Tim Ryan’s Reel Hawaii

AFTER SURFING JAWS THIS WEEK SOUL SURFER’S HAMILTON TAKES OFF FOR  BIG APPLE

Bethany Hamilton will appear on NBC’s Today Show on Friday at 8 a.m. (Hawaii time) to discuss her film, surfing career, recent surfing at Jaws on Maui, and her film Soul Surfer which is now in pre production at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore…Hamilton “officially” will announce Soul Surfer’s stars, including AnnaSophia Robb who portrays Hamilton, Lorraine Nicholson, 19, (bottom left) who plays Hamilton’s best friend Alana and is the daughter of Jack Nicholson, and Sean Brosnan, 26, (bottom right) playing Noah Hamilton. Brosnan is the son of actor Pierce Brosnan…Ben Aipa plays himself in the film…

Bethany Hamilton will give Robb four weeks of surf lessons starting Dec. 27 at Turtle Bay Resort…Helen Hunt portrays Hamilton’s mother…Being considered for the male lead is Dennis Quaid and Tim Robbins…

Sony Pictures Entertainment, the film’s distributor, was picked up by the studio before one frame of film was shot…

Filming begins Jan. 26 for 4 to 6 weeks…

Soul Surfer producer Dutch Hamilton is traveling with Hamilton to New York for the Today Show appearance…

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