Photo of the Day: Hudson Williams

This picture of actor Hudson Williams feels like an ad for a luxury chess board set or a poster for a movie about a chess player. Which reminds me that I still haven't watched The Queen's Gambit miniseries. I also want to get the book of the same name by Walter Tevis. Not sure if I want to read the book first then watch the show or vice versa. Anyway, I saw this picture of Hudson and thought it looked like the perfect shot. This is just a really good picture.

Photography: Jake Rosenberg for the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards

Speed Racer Fancast: Hudson Williams

Yesterday, I spent the entire day putting together a bookcase and shelving books but to relax after finishing that task, I watched a few episodes from the classic Speed Racer animated series. I love watching this old cartoon, this show is a funny, smart, zany action packed adventure. It's not just funny there's also drama and mystery as well.

After watching a few episodes, I was thinking that if anyone ever decides to reboot and make another live-action Speed Racer movie or a TV series, I could totally see Hudson Williams as Speed Racer. Hudson has this innate playfulness, chaotic energy and genuine grit and determination to fully play the aspiring professional race car driver. I just think he would make an awesome Speed Racer.

Video: Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie react to their rooftop scene in Heated Rivalry

Happy Thurssday!

I finally watched the first two episodes of Heated Rivalry, and they were really good. It inspired me to go to the bookstore today thinking I would buy a few books from the Game Changers series by Rachel Reid. And the only book (and I mean the only book) on the shelf (and in the store) was the first book in the series Game Changers. One of the employees said that they are not sure when the store will get a new shipment in to restock the series. Seeing as there is a huge demand for these books, she put my name down on a contact list when the books finally arrive.

Something else, I really think is good is all the promotion for the show. I feel like all the marketing is really working in the shows favor which I hope leads to a second season. Anyway, I wanted to post this video of actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie talking about the rooftop scene from the first episode Rookies makes me wish more current shows would be released on DVD because something like this would have made a really cool extra. Anyway, I just wanted to post this because the actors were giving a bit of insight into their characters and the scene.