Jake McDorman says Aquamarine reboot will follow Raymond as a single father
The actor says the television version will explore what happened to Aquamarine, with whom his character shares a teenage daughter.
Jake McDorman will return as Raymond in the upcoming Aquamarine television reboot, with the former lifeguard now raising a teenage daughter as a single father. Speaking to People at a recent event, the actor said the new story centers on a changed version of his character.
Raymond’s daughter, Carol, is his child with Aquamarine. McDorman said the question of what happened to her mother will be a central mystery in the television version.
He described Raymond as more weary and protective, potentially excessively so, of his daughter. McDorman said that development helped persuade him to return: playing someone essentially unchanged from the original film would have felt strange to him.
The 40-year-old actor played Raymond in the 2006 movie. Sara Paxton portrayed the mermaid, while Emma Roberts and JoJo played the teenage girls who become her friends. McDorman said he felt the reboot’s approach reflected the experience of growing older.
