Because Hollywood is so woefully out of ideas that we’ve entered a new generation of “Hey, remember that movie/TV show? Let’s remake it” summer films, we’re being drowned in a bumper crop of totally unnecessary remakes (“Ghostbusters,” “Pete’s Dragon,” “The Jungle Book,” “Footloose,” “Splash,” and “Point Break” just to name a few). Well, it turns out that filming on another superfluous remake is just about wrapped up in Savannah, Georgia, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, and Priyanka Chopra as well as David Hasselhoff, who will reprise his role as Mitch Buchannon. The movie? “Baywatch.”
In one such scene, Johnson is in pursuit of a bank robber attempting to make his escape via a Yamaha FX WaveRunner. Giving chase, Johnson commandeers a blue Yamaha SuperJet and goes after the armed assailant in what will be assuredly a very daring sequence. Here’s the rub: while we know most actors don’t do their own stunts, and almost never ride personal watercraft themselves, the SuperJet Johnson is riding isn’t a SuperJet at all, but rather, a rigged up handlepole attached to a rubber zodiac raft. With some creative camera play, does it look like the former wrestler is riding the standup (without a lifevest no less! And he’s supposed to be a lifeguard, people! For shame!).
The action comedy is of course, based on the ’90s television series that inexplicably grew to become the single-most popular television program across the planet (no really, it’s true). As the film is mainly staffed with human eye-candy, you’ll take great pleasure in Googling the film probably before you finish this paragraph. It’s also noted that former Disney teen heartthrob Zac Efron became so absolutely shredded for this film that he’s all but completely unrecognizable. So don’t be surprised if your wife mentions wanting to see “Baywatch” when it hits theaters next May.
