As fans of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ await more news on its big screen resurrection, actor Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he is to star in a reboot of hit 90s series ‘Baywatch‘, set to rock movie theatres via Paramount.
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Via ‘Instagram’, the 42 year old entertainer shared:
This is my beach bitch!” Rumors are true… we’re making #BAYWATCH the movie. Edgy, raunchy and hopefully, funny as all hell. Cue slo mo running on the beach… #WhoNeedsMouthToMouth #RedShortsBeHugginABrotha.
‘Deadline’ adds:
Johnson has long been rumored to head up a Baywatch movie, and the oft-shirtless star would seem a perfect fit for the action film that takes place along the perilous shores of Santa Monica.
Paramount has been trying to mount a Baywatch movie for years and has begun to ramp up its efforts. A number of previous writers have taken a crack at the script including Jeremy Garelick and Peter Tolan. At one point the action was set to revolve around a series of shark attacks that led the Baywatch team to investigate a drug-smuggling operation. It is unclear what Malen’s take will be for the latest version.
With so many remakes in the works, are there are you’d like to see?