For the most part, there aren't a lot of opportunities for pre-teen surfers from Kauai to star in big-time Hollywood movie productions. But back in February 2010, casting producers were scouring the North Shore during the on-location filming for Soul Surfer, Bethany Hamilton's biopic. Local surfers from all over the North Shore were landing spots in the movie. But there was one big role yet to be casted.
Then, like many Tinseltown stories, a chance encounter changed everything. As a towheaded 11-year-old -- who also happened to be a ripping goofyfoot -- Tatiana Weston-Webb was about to fulfill a dream...Go ahead, use this one in your next game of surf trivia.