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Production on Starz' pro wrestling themed drama has been postponed indefinetly, according to star Stephen Amell.
"I was getting ready to shoot my new show Heels and that’s been put on hold indefinitely," Amell said during an Instagram Q&A "That’s frustrating because I was getting excited. We’ve got an amazing cast. It’s going to be awesome, but for the moment my training has stopped."
Production was scheduled to commence next month in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Amell had been training with Chavo Guerrero to prepare for the role, PWInsider.com has confirmed.
The one hour drama is built around the story two brothers, one a babyface and the other a heel in the ring, and the struggles they have on camera and behind the scenes after the death of their father, the promoter of the Georgia-based wrestling promotion they both worked for.
Back in 2017, former WWE champion turned UFC fighter CM Punk impressed casting directors so much that he tested for the series for the role of the heel brother, Jack Spade, but was not hired as the project was put on hold. Ammel is cast in that role now. There is no word whether Punk may be involved in the resurrected version of the project.
The original plans by Producers was to try and cast Henry Cavill and Jack Reynor as the leads, which did not happen.
Amell, a massive pro wrestling fan, has appeared in the ring for World Wrestling Entertainment and Ring of Honor and has an extremely close friendship with All Elite Wrestling's Cody, walking him to the ring at AEW Revolution on 2/29 in Chicago. Heels will be his first major acting gig after Arrow's ten seasons.
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