This year, moviegoers will be getting two movies that started out as successful TV shows that have been converted into R-rated comedies. Warner Bros. hasCHiPs, which looks to be a whole lot of action and a whole lot of sex jokes. Whereas Paramount Pictures has their new take onBaywatch, which looks to also have a lot of action and sex jokes, but they haveThe Rockand a bunch of good looking people in swimsuits on their side. That gave them the confidence to drop some big money and release a new trailer forBaywatchduring the Super Bowl.
Dwayne Johnsonteased the brand new trailer would be airing during the big game on hisInstagramyesterday. In his post, he joked about the fact that he was the only guy wearing sneakers on the beach, but also that he has two trailers airing during the Super Bowl this year, withThe Fate of the Furiousalso getting a new trailer today. Now the newBaywatch traileris online for all to enjoy, and this new video gives us even more of the reboot that nobody asked for but kind of seem to want now.
The plot of the R-ratedBaywatchcenters around a dedicated lifeguard named Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson), originally played byDavid Hasselhoffin the series, who winds up at odds with a cocky newcomer named Matt Brody (Zac Efron). The two are ultimately forced to work together to stop a criminal conspiracy that is threatening the beach.Kelly Rohrbachis also in the movie and will be playing C.J. Parker, the character made famous byPamela Anderson.Alexandra Daddariois also set to star in theBaywatchmovie, which will serve as her second movie withThe Rock, since they worked together on the blockbuster disaster movieSan Andreas. Even though their characters are being played by other actors in the movie, bothDavid HasselhoffandPamela Andersonare set to cameo in the movie. And, last but not least, Bollywood superstarPriyanka Choprais the villain.
Paramount Pictures clearly has quite a bit of faith inBaywatch, since they are giving it a prime summer release date this May. The movie will be released on the same day as Disney’sPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which will probably crush it at the box office that weekend. Not only that, but Fox is releasingAlien: Covenanta week earlier, which will probably have a pretty strong showing in its second weekend as well. So, Paramount is hoping that the appeal ofDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonoffering up some counter-programming will pan out for them.
The originalBaywatch TV seriesinitially aired in 1989, but became a global sensation in the early 90s afterPamela AndersonandYasmine Bleethjoined the cast for the second season. The show ran until 2001 and even spawned a spinoff,Baywatch Nights, whichDavid Hasselhofftook part in.Baywatchis being directed byHorrible BosseshelmerSeth Gordonand is set for release on August 17, 2025. Be sure to check out the first trailer for the movie for yourself below.
