Heated Rivalry Season 2 Cast and Characters Revealed The second season of Heated Rivalry, the acclaimed NSFW gay hockey romance series, has unveiled its new cast and characters, expanding the storylines from Rachel Reid’s Game Changer book series. The announcement includes returning actors and seven fresh faces, with the season set to debut in April 2027 on Crave and HBO Max. Returning to the screen are Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander, a closeted hockey prodigy, and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov, a bisexual Russian star. François Arnaud reprises his role as Scott Hunter, a legendary hockey figure, while Robbie G.K. plays Kip Grady, the former smoothie barista turned ally. The season will draw heavily from The Long Game, the sixth book in the series, which follows Shane and Ilya as they navigate life as boyfriends while keeping their relationship secret. In this storyline, Ilya is traded to the Ottawa Centaurs to be closer to Shane, and the pair runs a charity together while balancing their clandestine romance. New cast members bring characters from other books in the Game Changer series. Charlie Gillespie portrays Troy Barrett, a deeply closeted hockey forward who becomes friends with Ilya. Troy’s arc begins in Tough Guy and Common Goal, where he confronts homophobia and a breakup, leading to his trade to the Centaurs. Justice Smith plays Harris Drover, the Centaurs’ social media manager and Troy’s love interest. Harris, who grew up on his family’s apple orchard, has a rare heart condition that prevented him from playing hockey. He also adopts a dog named Chiron, inspiring Ilya to get his own pet, Anya. Emily Hampshire joins as Vanessa, a feminist lesbian and sex shop owner who appears in Tough Guy as a confidante to characters Ryan Price and Fabian Salah.#hbo_max #heated_rivalry #rachel_reid #game_changer #crave
Peddi Box Office Collection Day 2 Worldwide Live Updates Peddi opened to strong numbers, collecting Rs 18.50 crore from premiere shows on Wednesday before posting an impressive Rs 51 crore on its first day (Thursday). On Day 2 (Friday), collections dropped by 47% to Rs 26.90 crore. With this, its total India net collection has reached Rs 96.40 crore and total gross collection stands at Rs 114.49 crore. The film has also done well overseas, earning Rs 36 crore from international markets. With this, Peddi’s worldwide gross collection has reached Rs 150.49 crore in just three days. Peddi recorded an overall occupancy of 48.81% on Saturday. The film registered 29.85% occupancy in the morning shows, which rose to 48.15% in the afternoon, 57.08% in the evening, and 60.15% during the night shows. The film has been performing better than Ram Charan’s last movie Game Changer (2025), which had minted Rs 72.60 crore net in India in two days. However, it hasn’t been able to surpass the day one numbers of his biggest film RRR, alongside Jr NTR. The SS Rajamouli directorial had collected a whopping Rs 223 crore worldwide on its first day. Despite its box office success, Peddi has faced criticism for its portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor’s character. Many viewers, especially women, felt that scenes presented as light-hearted romance actually normalized harassment and blurred the lines of consent. Reacting to the backlash, director Buchi Babu Sana admitted that certain portions of the film did not work as intended. In an interview, he stated, “I had not anticipated that the scenes would be perceived so negatively by audiences. The idea was to showcase a playful romance story between Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor. However, we’ll be more careful and make better representations.#ram_charan #janhvi_kapoor #buchi_babu_sana #ss_rajamouli #game_changer
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