"For those not aware: intimacy coordinators gained prominence in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement, when assorted testimonies from actors (largely female) made public and unignorable the shocking fact that actors (largely male) and directors (largely male) will often (largely always) try to get away with more than has been contracted for once they are naked with A N Other person. An intimacy coordinator is there to help arrange scenes and advocate for actors. Think of them as somewhere between a bureaucrat and a contraceptive."
"Second of all, Heated Rivalry has a lot of sex in it. Specifically, sex between men. Even more specifically, sex between young men who are ice hockey stars and bitter rivals on the rink but irresistibly drawn to each other off it. They are Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), a golden child whose talent has been nurtured by fond parents from the get-go and whose mother is his manager,"
Chala Hunter served as the intimacy coordinator on Heated Rivalry and is likely on a recuperative retreat until about May. Intimacy coordinators rose to prominence after the #MeToo movement to protect actors and ensure agreed boundaries during naked or sexual scenes. Heated Rivalry features extensive sex between young men who are ice hockey stars and rivals off the rink. Shane Hollander is a golden child managed by his mother and groomed for commercial opportunities. Ilya Rozanov comes from a harsher Soviet-style background with an absent mother, a driven father, and a resentful, dependent brother. The central plot remains opposites-attract romance staged with careful props and framing to meet international sale requirements.
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