‘Heated Rivalry’ Casts Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie in Main Season 2 Roles
Rachel Reid is aware of what she’s doing.
Hours after Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie had been introduced to star as Harris Drover and Troy Barrett, respectively, in Heated Rivalry season two Aug. 7, the collection’ writer seemingly addressed criticism of the casting.
As she wrote on Instagram Tales Aug. 7, “Enthusiastic about all of the folks final summer time who advised me the casting for Ilya and Shane was unsuitable and unhealthy….”
Certainly, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams’ steamy performances because the fictional hockey gamers couldn’t have resonated extra with audiences. And whereas Reid urged followers to belief her intestine with regards to filling extra roles within the hit book-to-TV adaptation shifting ahead, supporters of the franchise have their considerations.
Primarily, many die-hard followers of the Heated Rivalry universe had been skeptical about Smith’s casting contemplating Harris is described in Reid’s Sport Changers collection as “stocky.”
“Harris is meant to be stocky,” one person wrote on X in response to the casting announcement. “Justice will not be. Let’s not change that side of him.”
In the meantime, one other person emphasised the sentiment, including, “I really like Justice, and I feel he’s a implausible actor, however it is a bummer for Harris.”
