If Hollywood is going to continue down the remake route, we’d much prefer properties with little attachment to that can be improved on — or, in this specific case, poked fun at. One of next summer’s major comedy features in a big-screen re-do of Baywatch, the show that was able to come up with enough scenarios for a whopping eleven seasons. Over 15 years after ending, Paramount is now bringing it back in feature form and the first trailer has arrived today.
Led by Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, it comes from director Seth Gordon, who was able to conjure some laughs with Horrible Bosses. The first trailer certainly ups the action level from the series, but the comedy seems quite hit-or-miss. Also starring Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Priyanka Chopra, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, David Hasselhoff, and Pamela Anderson, check out the trailer below.
“BAYWATCH” follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Baywatch opens on May 26th, 2017.