Gerard Butler is recovering after a surfing accident that took place Sunday afternoon on the set of the upcoming Fox 2000 movie “Of Men and Mavericks,” according to multiple reports.

The actor was filming a scene for his role as Jay Moriarty, a surfer who died in a free-diving accident at age 23.

Butler was hospitalized after being dragged over rocks and held underwater by two waves at Mavericks, a popular surfing destination in Northern California that was frequented by Moriarty.

Butler was rescued by coastal patrolmen and taken to Stanford Medical Center, where he was later released.

Butler, 42, was shaken up but not seriously injured.

Representatives at Alan Siegel Entertainment and CAA, which represent Butler, did not return TheWrap’s requests for comment by press time.

Representatives for Fox 2000 did not immediately return TheWrap’s requests for comment.

Butler had been surfing with pro surfers Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt and Greg Long, who are consulting on “Of Men and Mavericks.”

In January, a rookie surfer named Jacob Trette nearly died after being involved in a similar surfing accident at Mavericks. In 1994, Mark Foo, a veteran surfer, died while surfing there.

Jonny Weston and Elisabeth Shue also star “Of Men and Mavericks.” The movie is directed by Curtis Hanson (“The River Wild,” “8 Mile”).

“Of Men and Mavericks” is due in theaters October 26.

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A surfer has been pictured riding one of the biggest recorded waves ever to hit Irish shores.

Jayce Robinson was photographed catching the major Atlantic swell at Mullaghmore Head, which produced waves of up to 67ft.

The daredevil dislocated his knee – and his board snapped in half – during his efforts on Tuesday.

But Mr Robinson, from St Ives, is no rookie to the surf. He is the former top Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) European junior – and hits the waves in international surfing competitions as much as possible.

The 22-year-old, who has been surfing since he was just seven, told Sky News Online: “It was definitely the biggest barrell I’ve ever surfed.

original story via skynews

International surfing brand Rip Curl unveiled several unique digital collaborations this year, including a global webcasting partnership with Livestream and an online boardshort campaign with digital agency R/GA, and the brand has more exciting news with the recent launch of a customized Rip Curl edition of the Mozilla Firefox browser.

The ‘Rip Curl edition of Firefox’ is available in five different languages for free download around the world and comes preloaded with a custom Rip Curl persona, bookmarked pages, pre-pinned app tabs to Rip Curl’s event and product websites and gives you instant access to Rip Curl’s Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other social media pages.

Dane Sharp, Rip Curl’s International Media Manager, coordinated the project:

“This was a really cool project for our digital team and we’re stoked to have worked with the creative folks at Mozilla on this browser – they’re a very clever and very passionate bunch of people.”

“It’s only the start of our relationship though, because both companies share the same enthusiasm for technology and innovation, and pride themselves on being the leaders in their field. Rip Curl is the ultimate surfing company and Firefox is the ultimate web browser.”

Chris Beard, Chief Marketing Officer, Mozilla, was equally as thrilled with the collaboration:

“Mozilla Firefox is aimed at putting you in the drivers seat of your web experience and we are delighted to offer surfing fans a way to stay in touch with Rip Curl directly from the Firefox Web browser. It’s a great partnership enabling surfers everywhere!”

Co-promotion of the ‘Rip Curl edition of Firefox’ by Mozilla and Rip Curl is currently underway via both company’s respective newsletters, Facebook & Twitter accounts.

Visit www.ripcurl.com/firefoxbrowser