The film puts a comedic spin on the worldwide success of the TV show that ran from 1989–2001
charting the exploits and rescues of a team of lifeguards--ala 21 Jump Street
Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Priyanka Chopra, Hannibal Buress, Jon Bass, Izabel Goulart, Charlotte McKinney and Haviland Stillwell all star in the film.
Series stars David Hassehoff and Pamela Anderson are both set to appear.
In late 2011 "Rescue Me" co-creator Peter Tolan and Jeremy Garelick had reportedly finished their script then--Reno 911 creators and stars Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant were attached to work on the pic at one point as well In June 2012, Justin Timberlake was linked to play a disgraced former Olympic swimmer trying out for the Baywatch crew. But that version fell apart
Justin Malen did a rewrite of the script that Seth Gordon directs.
Ivan Reitman, Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson are producing the pic.
The Paramount release opens May 19th next year.
The new shots see main cast members riffing on the signature slow motion beach run that was a staple of the series.
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