Jack Quaid is known for his role as Hughie Campbell in Amazon’s The Boys, but his sights are set on another major superhero role. Quaid is set to star in the upcoming DC cartoon series My Adventures With Superman as the one and only Clark Kent, and he has made some comments about his upcoming role.
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Quaid compared his latest DC role to The Boys and claimed that it’s completely different due to the tone of both shows. According to the actor, he describes his latest role as more “honest and genuine,” something that is rarely seen in The Boys.
“I’ve been lucky to be a part of superhero things like The Boys, but what I love about this project is how earnest and sweet it is. It’s kind of the flip side to The Boys. It’s so honest and so genuine, not snarky in the slightest.”
Interestingly enough, the actor believes that his character, Hughie, and his love interest, Starlight, would enjoy watching My Adventures with Superman if the show existed in The Boys universe. He claimed that due to the tone of the show and how Starlight is also a genuine and down-to-Earth person, the two would probably enjoy the series.
“I think he would like the tone of it. It probably reminds him of Starlight, you know? Since Starlight is the one superhero on The Boys who is like a genuine altruistic person who doesn’t let her ego mess up her moral compass. So I think Hughie and Starlight would watch this show together and think, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if our world was like this?'”
So, what makes this version of Clark Kent different from Hughie Campbell? Quaid believes it’s the personality. Unlike Hughie, Clark is someone who is genuinely trying to figure himself out. He still doesn’t know that he’s from Krypton and is doing whatever it takes to be normal. Quaid’s description sounds somewhat similar to what James Gunn has in mind for Superman: Legacy.
“What I like about this version of Superman is that he’s Clark first. When you meet him, he knows about his powers, but he keeps them a secret. He doesn’t want anyone to know that he has these abilities. He wants to be a normal man having a normal day, and he doesn’t know where he comes from. He doesn’t know about Krypton. He’s still figuring out who he is as a hero and as a man. I just found the whole thing really compelling.”
If you want to see Quaid’s portrayal of the Man of Steel, My Adventures With Superman airs at midnight on July 6 on Adult Swim and will be available to stream on Max.