One of the most awaited movies in 2017 is the movie adaptation of the popular 80's series, "Baywatch". The first movie trailer was released by Paramount Pictures, which stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zac Efron. The original "Baywatch" is an American action drama series which depicts the life of two lifeguards who patrol beaches of Los Angeles, California. The first episode of the series was shown on air in 1989.
The show was called off after the first season got low television rankings. It was revived in 1991 but lead actor, David Hasselhoff along with producers Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Greg Bonann. The series became a huge hit, especially internationally, which was dubbed as "the most popular show in the world" with over 1 billion viewers. Two more spin-offs were produced after the success of "Baywatch": "Baywatch Nights" which also starred David Hasselhoff; and "Baywatch Hawaii" which starred Jason Momoa.
Because of the success of "Baywatch", three movies were previously made based on the series - "Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise"; "Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay"; and "Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding". Now, they are recreating this masterpiece and fans can hardly wait. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson leads the pack, playing lifeguard captain Mitch Buchannon which was originally David Hasselhoff's role. Johnson will be supported by Zac Efron who portrays Matt Brody, a two-time gold medalist Olympic swimmer and bad boy.
This role made for Efron is the combination of David Charvet and David Chokachi's characters. Of course, the beach will not be complete without the beach babes, which is led by Kelly Rohrbach, who portrays C.J. Parker, a role famously played by not less than Pamela Anderson. Variety has compiled a series of then and now photos of actors portraying the same roles. Today featured the exclusive official trailer in their site and there's nothing we can wish for more than to fast forward to summer! "Baywatch" is coming to theaters on May 26, 2017.
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