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Smallville duo float fishy tale for WB
A 64-year-old DC Comics character is set to be the latest from the publisher's superhero stable to make the leap to the small screen, courtesy of the team behind Smallville.
A new live-action sci-fi drama based on the Aquaman character is being piloted on the WB Network in the US, with Smallville's executive producers, Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, attached. Shooting begins in Florida next year.
The contemporary show will follow the adventures of a 20-something Man From Atlantis-style crime-buster, who lives underwater and has various marine creatures aiding him in his fight against perps.
The pilot, going through Warner Bros TV, underscores the fact that science fiction, particularly with a water theme, is still the flavour of the month on US networks, following the success of Lost and the series it spawned, such as Threshold (CBS) and Surface (NBC).
News of WB Network's pilot also follows the appearance of a mysterious Aquaman-esque character in the October 20 episode of Smallville, which became the most-watched of the show's season so far, with nearly 6.5 million viewers.
The character was played by Alan Ritchson, but Millar and Gough will be looking for a new actor to star in the Aquaman pilot, which will follow the exiled king of Atlantis, abandoned as a child and raised by dolphins.
Warner Bros subsidiary DC Comics introduced Aquaman in 1941.
Ed Waller
14 Nov 2005
© C21 Media 2005
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I don't know about this... yes, Aquaman was the hottest of all the Justice League men but let's face it, he was also one of the lamest. All I can think of is the series (that most of you won't remember) The Man From Atlantis, starring Patrick Duffy (
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Still, the Smallville team seems to know what they are doing, here's hoping they can make this cool.