Baywatch (film)

Baywatch (film)

Baywatch is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, based on the television series of the same name. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Priyanka Chopra, Jon Bass, Ilfenesh Hadera, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson. Principal photography began on February 22, 2016 in Miami, Florida and Savannah, Georgia. The film will be released by Paramount Pictures on May 26, 2017.^[2] It is the second film to feature Johnson and Daddario, the first being 2015's film San Andreas.

Production

In September 2012, it was announced that Reno 911! co-creator and star Robert Ben Garant would direct the film version of Baywatch for Paramount Pictures. On October 2, 2014, Dwayne Johnson was attached to star for the lead role, Justin Malen was set to rewrite the script. On July 23, 2015, Seth Gordon was set to direct the film, which Johnson would produce Dany Garcia through Seven Bucks Productions, with The Montecito Picture Company and Beau Flynn. Damian Shannon and Mark Swift wrote the latest draft and the film would be in comedic style.On August 10, 2015, Zac Efron signed on to star in the film, and producers would be Beau Flynn and Ivan Reitman along with Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions. On November 9, 2015, Deadline reported that seven actresses were among the short list who would be testing for the lead female role, those included Alexandra Daddario, Ashley Benson, Nina Dobrev, Alexandra Shipp, Shelley Hennig, Bianca A. Santos, and Denyse Tontz. On November 18, 2015, Johnson confirmed Daddario to play the role of Summer, a lifeguard and the love interest of Efron's character.

On January 4, 2016, Kelly Rohrbach's casting as C. J. Parker was confirmed by Johnson's Instagram post. Damian Shannon and Mark Swift wrote the screenplay, while Johnson would produce the film along with his partner Dany Garcia through their Seven Bucks Productions, and Flynn, Reitman, Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann. On January 20, 2016, Johnson again posted on his Instagram about casting Ilfenesh Hadera as Johnson's love interest.On January 27, 2016, Jon Bass was cast in the film to play Ronnie, a funny, awkward and a skilled disco dancer at the beach, who falls in love with Parker.On February 12, 2016, Hannibal Buress joined the cast of the film to play a bay community local. On February 17, 2016, Priyanka Chopra signed on to star in Baywatch, playing the antagonist in the film. The role was originally written for a male. In March 2016, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joined the cast as Ellerbee, a cool cop who is constantly reminding Mitch that he has no real authority over the bay. On March 12, 2016, after several weeks of speculation, singer Belinda confirmed she will be joining the cast. Jack Kesy and Amin Joseph were also cast in the film.Vine star Logan Paul announced that he is in the film. Izabel Goulart is also in the cast.

Cast

• Dwayne Johnson as Mitch Buchannon, the no-nonsense leader of an elite team of lifeguards.
• Zac Efron as Matt Brody, a disgraced former Olympian used as a PR opportunity to restore the team brand.
• Alexandra Daddario as Summer Quinn, a lifeguard and the love interest of Matt.
• Kelly Rohrbach as C.J. Parker
• Priyanka Chopra as Victoria Leeds, the antagonist.
• Jon Bass as Ronnie, a funny, awkward and a skilled disco dancer at the beach, who falls in love with Parker.
• Ilfenesh Hadera as Stephanie Holden, Mitch’s love interest.
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Garner Ellerbee, a cool cop who is constantly reminding Mitch that he has no real authority over the bay.
• Rob Huebel as Captain Thorpe
• Hannibal Buress as a bay community local.
• Belinda Peregrín as Carmen
• Jack Kesy
• Amin Joseph as Frankie
• Logan Paul
• Izabel Goulart

Release

In January 2016, Paramount Pictures scheduled Baywatch for a May 19, 2017, release, which was previously set for Terminator Genisys' sequel In December 2016, Paramount pushed the release date back one week to May 26, 2017, to avoid competition with Alien: Covenant.