Baywatch (film)
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| Directed by | Seth Gordon |
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Damian Shannon Mark Swift |
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Thomas Lennon Robert Ben Garant Jay Scherick David Ronn |
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Baywatch by Michael Berk Douglas Schwartz Gregory J. Bonann |
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| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
| Cinematography | Eric Steelberg |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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. It is the second film to feature Johnson and Daddario, the first being 2015's film San Andreas.
A no-nonsense veteran lifeguard goes head-to-head with a reckless recruit, but must put aside their differences when they uncover a criminal plot that threatens their beach.
Charlotte McKinney was cast in an undisclosed role. Original stars of the TV series, David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, will appear in the film.
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.
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