will toale-related stories
Posted Feb 22nd 2006 11:39AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, The CW
Aquaman, as Anna reported, is still moving
forward despite the merger of UPN and the WB into the new CW. However, there has been a change in
casting, and Will Toale will no longer be
playing the moist super hero who likes to converse with all the little fishies. Instead, the role is being given to
Justin Hartley. Apparently the producers have a thing for actors who were in soap operas. Toale was on Guiding
Light and Hartley was seen most recently on Passions. The decision to recast was the result of the merger
between the two networks, and Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS (which owns UPN) made the recommendation to give the role to
Hartley.
Thanks to Toby for the tip.
Posted Feb 21st 2006 8:01AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Talent, Smallville, The CW

Heavy hitter Ving Rhames has signed
on for a co-starring role in the untitled Aquaman drama that The CW has in the works. Rhames will play McCaffery, a
mentor to A.C., aka Aquaman.
The series is a
spin-off of
Smallville. Originally,
American Idol drop-out Alan Ritchson played A.C. on one episode of
Smallville, but the new series has actor/model
Will Toale in the lead role. The same team
that developed
Smallville is creating Aquaman. Hopefully this means we'll see it on the air as soon as this
fall.
Posted Jan 9th 2006 1:07PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Talent, WB

While I can't say I've been thrilled about it, the idea of a live-action
Aquaman series intrigues me. I always felt the character of Aquaman had much more potential than we ever saw
in the comic books or Saturday morning cartoons. He commanded the creatures of the sea, for crying out loud. He could
have corralled some sharks and done some real damage, had he wanted. Anyway, the WB has finally picked someone to play
the lead role in the upcoming
Aquaman series, and it's Will Toale, whoever that is. Toale, apparently, is an
actor/model who has appeared on
Guiding Light and not too much else.