SANTA CRUZ -- Not since "The Lost Boys" 25 years ago has a mainstream Hollywood film promised to feature the city of Santa Cruz as prominently as a new film about the late surfing icon Jay Moriarity. And this one will not be referring to the city as "Santa Carla." The...

EXCLUSIVE: While Gerard Butler was announced as the big name in the Curtis Hanson-directed surf movie Mavericks, the lead role all the young actors chased is Jay Moriarty, the teenage big-wave rider who successfully rode Mavericks. That is a body of water in Northern...

... and now the first order of business is to find its leading man In the Santa Cruz surfing world, the phrase "Maverick's is a go!" has a particular meaning. But this week, that mantra has nothing to do with the swell at Half Moon Bay. This week, "Mavericks is a go!"...

EXCLUSIVE: Gerard Butler has been set to star in Mavericks, the Curtis Hanson-directed fact-based drama for Walden Media. 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...

Speaking of that film, I caught up with its star Gerard Butler after the premiere of his second film at this festival, Coriolanus. The response was far more subdued for that one. “You could hear a pin drop in those final scenes,” he said. He said he was awestruck...