CHASING MAVERICKS Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston star in CHASING MAVERICKS, the inspirational true story of surfing phenom Jay Moriarity (Weston) and his unique friendship with mentor and father ...

Abigail Spencer and Gerard Butler in "Chasing Mavericks." 20th Century Fox photo At the beginning and end of the inspirational surfing movie “Chasing Mavericks,” the Americanized voice of Gerard ...

Watch any surfing documentary, from "Whipped!" to "Riding Giants," and you'll hear the dudes speak — in hushed tones — about the treacherous and epic waves that show up off the coast of Northern ...

Shooting the film allowed Butler and co-star Jonny Weston -- both very driven men -- to learn several big lessons, thanks to the ocean. "When you start spending time in there, and become comfortable ...

But that doesn’t exactly make him the most compelling figure to place at the center of a film, at least not in the one-note way in which he’s depicted in “Chasing Mavericks.” ...