Kelly Slater Coming to Big Screen in 2009 — In 3D

Most action sports don’t translate well to the big screen (or have yet to), but surf has been the exception. Films like “The Endless Summer,” “Step into Liquid” and “Riding Giants” have been embraced and for the most part considered great representations of the sport, and that doesn’t even include the countless surf DVDs released by Quiksilver, Billabong and other companies throughout the years.

Now a new film hopes to set a new standard by showing the sport not only on the big screen, but the really big screen of IMAX and in 3D to boot. “Ultimate Wave” has just started production and will feature Kelly Slater traveling the world to find the perfect wave. Stephen Low, an accomplished IMAX-format director, will helm the pic which is scheduled for release in Fall 2009.

“This project will be incredible,” said Slater. “My life surfing and traveling around the world is a full-time adventure and my hope is to have it translate into this film.

Keep reading for the official release and you can find out more about the film and its production company here.

QUIKSILVER’S KELLY SLATER FEATURED IN UPCOMING 3D FILM FOR IMAX® THEATERS

(Huntington Beach, Calif.) Quiksilver is pleased to announce that production has begun for Ultimate Wave, the latest giant screen production from The Stephen Low Company, presented in association with havoc, K2 Communications, and sponsored by Suzuki Automotive. Scheduled to launch in IMAX® and other giant screen theaters worldwide in Fall 2009, the 3D documentary film takes the audience on a parallel journey with the scientist and the surfer as they seek to better understand and experience one of the planet’s most intriguing and dramatic phenomena, the ocean wave.

Ultimate Wave is directed by award-winning giant-screen filmmaker Stephen Low and features eight-time world champion Kelly Slater at the helm of a surf expedition, exploring the globe to find and ride the ultimate wave. An accomplished athlete, surf explorer and devout student of the natural world Slater’s fascination and engagement with the ocean will provide audiences with a remarkable portal into the world of the wave.

“This project will be incredible,” said Slater. “My life surfing and traveling around the world is a full-time adventure and my hope is to have it translate into this film. We have some big challenges ahead of us with getting the shots we want and getting the cameras in the right place but we have some really good ideas, great locations, world-class equipment and a solid production team. The challenges are all part of the fun. I can’t wait to get started.”

With crystal clear images and wraparound digital surround sound, IMAX ® is the world’s most powerful and immersive movie experience. Quiksilver, Suzuki, and media partners Havoc Television and Surfline.com will help to bring filmgoers around the world a larger-than-life 3D look at the ocean, its power and the art and science of surfing through the Ultimate Wave.

The film project will be supported and extended by a series of 24 video vignettes many of which will feature Kelly Slater and behind the scenes clips to air on havoc’s dedicated Ultimate Wave channel at havocTV.com/UltimateWave and Quiksilver.com, as well as Surfline.com, viral video sites and havoc’s television platforms reaching over 50 MM US TV homes.

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