SANTA CRUZ: Elizabeth Shue & Abigail Spencer casted for 'OF MEN AND MAVERICKS' with Gerard Butler

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Casting Call: Elizabeth Shue and Abigail Spencer Board OF MEN AND MAVERICKS; M.C. Gainey Joins DJANGO UNCHAINED

by Adam Chitwood Posted:October 3rd, 2011 at 6:10 pm

A couple more casting stories for you today. Firstly, Elizabeth Shue and Abigail Spencer (Mad Men) are set to star in Curtis Hanson’s surfing pic Of Men and Mavericks. The real-life story stars Gerard Butler as a local surfing legend and mentor to Jay Moriarty (Jonny Weston), a world champion surfer who died in a diving accident at 22. THR reports that Shue will play Moriarty’s mother, while Spencer will take on the role of Butler’s character’s wife. The film will chronicle Butler’s transformation from reluctant mentor to father figure through the training of the young Moriarty. Leven Rambin also stars. Fox 2000 will co-finance and distribute with Walden Media. Jim Meenaghan and Mark Johnson penned the script.

For the full article go here:

http://collider.com/elizabeth-shue-mavericks-mc-gainey-django-unchained/118435/

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