Let’s talk about that cameo in the first 60 seconds of the premiere.
Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Boysseason 3 premiere.
So, if you haven’t watched and prefer to go in fresh, click away.
Charlize Theron makes a surprise appearance in ‘The Boys’ season 3 as Stormfront in ‘Dawn of the 7.'.Amazon Prime
Oscar winnerCharlize Theronjoined the season as Stormfront.
Well, a version of Stormfront.
Kripke and his writers like to use the world ofThe Boysto satirize our own culture, including superhero culture.
Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell), Starlight (Erin Moriarty), Homelander (Antony Starr), Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott), and A-Train (Jessie Usher) star in ‘Dawn of the 7’ in ‘The Boys’ season 3.Amazon Prime
However, the season 2 finale saw Stormfront’s Nazi origins leaked to the public.
The actress showed up in one of two end-credits scenes asthe comic book character Clea.
Theron seems to be having fun with the inherent absurdity of her Stormfront dialogue.
“Join me and we can reign together for a thousand years.”
The history ofDawn of the 7in the show is… complicated.
There’s a lot going on, plot wise.
Then there were mutants attacking New York City.
And now in the final cut, Stormfront is the real villain of the movie.
Adam Bourke (P.J.
Snyder himself got in on the fun ofThe Boysand gave his blessing in jest.
“Congratulations to Director Bourke.
Amazon marketedDawn of the 7like a real movie, setting up an official website and releasing a plot synopsis.
“Seven who will stand.
Seven who will fight.
Seven who will restore light and hope, and see the sun rise on a new era.
This is the true story of the greatest superhero team the world has ever known.
This is the Dawn of the Seven.”
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