Extras wait on 38th Avenue to be called to paddle out to the filming on Friday.

Extras head down the steps at 38th Avenue to participate in the 'Of Men and Mavericks' filming of the reenacted Jay Moriarity memorial paddle out at Pleasure Point on Friday morning. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel

Chip Stanton and Katie Steidl of Santa Cruz and Max Tom of Pacifica wait in a forest of surf boards on 38th Avenue for their turn to be called to head out to the movie paddle out on Friday. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel

Gerard Butler watches preparations for the paddle out scene. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel

Scottish actor Gerard Butler talks with people on East Cliff Drive as the crew filming 'Of Men and Mavericks' prepares to shoot a reenactment of the Jay Moriarity memorial paddle out at Pleasure Point on Friday. Butler is playing the role of surfer Rick "Frosty" Henson, Moriarity's mentor. The surf movie is being directed Curtis Hanson, the man behind "L.A. Confidential" and "8 Mile".

Extras paddle out to the Monterey Bay 'Of Men and Mavericks' set on Friday. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel