'Chasing Mavericks' Trailer: Gerard Butler Surfs Legendary Waves (Video)

Gerard Butler faces some serious surf in Chasing Mavericks, an upcoming movie based on the true story of surfing legend Jay Moriarty.

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In the movie, from 20th Century Fox and Walden Media, Butler plays Northern California surfing legend Frosty Hesson, who is enlisted by a 15-year-old Jay (newcomer Jonny Weston) to help him train to surf the mythic Mavericks surf break -- one of the biggest waves on Earth -- once he discovers that it's real.

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The new trailer shows that Frosty is initially reluctant, telling Jay: "That wave is a myth, and the four of us who surf it intend to keep it that way."

He also warns Jay: "One wrong turn, you're hitting the water like concrete at 50 miles an hour."

Realizing Jay intends to surf the Mavericks with or without his help, Frosty gives in -- but they have only 12 weeks to train, as the window for the swells that cause the huge waves closes then.

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The film, which co-stars Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Taylor Handley, Scott Eastwood and Leven Rambin, hits theaters Oct. 26.