Goodfellas meets in The Departed in paradise.

Just when you thought that today could not any better, news is spreading that the legendary director Martin Scorsese, Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and British bombshell Emily Blunt are all teaming up to make a Hawaii crime drama.

Deadline is reporting:

The film focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when an aspiring mob boss battled rival crime factions to wrest control of the underworld of the Hawaiian islands. It was a bloody battle, the kind of terrain Scorsese covered in both Goodfellas and The Departed. In 1960s and 70s Hawaii, this formidable and charismatic mob boss rises to build the islands’ most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land. It’s based on the untold true story of a man who fought to preserve his homeland through a ruthless quest for absolute power — igniting the last great American mob saga, where the war for cultural survival takes place in the unlikeliest of places: paradise.

Very cool but maybe not as cool as a book released twelve years ago, now, that provided an “unflinching look at the high-stakes world of surfing on Oahu’s North Shore—a riveting, often humorous, account of beauty, greed, danger, and crime.”

Ah yes.

Back to the Scorsese-DiCaprio-Johnson-Blunt joint, though, word around town is that a fierce bidding war is currently underway to make it with a projected budget of $200,000,000. Netflix is currently the odds-on favorite to win. The losers can comfort themselves, though, by bidding on another Hawaii story about an “exciting and dangerous place where locals, outsiders, the surf industry, and criminal elements clash. A fascinating look at class, race, power, money, and crime, set within one of the most beautiful places on earth. The result is a breathtaking blend of crime and adventure that captures the allure and wickedness of this idyllic golden world.”

Now that’s what I’m talking about.

"You have created the ultimate experience for every surfer which is getting barreled..."

Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, up Lemoore, California way, is an engineering miracle. But what more can be written about the perfect wave conjured by the push of a button in the midst of industrial cattle ranches? It is a true wonder, on every wealthy person’s “must experience” list and has hosted the royal likes of Prince Harry, Ivanka Trump, Lewis Hamilton plus many others.

A real bonus that comes along with the admission price is personal attention from the world’s best surf coach, one Raimana Van Bastolear. Described as “human viagra” by the supermodel Cindy Crawford for his unique ability to get anyone up and riding a Surf Ranch wake, the Tahitian has guided tens, if not hundreds, of celebrities into, or very near, the mythical pipeline.

“What an experience you and K12 have created for first time surfers, Raimana!” one excited spectator declared on Crawford’s feed. “You have created the ultimate experience for every surfer which is getting barreled and coming out of the tube. That is a priceless treasure you have created at the ranch. Every time I see these videos, I am inspired and cannot wait to get to the ranch someday! Raimana you are one of the best examples of O’hana and spreading the love of surfing!! God Bless!!”

Well, the legendary actor Matthew McConaughey just made his way up to Lemoore and came so achingly close to “getting barreled about coming out of the tube” that it could even be considered a “make” in certain corners.

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Do you have an opinion on when an adventure into the green room should count as complete?

Also, who is the best notable personality you have witnessed at Surf Ranch? As always, Hemsworths don’t count.

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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one that is the most adaptable to change.