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Green Day headlining Coachella, Timothée Chalamet wearing True Religion jeans, a looming recession… The Oughts are so back. And boardshort brands are following (bathing)suit. This summer, I’ve been seeing Y2K-inspired long boardshorts popping back up everywhere.

“The Y2K era represents perhaps one of the most dramatic periods of change for [surfing]. Style — both in and out of the water — was completely rescripted. Styles were unapologetic: attitude-first,...

With its unusual fusion of animation and live action, The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe launched audiences into surreal waters. Released in 2024, the film was directed by Nick Pollet and Vaughan Blakey, taking a comedic approach through the medium of stop-motion. Its ambitious premise imagines a future where a global vaccine has inadvertently erased all memory of surfing from humanity.

In response, the divine surfing deity Huey tasks champion surfer Mick Fanning with recruiting fellow greats to make a movie restoring surfing’s legacy. We join Fanning as he navigates this strange new world, striving to rekindle lost passions. Through its daring narrative, the film aims to provoke thought on cultural preservation against the tides of change.

Yet for all its imagination, some aspects of storytelling and thematic development feel restrained by the film’s own waves. Repetitive dialogue and one-dimensional characters undermine connection to the surfers’ journey. While...

The stop-motion animated comedy The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe is now playing exclusively in "super rad theaters" thanks to Blue Fox Entertainment. We have an exclusive clip - and the red band trailer - from Blue Fox to share with you today. Check them out down below, if you dare. The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe is a raunchy Team America-esque stop-motion puppet / live action hybrid Aussie comedy, narrated on-screen by Luke Hemsworth, and starring some of the world’s best surfers voicing lifelike figurines of themselves, including Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Mason Ho, Griffin Colapinto, Jack Freestone, Craig Anderson and Matt Wilkinson. It takes place in 2034, after a deadly virus wiped out a large percentage of the population....

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"Remember... the future of surfing is depending on us." Blue Fox Ent. has revealed an official trailer for a wacky puppet comedy called The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe. Perhaps like me, you may read that title and think oh this is just another movie about surfer bros being cool and funny. Well, it is that, but it's not that. Though it is about a bunch of surfer bros. The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe is a raunchy Team America-esque stop-motion puppet + live action Australian comedy, narrated by Luke Hemsworth, and starring some of the world’s best surfers voicing lifelike figurines of themselves, including Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Mason Ho, Griffin Colapinto, Jack Freestone, Craig Anderson and Matt Wilkinson. Ten years from now a virus more deadly and more contagious than anything we've ever seen decimates all the world's living creatures. A doctor invents a new vaccine - however,...

"You're just never satisfied because you know, like, there's someone else right next to you going harder." Utopia has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Trilogy: New Wave, a surfing movie about three rising surf stars. Set for release in September on VOD and in theaters later this summer. More than a decade has passed since the original Trilogy (2007), a classic surf film directed by Taylor Steele, was released. Since then, surfing has transitioned from countercultural pastime to mainstream sport worldwide. Trilogy: New Wave examines this evolution with a new lens, offering an unexpected perspective of surfing's present. Three elite surfers travel to eight remote destinations searching for pristine waves and an escape from the stress of competition. This film follows Ethan Ewing, Griffin Colapinto, & Seth Moniz as they balance their careers with a desire to rediscover the joy of surfing, free from contest scores. From pastime to mainstream sport,...

New York- and Los Angeles-based film distribution and sales company Utopia has acquired the worldwide rights to “Trilogy: New Wave,” one of the most highly-anticipated surf films of the decade. The film is directed by Aether Film’s Andrew Mackenzie.

“Trilogy: New Wave” stars Griffin Colapinto, Ethan Ewing and Seth Moniz on a dream quest across the globe for pristine waves in Indonesia, Peru, South Africa and Tahiti. As the pressures of head-to-head competition for a championship crown weigh heavy, the three put fierce rivalries aside and discover how the power of friendship can unlock even greater success in and out of the water.

The trailer for “Trilogy: New Wave” was released Wednesday.

Currently on Tour in Australia, the film will screen at festivals and special events through the spring and summer. It will release globally across digital platforms in September.

The film’s stars are three of surfing’s...

Apple TV+ has set a Friday, February 17, 2023 premiere date for season two of Make or Break. The surfing documentary series also dropped a new trailer ahead of its second season release.

Season two will consist of eight episodes, with the first four episodes arriving on Feb. 17th. The final four episodes will launch on the streaming service on Friday, February 24th.

Make or Break season two will include interviews with surfers Kelly Slater, Tatiana Weston-Webb, Stephanie Gilmore, Owen Wright, Tyler Wright, Jack Robinson, and Morgan Cibilic. Gabriel Medina, Filipe Toledo, Kanoa Igarashi, Griffin Colapinto, Italo Ferreira, Matthew McGillivray, Johanne Defay, John John Florence, and Brisa Hennessy are also featured in the upcoming season.

Academy Award and BAFTA Award winner James Gay-Rees (Exit Through the Gift Shop), BAFTA Award nominee Paul Martin, Warren Smith, and World Surf League CEO Erik Logan serve as executive producers. The series comes from Box to...