In what is CLEARLY going to top Magic Mike XXL for most number of minutes an actor appears on screen shirtless in a film, Zac Efron has just been cast in the Baywatch film opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and now both require baby oil, if anyone’s got some:
It’s BIG. Me and bud @ZacEfron been talkin’ bout this one for a long time. And someone get my baby oil. #RatedR ???? https://t.co/Dem85fWMBz
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 10, 2015
So stoked brother – baby oil for 2 plz ?? https://t.co/bgf38QGli4
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) August 10, 2015
The oft-rewritten script seems to finally have settled on a plot, now a far cry from the original ‘shark attacks lead to drug smuggling ring bust‘ – HOW??? – and this time brought to you by writing duo Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the pals behind ‘Friday the 13th‘ and ‘Freddy vs Jason‘:
“The story centres on a by-the-book and very serious lifeguard (Johnson) who is forced to team up with a young rule-flouting hothead (Efron) in order to save their beach from environmental destruction at the hands of an oil tycoon.” – THR
Make this shit up you cannot. According to ‘insiders’, producers Beau Flynn (Hercules; Red Dawn) and Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters; I Love You, Man) are aiming for a ‘21 Jump Street‘ balance of story-line and self aware humour, which seems to be the only sensible way to tackle an 11 season long TV show about lifesavers in slow-motion.
A Pamela Anderson-type is yet to be announced, presumably because they’re trying to find an actress who strikes just the right balance of boobs and willingness to bounce them in a red one piece.
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via THR.
