BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

CW Hooks Hartley To Play TV "Aquaman" ...


SNEAK PEEK

The CW network's "Aquaman" project, titled "Mercy Reef" has netted a new leading man.

In a major recasting, actor Justin Hartley has been hired to play 'A.C. Curry', aka 'Aquaman' in the upcoming pilot.

Hartley replaces actor Will Toale, who originally was cast as the lead when the pilot was ordered up by The WB.

Hartley joins Ving "Pulp Fiction" Rhames who plays 'Atlantean' lighthouse keeper 'McCaffery', and "Smallville" beauty Denise Quinones, as fighter pilot 'Rachel Starling'.

"Mercy Reef" starts production mid-March in Florida.