Baywatch (Rock / Daddario / Chopra) (May 26)

Seth Gordon is negotiations to direct Baywatch, Paramount’s big-screen take on the 1990s television series about California lifeguards.

Dwayne Johnson is attached to star in the project, which has been in development since 2004. Why so long? The trickiest part of nailing the adaptation has been cracking the story and the tone.

The TV series, a major international hit in the syndicated markets, wasn’t actually a comedy, but with stars David Hasselhoff, Pam Anderson, Yasmin Bleeth, Carmen Electra and David Chokachi and plenty of slo-mo of running on the beach, provided plenty of fodder for laughs.

Now after more than a dozen writers, the studio and producers Beau Flynn and Ivan Reitman believe they are very close and hope that Gordon can bring it to the production starting line. (Damian Shannon and Mark Swift wrote the most recent draft.)

Insiders say the project hopes to tap a similar tonal vein as the recent 21 Jump Street movies, which took a beloved show, turned it into an action comedy, and skewered it with a fondness to make it an acclaimed hit franchise.

Gordon has it in him to do that. The director found a way to thread the tonal needle with the original Horrible Bosses and his acclaimed documentary, King of Kong. He is also a director on ABC’s well-regarded comedy The Goldbergs.

The story centers on a by-the-book and very serious lifeguard (Johnson) who is forced to team up with a young rule-flouting hothead in order to save their beach from environmental destruction at the hands of an oil tycoon.

A production in early 2016 is being eyed. Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions will also produce in some capacity.

ForeverBlu wrote:Dwayne says yes to Damn near everything these days.

ForeverBlu wrote:Dwayne and Dani's divorce was finalized a few yrs ago.

ForeverBlu wrote:That bad, huh?

ForeverBlu wrote:They should stop, with Paul Walker gone.

detective392 wrote:Huge Baywatch fan and glad to see this finally getting traction. Though I wonder if that Justin Bieber as the young lifeguard was anything other than a rumor.

Zac Efron is in talks to join Dwayne Johnson in Paramount’s “Baywatch” comedy, which is based on the 1990s TV show.

Seth Gordon will direct the movie. Johnson will also produce the pic along with his partner Dany Garcia through their Seven Bucks Productions banner. Montecito Pictures and Beau Flynn are producing as well, while Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Greg Bonnan will exec produce.

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift wrote the latest draft of the script.

Although plot details are currently vague, sources close to the project reveal that the studio is taking a comedic route with the film. Production is expected to start in early 2016.

Efron has become a box office draw over the last few years, with 2014’s “Neighbors” hauling $150.2 million in the U.S. ($268.2 million worldwide).

Efron just wrapped production on the Chernin comedy “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” opposite Adam Devine and Anna Kendrick. He can be seen next in the Warner Bros. DJ pic “We Are Your Friends.”

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is ready to dive in with its long-gestating movie transfer of the global hit TV series Baywatch. It already set Seth Gordon to direct and Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron to play the male leads. Now, they’ve set a short list of actresses who will test for the female lead. Here are the names I hear: Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas, Percy Jackson), Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars, Elvis & Nixon), Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries), Alexandra Shipp (Straight Outta Compton, X-Men Apocalypse), Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf), Bianca Santos (The Duff) and Denyse Tontz (Big Time Rush).

Now, it’s possible they will expand the search, and it’s also possible some of these young actresses will play other roles in the film, but we’ll know soon as they lock in for an early 2016 production start.

Johnson plays a by-the-book lifeguard forced to team with a young, rule-flouting hothead as they try to save the beach from environmental destruction at the hands of an oil tycoon. Damian Shannon & Mark Swift wrote the latest draft. Beau Flynn and Ivan Reitman are producing. Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions will also produce in some capacity.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Damn! All these ladies are fucking hot. I can't choose.

WyldeMan wrote:I don't have that problem.

Alexandra Daddario
Shelley Hennig

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:I don't have that problem.

Alexandra Daddario
Shelley Hennig

Daddario has the eyes and boobs so I guess that makes her a win. Maybe it's the pic but the first one looks alright compared to the others. Other than that, I wouldn't complain.

After San Andreas with Dwayne, Daddario will probably get it.

Alexandra Daddario has landed one of the female leads opposite Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in Paramount’s “Baywatch” movie.

Seth Gordon is directing the pic. Johnson confirmed that his “San Andreas” co-star would be joining the film in the role of Summer, originally played by Nicole Eggert in the 90s TV show.

Johnson will also produce the film along with his partner Dany Garcia through their Seven Bucks Productions banner. Montecito Pictures and Beau Flynn are producing as well, while Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Greg Bonnan will exec produce.

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift wrote the latest draft of the script.

