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Chasing Mavericks: Behind the Scenes

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
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Filming with Red Cameras (check the foreground) at Maverick's was a tricky process. Gerard Butler actually ended up getting taken out by an outside set during the filming. Greg Long said he almost drowned. Photo: 20th Century Fox

Here are some behind-the-scenes photos from the making of Chasing Mavericks, a feature film starring Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston (including appearances by surfers Greg Long, Peter Mel, and Zach Wormhoudt) about the life of surfer Jay Moriarity, which premieres on October 26th, 2012. Learn more about the film here.

Check out The Inertia’s film about The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing with Greg Long, one of the stars of Chasing Mavericks, here.