Jack Innanen offered Heated Rivalry role – but there’s bad news for fans
Jack Innanen was in talks for Heated Rivalry season 2 (Getty Images for Netflix | Carina Press)
After months of speculation, it’s reported Adults actor Jack Innanen was offered a role in Heated Rivalry, however that’s where the excitement ends.
In April, Innanen confirmed he’d had conversations about joining the gay hockey drama. It followed months of hope from fans that he would be cast as Troy Barrett or Wyatt Hayes in Heated Rivalry season two.
Now, it’s been revealed the 27-year-old was in fact offered a role – but he had to turn it down. According to Entertainment Weekly, the Canadian star was forced to say no due to scheduling conflicts. Heated Rivalry is set to pick up cameras for its second season in July.
There are no details about the role he was offered, however fans had been hoping he would play either Troy Barrett or Wyatt Hayes.
Who could Jack Innanen have played in Heated Rivalry?
Barrett is one of the focal characters in Role Model, the fifth book in Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novel series on which the show is based. He is traded to the Ottawa Centaurs, Ilya Rozanov’s team, after an explosive fallout with friend Dallas Kent, who has been accused of multiple sexual assaults.
In the book, Barrett falls in love with the team’s social media manager, Harris Drover.
Meanwhile, Wyatt Hayes is a side character throughout the series, who also plays for Ottawa Centaurs. He is an ally to his LGBTQ+ team mates and very supportive to Ryan Price, who takes a lead in book three, Tough Guy.
A leaked casting call confirmed both characters would be present in season two, as well as a handful of other prominent roles from the books.
Sadly, it appears he will be playing neither. Instead, Innanen is returning to screens as Paul Baker in Adults season two, and as Max in the recently announced second season of Netflix series Big Mistakes.
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