Although plot details are currently vague, sources close to the project reveal that the studio is taking a comedic route with the movie. Production is expected to commence in early 2016.

Daddario broke out in the first season of HBO’s “True Detective” and followed that up with “San Andreas,” which grossed $470.5 million worldwide. She most recently filmed the comedy “The Layover” with Kate Upton and William H. Macy.

UltimateMarvel wrote:I knew it. God, she looks so beautiful in that photo!

That's heavily cropped, here's the full NSFW version.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Oh my........ Goddess!

WyldeMan wrote:

UltimateMarvel wrote:Oh my........ Goddess!

You did see her work in True Detective right cause she was completely nekkid and didn't leave anything to the imagination.

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:

UltimateMarvel wrote:Oh my........ Goddess!

You did see her work in True Detective right cause she was completely nekkid and didn't leave anything to the imagination.

OF COURSE! I remember it very well. I just didn't think she had those kind of pics as well.

Kelly Rohrbach will join Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in Paramount’s upcoming BAYWATCH movie, a reboot of the iconic 90’s television series. Rohrbach will be playing C.J. Parker, a role made famous by Pamela Anderson. Horrible Bosses helmer Seth Gordon is set to direct.

Sources say the story follows the lifeguards as they explore an oil rig off the Malibu coast, one which turns out to be a meth lab. Writers and producers are putting a broadly comedic twist on the premise of the series, in the vein of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s 21 Jump Street reboot.

Johnson is producing with Dany Garcia through their Seven Bucks Productions, along with Beau Flynn and his Flynn Picture Co. and Ivan Reitman and his Montecito Picture Company.

In addition to Baywatch, Rohrbach has a supporting role in Woody Allen’s yet-to-be-titled film, scheduled for release later this year.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Never seen Baywatch so I don't understand the obsession with Pamela and why she's known for it. All 3 ladies look like her though. Well, when she was young anyway.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Never seen Baywatch so I don't understand the obsession with Pamela and why she's known for it. All 3 ladies look like her though. Well, when she was young anyway.

WyldeMan wrote:If you ever saw a single episode of Babewatch in your youth, you would have understood the world's obsession. Plus it was pre-internet so Playmate's onscreen were all the rage.

Also, that photo lineup is all Kelly Rohrbach, that's not three different women. 

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:If you ever saw a single episode of Babewatch in your youth, you would have understood the world's obsession. Plus it was pre-internet so Playmate's onscreen were all the rage.

Also, that photo lineup is all Kelly Rohrbach, that's not three different women. 

I know. You missed my edited post. To be fair, she looks different in all 3 of them.

Paramount Pictures said today it has yanked the sequel known as Terminator 2 from its release schedule. It had been slated for May 19, 2017, but that spot now has been taken by Baywatch.

Last summer’s Terminator: Genisys, which returned Arnold Schwarzenegger to his iconic role, grossed $440.6M worldwide but topped out at less than $90M domestically. Back in 2014 — when Genisys was still 10 months from release — Paramount carved out dates for Terminator 2 and Terminator 3, the latter having been set for June 2018.

Meanwhile, this is the first release date for Baywatch, the TV reboot that stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario and Kelly Rohrbach with Priyanka Chopra in talks It’s the only wide release on the schedule at this point.

Priyanka Chopra is the latest name added to the roster of beach beauties of the BAYWATCH movie. The international superstar won’t be rescuing lives, but threatening them as the movie’s big baddie.

She joins Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Kelly Rohrbach, Alexandra Daddario, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, and Hannibal Buress for the adaption of the movie based on the soapy ’90s TV series about attractive lifeguards. The big-screen version be set in a bay community and follow a group of lifeguards who have to team up with a former Olympian to save the day.

Seth Gordon will direct the most recent draft of the script written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. Johnson will produce with Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, and Ivan Reitman. Tom Pollock, Greg Bonnan, Michelle Berk, Michael Berk, Doug Schwartz and Tripp Vinson will all serve as executive producers. Filming is slated to start on February 22.

Chopra is a huge film star in her native India. She has made name for herself stateside as the lead in the ABC series, Quantico.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Weird, I thought she got the role already. It'll be fun to see her be bad.

The two most iconic #BAYWATCH characters of all time. "Mitch Buchannon" and "CJ Parker". Embodied by the dope and talented @kellyrohrbach and some big, brown inked up bald dude who keeps showing up in these epic shots. #OnSet # #MitchAndCJ #EverythingSheDoesIsAlwaysInSloMo #WatchYourEyesBoys #BAYWATCH SUMMER 2017

ForeverBlu wrote:Alexandra got that Liz Taylor thang going on.

Aside  from her and the Quantico chick, I see random blondes who are nothing exceptional.