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Mavericks: Gerard Butler joins the cast
- Gerard Butler has been set to star in "Mavericks", the drama that Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential") is directing.
- The film is based on the true story of Santa Cruz surf phenom Jay Moriarity and his quest to ride the treacherous Northern California breaks known as Mavericks, where winter swells create waves the size of five-story buildings.
- Butler will play Rick "Frosty" Hesson, the mentor who trained Moriarity for over a year and forged a close relationship with the surfer in the process.
Fri February 11, 2011 | Source: Deadline
Jay Moriarity: Curtis Hanson to direct the biopic
- Curtis Hanson is set to direct a biopic about surfing star "Jay Moriarity".
- Sean Penn is in talks to play his mentor, Frosty Hesson.
- Jay Moriariry rose to fame while taking on the waves at the famous surfing spot Maverick's in Northern California. He died at age 23 in a free-diving accident.
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