Discussing his role in the new movie Of Men and Mavericks as he gets taken out by a set with Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt, and Greg Long.
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December 20th, 2011
Gerard Butler Almost Drowns At Mavericks
Update: December 29, 2011 We have got confirmation that Gerard did not in fact get a two wave hold down as was reported first by the Hollywood tabloids, but instead he took 4 consecutive waves to the head. A rescue jet ski came in for the rescue, but Gerard did not in fact get to the ski in time and therefore the ski driver had to gun it out of the impact zone for his own safety where Gerard and a few other big wave surfers we’re left for themselves to survive the larger sets.
Where are the stunt doubles when you need them? Today Scottish actor Gerard Butler (playing Rick “Frosty” Hesson) was filming for the Hollywood movie titled “Of Men and Mavericks” at the surfing spot Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, California (best known for it’s large surf). The movie is based on the life of legendary waterman Jay Moriarty. Gerard was on the inside floating on his surfboard when a freak set came out the back and caught everyone off guard and in doing so Gerard was taken down for a two wave hold down and then was immediately rushed to the hospital by an ambulance.
What does a two wave hold down mean? A two wave hold down in the surfing world is considered one of the worst scenarios a surfer could find himself in. What this means is when a surfer falls on a wave he is riding or in Gerard’s case when you are paddling back out a wave hits you and takes you underneath the surface for however long. The bigger the wave the longer you will be held down for. A wave (the first one) takes you down for so long where another wave will come pass over you while you’re still under the water from the previous wave. This is why it’s called a two wave hold down, because two waves have passed over you since you have been underneath the ocean water. It is very hard to believe that Gerard did actually have a two wave hold down and not drown as most professional surfers could rarely survive this type of scenario yet alone an amature.
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October 21st, 2011
Actor Jonny Weston Lands Lead Role As Jay Moriarty – Of Men And Mavericks
Jonny Weston get’s the lead role in the movie “Of Men and Mavericks” playing Jay Moriarty. Here was the casting criteria that the actor had to be:
Movie “Of Men and Mavericks” Actor “Jay Moriarty”
You must match all the following requirements to audition. No exceptions.
1 Location: Worldwide
2 Gender: Male
3 Playing Age: 15 to 18 years old
4 Ethnic Appearance: Caucasian
5 Language(s): English
6 American accents only.
Character Description:
An accomplished surfer & skateboarder, Jay is the very spirit of boyhood – brimming with self-confidence and purity. Drawn to the deadly winter waves at Mavericks, Jay trains relentlessly under the tutelage of mentor Frosty Hesson. Like an unwavering beacon of light, Jay is an eternal optimist… all-the-while silently struggling under the weight of an absent father and alcoholic mother. Surfing and skateboarding skills are a huge plus!
This is a Screen Actors Guild project, but you don’t have to be a SAG member to apply.
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writer: Brandon Hooper (screenplay)
Stars: Gerald Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin, Taylor Handley, Johny Weston, Channon Roe and Alexandar Kanellakos
Real life surfers with speaking parts: Zach Wormhout, Peter Mel and Greg Long
Surfers and or stunt doubles: Brock Little, Josh Loya, Holly Beck, Darryl “Flea” Virostko, Jeff Clark, Kenny “Skindog” Collins, Josh Mulcoy, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, and Grant Washburn.
Surfboards supplied by: Bob Pearson
October 8th, 2011
Blink-182 Playing In Hollywood
Remember the days of hearing Blink-182 in the Taylor Steele surf movies, well if your still a fan and want to go see them they are playing tomorrow night at the Hollywood Bowl. Ticket prices are ranging from $57.00-$100.00 and can be purchased on line here.
Travis and Mark shoulder to shoulder, but let’s put Tom behind us in the group photo??
September 6th, 2011
Scott Caan Surfing Photos From Malibu
We hit up Malibu this past Thursday on September 1, 2011 where actor Scott Caan was out in the surf on this little Scott Anderson Surfboard (Shaper Scott Anderson say’s: “This is not a fluke. All the best surfers at Malibu surf Andersons”). Scott was doing 360′s and riding the board sitting down. These images are now live on his page.
September 4th, 2011
Scott Caan Surfs Malibu Backwards
We were up at Malibu on August 31, 2011 where we saw actor Scott Caan in action riding some weird shaped surfboard backwards down from 3rd point to 1st point as well as some sitting down action. Scott was nice enough to give us an autograph so we can now have proof that we we’re able to meet him. Thanks Scott!!!
Shred
“Hey ladies no whistling at Scott when he comes walking up the beach”
Maybe Scott is onto something, but we just don’t know it yet.
June 20th, 2011
Celebrities, Actors, Musicians, Race Car Driver All Go Surfing
Casey Mears – Huntington Beach
NASCAR professional driver Casey Mears met up with pro surfer Pat Oconell for his first time learning to surf. In return Pat made it out to the Fontana racetrack later this day where Pat got to get inside of a real NASCAR car and drive it around the track.
Chris Shiflett – Malibu
Lead guitarist for the Foo-Fighters as well as the lead singer in The Dead Peasants Chris Shiflett surfing in the Malibu surfing association celebrity surfing heat. For every wave caught Barefoot Wine donated $100 per wave.
Jason Mraz – Malibu
Singer and songwriter Jason Mraz also surfing in the Malibu surfing association celebrity surfing heat with Jason Mraz, but brought some extra steez to his wave riding by wearing a hat and claiming some waves.
Minnie Drvier – Huntington Beach
Singer songwriter as well as an actress Minnie Driver hitting up the surf at the Surfrider Celebrity Surf Jam and just like Jason also choosing to wear a hat while surfing.
Scott Caan – Malibu
Actor Scott Caan is a true die hard surfer where you can find him surfing on a regular basis and he rides a short board with no leash. You can find him out at Malibu on any solid south swell as well as participating in celebrity surfing events and offering his time at Surfers Healing and Foundations where he works with children with autism. We say Scott Caan won the heat in this duo for sure!!!
May 26th, 2011
John Rich Wins The Celebrity Apprentice
Congratulations to John Rich on winning this seasons Celebrity Apprentice. We must say this is by far our favorite show on tv and looking forward to the next seasons episode. Besides John Rich our other favorites on the show were Lisa Rinna (hot, smart and funny), Mark McGrath, and Lil Jon.
We think it would be cool if someone did a Surfers vs. Skaters Apprentice.
Team surfers: Laird Hamilton, Donavon Frankenreiter, Taylor Knox, Peter Mel, Kenny Collins, Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, Josh Kerr and Ozzie Wright.
Team Skaters: Tony Hawk, Danny Way, Rob Dyrdek, Colin McCay, Lizard King, Paul Rodriguez and Ryan Sheckler.
Now we love surfing just as much as you, but if these two teams went head to head we would have to go with the skaters. Skaters seem to have a much more entrepreneur style of doing things where surfers seem to be a little more lazy where they want someone else to do it for them type approach.
May 25th, 2011
Rob Dyrdek Meets Dylan Graves
Man, skaters for surely don’t get much sun. Here you have bronzed up Dylan Graves standing next to ghostly white Rob Dyrdek at the Billabong XXL awards after party. Dylan just wanted to compare bling with Rob’s. We say Rob beats you in this category Dylan.
May 21st, 2011
Scott Caan Surfing Malibu
“I am not going to stop and pose for a picture” we’re the words Scott told Surf Images photographer as he walked back up to third point while carrying his newly looking Channel Islands surfboard.
