The Amazon Prime Video Original Series TheBoys is quickly becoming one of the best superhero related television products, thanks in no small part to its adult tone, explicit violence and endearing characters (to say something good). In fact, such has been the success that many fans would dare to affirm that this is one of the few occasions in which an adaptation is much better than the source material of the comics.
Its excellent cast also helps a lot. led by actors Karl Urban, who plays the super hunter Billy Butcher, and Anthony Starr, who gets into the skin of the ruthless and incredibly powerful Homelander. But it is possible that those of you who are more educated in the geek world have recognized these two performers from another series from the 90s. A classic after-dinner from your childhood and early youth. Guess what?
little trip to the past
Some of you may remember that series that premiered in 1995 called Xena Warrior Princess, a typical product of those times with self-contained episodes and that told us about the adventures of a mythical heroine who faces all the evildoers of Ancient Greece. Is six-season series created by Sam Raimi managed to quickly become one of the audience’s favorite television shows at the end of the 1990s, and which came to have a kind of crossover with another great classic from those years: Hercules.
Well, within this Greek fantasy we find one of the various roles played by Karl Urban within the so-called Xenaversewhich includes the series of Xena Y Hercules. In the series of The warrior Princess the actor known for sagas like The Lord of the rings or the JJ Abrams movies of star trek, gave life to Mael in a chapter inspired by the biblical passage of Abraham and Isaac, in which God ordered the first to sacrifice his son in his name.
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Well, in the series version of Xena, the one who ordered Abraham to kill his son was Karl Urban’s character, Mael, who wanted to take over his legacy. Finally, he ends up dead after refusing the help of the protagonist once he had been defeated. Without a doubt, one of the most forgotten roles of this charismatic actor. But as if that were not enough, he also gave life in subsequent installments within the same series to Julius Caesar himself.
Now, what about Anthony Starr? This actor also had a small first role in the series of Xena Warrior Princess playing a centaur who is rescued by the protagonist, who saves him in extremis. However, his most important role in the series was playing the biblical hero David, in an episode of the second season that adapted the famous story of this ordinary man who faces the giant Goliath. The actor remembered this participation during an interview in 2020, confirming that this was his first role in the world of acting, both in movies and television products. And the truth is that things have not gone badly at all.
