If fans of The Boys pay close attention to the series' upcoming third season, they may just spot a supe acting a little more sluggish than usual.
While attending a retrospective panel at New York Comic Con 2021, the cast of the series were posed the question that if they could have a tailored version of any superhero's costume from the show, whose would they choose? The Deep actor Chace Crawford poked fun at fellow actor Nathan Mitchell--who plays Seven supe Black Noir--during his response, saying that he would take Noir's suit so he could sleep on set. During the discussion, the cast revealed that Mitchell's habitual napping has been caught on camera and may even show up in an episode next season.
"I would do Black Noir cause then I could just pass out on set any time I wanted to and no one would know, and just fall asleep. No one would know," Crawford said. Homelander actor Antony Starr chimed in, adding, "That's true. Nathan has literally fallen asleep in the middle of scenes. No one notices, he's just [snoring noises]." Starlight actor Erin Moriarty then joined the conversation to add some behind-the-scenes information about an upcoming scene that will feature Mitchell's habitual drowsiness.
"I will say, there's a moment in Season 3, this gives away no spoilers," Moriarty said, "Where all of a sudden I tap the person sitting to my left, and Nathan, who plays Noir, is sitting in front of me and I just see his head going [slowly nodding back and forth] while the camera is rolling. So, there's a moment in Season 3 and you see Noir's head just going suddenly [nodding head slowly back and forth]. He's asleep. Fully, 100-percent asleep, caught on camera."
Mitchell is fully aware of the cast poking fun at his drowsy behavior, even posting behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram from the episode "We Gotta Go Now," which show Mother's Milk and Hughie actors Laz Alonso and Jack Quaid messing with him during one of his naps. Another slide on the post features a video of cast members answering the question, "Who's most likely to be caught napping between scenes?" All five actors present in the video--Starr, Crawford, Quaid, Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko) and Jessie Usher (A-Train)--all agreed and affirmed Nathan as the answer to the question.
Since the Black Noir outfit covers the actor completely, it is part of the reason why Mitchell can get away with nodding off and why Crawford would want the suit. So, if fans pay close attention to scenes featuring both Starlight and Black Noir next season, they may just catch Noir asleep on camera. The Boys Season 3 will reportedly drop towards the middle of 2022, the first two seasons now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Source: New York Comic Con 2021, Instagram