Missy Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 The WB Makes Aquaman Official Source: The Hollywood Reporter November 13, 2005 The Hollywood Reporter says Smallville executive producers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough are developing Aquaman for The WB: The new project is envisioned as a contemporary reinterpretation of the DC Comics character who lives in the deep sea and enlists sharks and other oceanic creatures to help him in his crime-fighting endeavors. The new-model Aquaman will be a man in his early twenties. As is the case on "Smallville," which tells the story of Clark Kent's teenage years and his coming-of-age as Superman, there won't be any presto-chango into costumes or other superhero accessories when his superpowers are invoked, a WB Network spokesman said. The October 20 episode of "Smallville," titled "Aqua," featured the Kent character encountering a mysterious young swimmer and do-gooder dubbed "A.C.," played by Alan Ritchson. The WB spokesman said that episode, which ranked as "Smallville's" most-watched of the season with nearly 6.5 million viewers, was not meant to be a template for the "Aquaman" project and that "Smallville" executive producers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough would search for a new actor for the lead role. The Aquaman pilot tentatively is set to shoot early next year in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Ving Rhames has been cast as McCaffery, "a lighthouse keeper who serves as mentor to series lead A.C. Curry (played by Will Toale) in the Warner Bros. TV project" SHH reports. Also, Denise Quinones (Miss Universe 2001) will play Rachel Starling, a fighter pilot / love interest for A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 The CW network's untitled Aquaman project has netted a new leading man. In a major recasting, Justin Hartley has been tapped to play the title role in the drama pilot from Warner Bros. Television. Hartley replaces Will Toale, who originally was cast in the role when the pilot was ordered by WB Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I'm glad they cast someone besides the guy in Smallville. He couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 And yet another hero gets a show before Nightwing does. Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Though a Nightwing movie and / or show would be cool, I have to wonder if it's tied to the Batman license and therefore unattainable as a separate entity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Well they did make a BOP show, so I was just going under the assumption that a Nightwing show could be done. Or even a fuckin cartoon something gimme something please!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Phillips Dives Into Aquaman AquamanTV.com reported that Lou Diamond Phillips will play Tom Curry, father to hero Arthur Curry, in The CW's upcoming Aquaman pilot. Tom Curry is an officer with the Coast Guard, the site reported. Miami Today, meanwhile, reported that the pilot will begin shooting this week in the Miami area. Scenes are to be shot at Greenwich Studios, with exterior footage shot in Coconut Grove, the newspaper reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Man, a few big names involved with this one. I'm not an Aquaman fan, though, so I can't say I'm all that interested in the end results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Lou Diamond Phillips?? What a weird casting decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 For whatever reason, CW opted not to pick this show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 deleted look below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Here is a link to the trailer. http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/tel...-trailer-001240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Strangly enough, the pilot episode is now available on ITunes for $1.99. This smells of the producers desperately trying to make their money back on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 What I enjoy most about Smallville is the interplay and revisionist attitude they take towards DC. I love the little jabs of names that pop up and characters from the comics continuity (like the upsoming Green Arrow) guest starring. But seriously, fucking Aquaman?! How lame of a character is Aquaman? I'm glad they didn't pick this up so that an endless barrage of ridicule delivered to this WB abomination was cut off at the head. I would love a Nightwing show. Since they're so against Batman/Bruce Wayne in the Smallville universe why not have a Dick Grayson show with only slight nods to Batman. They can easily do it without mentioning Batman or even Bruce Wayne. Set it in Bludhaven and only hint at the fact that he used to be a sidekick. Adopt some second tier Batman villains into the piece (like Firefly, throw in some current Titans continuity like Roy Harper and Starfire), make it dark as all get out and you have a sweet sweet show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I wrote this elsewhere, but here's how I would handle a Nightwing movie. Change "movie" to "TV show" and the premise stands: [it] could be done in such a way that they don't even have to directly reference Batman. The movie could start with Dick, in a huff, storming out of the mansion. Toss in Alfred (Michael Gough or Michael Caine) trying to convince "Master Grayson" not to leave (maybe Alfred could be holding the famous red and green outfit), and everyone will instantly understand that Batman and Robin had a major falling out. From there the movie would be about Dick trying to find himself: he's out on his own for the first time, and is trying to step out of his "father's" shadow. He needs to forge his own path as a man and as a hero. Fact of the matter is this: Batman cannot be in a Nightwing film. If he is, he instantly overshadows everyone. This is the reason Batman was never once directly mentioned in the Teen Titans cartoon: Robin is a leader... until Batman is a around. Then he's a sidekick. So the producers (and this is on record) made the decision to never show Batman, because they wanted to showcase Robin's ability to lead. Same thing here; Dick cannot be the sidekick in his own movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Aquaman is a hit--and this time iTunes, not Vincent Chase, can take credit. The TV pilot based on the all-wet DC Comics superhero was one of the iTunes Music Store's most-played clips Tuesday, the same day the rejected series became available for download on the online music/video purveyor. go here for the whole article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kariyanine Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 What I enjoy most about Smallville is the interplay and revisionist attitude they take towards DC. I love the little jabs of names that pop up and characters from the comics continuity (like the upsoming Green Arrow) guest starring. But seriously, fucking Aquaman?! How lame of a character is Aquaman? I'm glad they didn't pick this up so that an endless barrage of ridicule delivered to this WB abomination was cut off at the head. I'll be the first to asmit I think Aquaman is a lame character, I've always been partial to Marvel's version (Namor), but I downloaded the pilot anyway and I have to say it was decent. Not great by any means and I though Ving Rhames was way off base but it was entertaining. The show seemed to have a good amount of promise, it seemed like it was going to explore the mythology and mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle and the legend of Atlantis. Yes the acting wasn't great but it was entirely watchable. Too bad the CW didn't pick this one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 The CW put its prematurely born series "Aquaman" up for sale on iTunes a couple of weeks ago and it debuted in the No. 1 spot. As of Thursday, the 60-minute superhero drama had dropped to No. 5, but that's still impressive. (A spokeswoman for iTunes says Apple doesn't release how many downloads that equals.) What amazes me is that with all of the success the show is having online, the CW says they still won't pick it up. Maybe another network will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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