“Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams isn’t straying too far from Crave, signing on to star in the Bell Media-owned Canadian streamer’s upcoming half-hour drama series “Yaga,” along with fellow stars Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix), Noah Reid (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Clark Backo (“Letterkenny”). “Yaga” is based on the hit play by Canadian playwright Kat Sandler, who … Read more
“We wanted it to feel cinematic, even with our budget,” says Heated Rivalry cinematographer Jackson Parrell. “It’s probably the lowest-budget thing I’ve ever shot.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: HBO On his third day shooting Heated Rivalry, Jackson Parrell found himself lighting a Russian funeral in the dining room of an Italian restaurant in Hamilton, Ontario. The … Read more
Heated Rivalry, the sensation produced by Canada’s Bell Media for its Crave streaming service and eventually scooped up by HBO Max, doesn’t dilly-dally. Within the first seven minutes of the premiere episode of the gay hockey romance, Bell VP of Content Development and Programming Justin Stockman noted, there is a sex scene. “A lot of … Read more
British American Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, who made history as the first openly gay extreme sports competitor when he came out in 2015, said he was “so moved” by Heated Rivalry‘s depiction of closeted queer athletes. In an extensive Q&A with The New Yorker ahead of his fourth Olympic games in Milan, Kenworthy noted … Read more
Photo: Sabrina Lantos/HBO If you’re going to be making some dough, you’d better be making some changes to support those giving you a financial boost. Heated Rivalry star François Arnaud is hoping that all the hockey teams capitalizing on the success of the show are going to make serious efforts to support the LGBT community. … Read more