Jennifer Avary
Ethan Hawke may reprise his role from the 2011 film “Training Day” for the newly-announced TV series spin-off.
According to Deadline, Hawke is being sought to reprise his character, Jake Hoyt.
“I’ve learned that there were two versions of the pilot script. In one, the corrupt older detective is Jake Hoyt. It was written to gauge Hawke’s interest in toplining the series. I hear that was not something Hawke — coming off an Oscar nomination for Boyhood — was interested in pursuing, so the alternate version of the script was greenlighted to pilot. In it, the rogue cop is a new character, Frank, while the Deputy Chief is Hoyt. (The pilot addresses the fate of Washington’s Alonzo, who was killed at the end of the movie.)”
Coupled with the fact that the film’s director, Antoine Fuqua is helming the series, and Hawke being opened to making occasional appearances on the show – much like Bradley Cooper does on CBS’s “Limitless” – there’s a good shot he’ll be the show’s Deputy Chief Hoyt. Stay tuned…
