Antony Starr Was "Open" To Voicing Homelander In Mortal Kombat 1

thegamer.com:

Antony Starr says he was open to voicing Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1, after it was confirmed that the actor will not be reprising his role for the game's DLC. Responding to a disappointed fan, Starr says, "I was open to it", making his absence in the game all the more baffling.

Some fans speculate that this means it was either a scheduling issue or Warner Bros. wouldn't foot the bill that Starr's team was asking for. Either way, we still don't know who will be playing Homelander in his absence, as NetherRealm hasn't commented on the situation at all.

This comment from Starr was spotted by Reddit user plainviewist, and shows that the actor didn't back out of playing Homelander because he didn't want to be in Mortal Kombat 1. Starr hasn't replied to any other comments on the matter, so it's not clear why exactly he isn't playing the character in the game.

The situation has come as a great disappointment to fans, particularly as the other guest fighters, Omni-Man and Peacemaker, are voiced by their original actors, J.K. Simmons and John Cena respectively. To add insult to injury, Starr did portray Homelander in Call of Duty, so it's not like he's opposed to doing video game work.

There is, of course, the outside chance that Starr is just trolling us here since NertherRealm hasn't confirmed anything. Either that, or he's unable to confirm his involvement right now.

In any case, we can safely assume Homelander will be the last guest fighter added in the first wave of DLC. The gameplay trailer for Quan Chi gave us our first look at Peacemaker at the very end, likely meaning he'll join the fight next. Then, if the current running order continues, we'll probably get a returning Mortal Kombat fighter afterwards, then leaving