WHO’S IN IT?
Dwayne Johnson (Central Intelligence), Zac Efron (Bad Neighbours), Priyanka Chopra (The Legend of Drona), Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas), Kelly Rohrbach (Wilt), Jon Bass (Loving), Ilfenesh Hadera (Chi-Raq), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Get Down), Rob Huebel (The Other Guys), Hannibal Buress (Daddy’s Home), Belinda Peregrín (film debut), Jack Kesy (Grand Street), Amin Joseph (Freelancers), Izabel Goulart (film debut)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), director; Damian Shannon (Freddy vs. Jason) and Mark Swift (Friday the 13th), writers; Michael Berk (Tranced), Gregory J. Bonann (Elements of Gold), Beau Flynn (Hercules), Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) and Douglas Schwartz (Soul Surfer), producers; Christopher Lennertz (Sausage Party), composer; Eric Steelberg (Juno), cinematographer; Peter S. Elliot (Iron Man 3), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Along the beaches of the Baywatch community, Mitch Buchannon (Johnson), the leader of the beach’s lifeguard squad, butts head with the newest recruit, arrogant former athlete Matt Brody (Efron) who’s been brought in to be the new face of the organisation. They must put their differences aside, however, and work as a team when a dead body washes up onto the shore, which leads to them uncovering a sinister drug trafficking operation…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
The second comedic adaptation of a popular TV show this year – after the abysmal CHiPS back in March – looks to be a genuine laugh riot and a great chance for Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron to work wonders together on-screen (and either way, it will hopefully be better than CHiPS).
