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After a three-month search, The WB has cast 28-year-old newcomer Will Toale as the star of its upcoming Aquaman series, created by Smallville producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Variety reported. The Florida-born Toale worked as a model before landing a supporting role in A Streetcar Named Desire at Broadway's Roundabout Theater alongside Natasha Richardson and John C. Reilly. Toale beat out 400 contenders in England, Australia, Canada and several U.S. cities, Gough told the trade paper. The pilot will shoot in March, probably in Miami. The series is expected to be a signature offering next fall for the network and Warner Brothers TV. In the show, the aquatic superhero will be Arthur Curry, who owns a dive shop. |
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| Rhames Dives Into Aquaman Mission: Impossible III co-star Ving Rhames returns to TV with a role in Aquaman, a superhero pilot for The CW network, Variety reported. Rhames will play McCaffery, a lighthouse keeper who serves as mentor to series lead A.C. Curry (played by Will Toale) in the Warner Brothers TV project. Meanwhile, Denise Quinones has joined the cast as Navy fighter pilot Rachel Starling, a potential love interest for Curry. Rhames next will be seen in the feature Mission: Impossible III, opposite Tom Cruise. |
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| Aquaman Pilot Nets New Star The CW network's untitled Aquaman pilot has a new leading man: Justin Hartley, who replaces the previously announced Will Toale in a major recasting, according to The Hollywood Reporter. |