Their 2002 film exhilarated audiences with incredible surfing scenes showing the raw power of the ocean.
And 18 years later, Blue Crush stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake reunited virtually to reminisce about the making of the hit film.
What’s more, the leading ladies also revealed they’d be more than willing to shoot a sequel, as seen on their Zoom call on Friday.
18 years later: Blue Crush stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake reunited virtually to reminisce about the making of the hit 2002 film
‘Everybody wants to know, would we be up for a sequel?’ Bosworth, 37, prompted her costars.
Lake, 41, almost immediately responded with, ‘Yes, obviously. 100 percent.’
And Fast And Furious star Rodriguez, 42, concurred: ‘I would totally, man. I love you girls and I love Hawaii. You don’t have to ask me twice!’
Girl power: Blue Crush exhilarated audiences with incredible surfing scenes showing the raw power of the ocean along with strong female characters
What’s more: The leading ladies also revealed they’d be more than willing to shoot a sequel, as seen on their Zoom call on Friday
To this, Superman Returns star Bosworth kidded, ‘I’ll put my life on the line again. I don’t mind, for a sequel…’
When discussing potential ideas for a new film, Michelle suggested that ‘we could probably be the teachers in this one.’
Based on journalist Susan Orlean’s 1998 Outside Magazine article Life’s Swell, Blue Crush told the story of a rising surf star preparing for a huge competition in Hawaii who finds herself falling for a football player at the same time.
Surfs up: ‘Everybody wants to know, would we be up for a sequel?’ Bosworth prompted her costars on the call
Superman Returns star Bosworth kidded: ‘I’ll put my life on the line again. I don’t mind, for a sequel’; seen in February
Bosworth played main character Anne Marie, with Rodriguez portraying her friend Penny along with Lena, as played by Lake.
During their remote chat, the actresses all reflected on why Blue Crush was so popular, and why it still is part of the pop culture landscape today.
‘I think that’s why it resonated with so many females and girls,’ Lake shared. ‘They were like, “Oh, I can! I can do it!”‘
Then and now: Fast And Furious star Rodriguez, 42, said, ‘I would totally, man. I love you girls and I love Hawaii. You don’t have to ask me twice!’
Bosworth, for her part, focused on similar aspects of the film that she found lasting and powerful – the themes of friendship and female empowerment.
What she found so resonant about the film when she read the script, she recalled, was the sentiment that it wasn’t just about one surfer girl wanting to succeed – ‘It was, “I want us all to succeed.”‘
‘The other thing I think that really resonates with people and what you guys brought to your roles is the friendship,’ Kate also said.
During their remote chat: The actresses all reflected on why Blue Crush was so popular, and why it still is part of the pop culture landscape today
‘I think that’s why it resonated with so many females and girls,’ Lake shared. ‘They were like, “Oh, I can! I can do it!”‘; seen on Instagram
‘When you doubt yourself and you feel like, “I can’t do this…” You have your ride or dies saying, “I believe in you more than you believe in you. We’re gonna make this happen.” It’s so beautiful to watch that.’
On Instagram, Kate talked up the reunion and mentioned that their Zoom call ‘is in support of @surfrider foundation, if you love the ocean as much as we do, please donate what you can.’
According to its Instagram, Surfrider is ‘dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s ocean, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network’.
Good cause: On Instagram, Kate mentioned that their Zoom call ‘is in support of @surfrider foundation, if you love the ocean as much as we do, please donate what you can’