are marketed by a powerful corporation and often behave badly, has made it one of the more talked-about superhero stories on television. A virtual reality game gives fans a way to step into that world in a more direct fashion, which is part of why decisions about its cast and characters draw interest from followers of the show.
Where the Series Stands
The recast applies to the game only. Starr has not been reported as leaving the television series, and nothing in the coverage suggests that the character’s role in the show is affected by what has happened in Trigger Warning. Viewers who follow Homelander on Prime Video will continue to hear the performance they know there, while players who put on a headset will hear Green.
For fans considering the game, the main practical points are the platform, the price and the cast. Those who care most about hearing the original performers should know in advance that Starr and Urban are not involved, while those mainly interested in the story and art direction will find the elements that Road to VR singled out for praise. The PSVR 2 version, which is listed as coming soon, will give owners of that headset a second way to play once it arrives.