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Baywatch Movie Features Olympic Swimmer Striving to Rehab his Image

Braden Keith
by Braden Keith 2

December 10th, 2016 Lifestyle

The newly-announced Baywatch movie, which will drop on May 26, 2017, will not be a straight remake of the famous television series that ran from 1989 to 2001. The storylines have been reworked, and it’s now a hardcore comedy, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,  Zac Efron and Priyanka Chopra.

Efron’s character and storyline has sparked much speculation on the web. According to TheMovieNetwork, sources close to the film say he plays a disgraced Olympic swimmer, a two-time gold medalist, needing to rehab his image after committing a crime.  While this sounds familiar in the aftermath of Rio and the infamous Ryan Lochte gas station incident, Baywatch wrapped production in June, nearly two months before the Olympic Games began in Rio, Brazil.

Baywatch is helmed by Seth Gordon, who has also directed Horrible Bosses and Identity Thief.

See the Baywatch trailer here:

 

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Raymond
7 years ago

What, no passing mention of our beloved Mel Stewart’s multi-episode appearance on the original series?

G.I.N.A
7 years ago

And Pammie Anderson was one of the last peope to see Julian Assange live & now disgraced Olympic swimmer .What next.Baywatch # Eveofdestruction .

About Braden Keith

Braden Keith

Braden Keith is the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. Aside from his life on the InterWet, …

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