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Thrush surfs to screen.(Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood in Soul Surfer)(Brief article)

Daily Variety

| February 04, 2010 | Siegel, Tatiana | COPYRIGHT 2009 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood will star in the indie drama "Soul Surfer," about teen surfing champ and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton.

Being directed by Sean McNamara, the project marks country music star Underwood's bigscreen debut.

Based on Hamilton's autobiography, biopic centers on the surf icon (Robb) who defied all odds to compete and win professional championships after losing her arm in a shark attack at age 13. Quaid and Hunt play Hamilton's parents, and Underwood .has taken on the role of a church youth leader.

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