MOONVES MAKING WAVES
Justin Hartley
The CW network's
Smallville spin-off — dubbed
Mercy Reef by some unofficial accounts — has reeled in a new leading man: Soap hunk
Justin Hartley (
Passions) has been tapped to replace
Will Toale as A.C. Curry/Aquaman. "We have made the decision to go in a different direction with the role," a CW spokesperson says in making the announcement. Sources tell the
Hollywood Reporter that CBS Corp. president and CEO
Leslie Moonves was a major catalyst behind the recast. As
reported yesterday, the spin-off costars
Ving Rhames as McCaffery, A.C.'s mentor, as well as
Denise Quiñones as Rachel Starling.
