EXCLUSIVE: One of the most popular surf movies, Blue Crush, is headed to television. NBC has given a script commitment with penalty to a series based on the 2002 Imagine feature directed by John Stockwell, which starred Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake.
Lizzy Weiss, who co-wrote the movie with Stockwell, will pen the series adaptation and will executive produce. The movie’s producer, Imagine’s Brian Grazer, also will executive produce with the company’s Francie Calfo. Universal TV, whose feature sibling Universal Pictures released the film, is the studio, co-producing with Imagine Television.
The 2002 movie revolved around three best friends (Bosworth, Rodriguez, Lake) living in Hawaii and surfing on its famed North Shore. It was a breakout, helping to launch the movie careers of Bosworth and Rodriguez and spawning a direct-to-video sequel.
Lizzy Weiss, who co-wrote the movie with Stockwell, will pen the series adaptation and will executive produce. The movie’s producer, Imagine’s Brian Grazer, also will executive produce with the company’s Francie Calfo. Universal TV, whose feature sibling Universal Pictures released the film, is the studio, co-producing with Imagine Television.
The 2002 movie revolved around three best friends (Bosworth, Rodriguez, Lake) living in Hawaii and surfing on its famed North Shore. It was a breakout, helping to launch the movie careers of Bosworth and Rodriguez and spawning a direct-to-video sequel.
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