Nathan Mitchell Explains "Inner Journey" He Had Playing His Character in 'The Boys'

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Nathan Mitchell explains the "inner journey" he had playing his character Black Noir of 'The Boys' while chatting with THR at San Diego Comic-Con. Plus, he shares what he wants his character to become in the upcoming season of the show.

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00:00The Boys has grown in viewers every single season. Do you think it's because of that same reason? It's resonating

00:06I think so. I think you know, Eric is such a talented writer

00:11you know and in the entire team and that trickles down to our cast and everyone involved that

00:19It's it's just a reflection of what what is going on in terms of how we're baking the cake

00:26What was it like showing black noir in a new way in season four it was so fun, you know, it's funny because

00:34The conflicts that exist with black noir and everyone in the seven

00:37That's not what happens behind the scenes like Eric and I have a really good

00:41Dialogue and and back and forth and anytime I have questions I can ask him and he's there

00:45But as a character as a character as an actor myself, you know internally I was always like how would nor do this?

00:53What would he do here? Is this in character? And so that inner struggle or that inner?

00:59That inner

01:01Journey that I had, you know

01:03New noir has that and so I can bring what was going on internally for me

01:08To this character and externalize it through his relationships in this in the in the story

01:14We know that next season will be the last season of the show. How do you think or hope this all ends for noir?

01:21Who I you know, I hope that

01:23new noir

01:25steps into his own as a soup and

01:28Establishes his own identity

01:30What sort of backstory did you create for this new noir because obviously he's also super but in season four

01:36We don't know a ton of about him yet. I think the backstory for new noir is

01:42He's an actor. He's incredibly dedicated to his craft and

01:46He hadn't hit the heights of success that he wanted to hit and

01:51He kind of finds himself in a place where he gets a call that he didn't expect to get and they're like

01:55Hey, do you want to join the seven and it's a dream come true except it's not

02:00You know, it's like you're this expressive actor and then you get this role where it's it's like

02:06Being a theater actor and getting something. That's a

02:09Broadway hit but they're like and we just want you to stand there and

02:13And he's like why what why am I doing this what's happening and no one's answering any of his questions

02:19so it's it's

02:23It's the best thing and the most challenging thing for him at the same time

02:27Sometimes it feels like we're currently living in an episode of the boys

02:31What's your take on the way the show has somehow seemed to predict real-life events. I

02:35Think that you know, we are just a TV show

02:39You know, and I think that as a TV show

02:46We shouldn't make it more than it is

02:48You know, I think the boys is a show that asks questions and leaves people to find their own answers, you know

02:57Yeah, I think it's it's it's interesting, you know, because we rewrite their show like 18 months a year and a half before

03:05So the way it lines up with certain things like it makes me think of the simpsons, right but but again

03:11We're just a TV show. We're a fictional show. We're here to ask questions

03:15and

03:16you know

03:18Allow people to have fun, you know, and so anything is just

03:22a coincidence if that at all, but but it's it's great to be on a show where people

03:27Anything is just

03:29A coincidence if that at all, but but it's it's great to be on a show where people

03:35Really push the envelope

03:37Eric announced the spinoff vaught rising today here at comic-con. What are you excited to see in that spinoff?

03:42I'm excited to see jensen and aya, you know two amazing people and amazing performers and actors

03:50I think

03:52We all really missed them on the show when they left

03:55And so i'm glad that they get to come back in this universe and we get to see them carry on their own story

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